Prince Edward Island history comes to life in this first ever PEI weather trivia calendar of 365 stories about PEI weather and its impact on Islanders' everyday lives. Meet the authors, Don Jardine and Adam Fenech, as they visit eleven libraries (and one pub!) across the Island during the month of November. • Monday, November 3: Murray Harbour • Tuesday, November 4: Launch Party...

Over 115 Prince Edward Island women served as nurses in the First World War. They were full-blooded, complex women living in a tumultuous time in our history, doing their duty on distant battlefields. Their courage, and the courage of all Canadian nurses, is saluted in a powerful new book about wartime nursing called Those Splendid Girls, published by Island Studies Press at UPEI. The book will...

Join UPEI Chemistry 483 students on Saturday, October 25 as they celebrate Chemistry Week by hosting a chemistry fair. There will be a variety of demonstrations and hands-on activities for all to enjoy, including rainbow flames, elephant's toothpaste, making slime, and testing the pH levels of household materials. The event will be held from 1:00-3:00 pm in the K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre...

The University of Prince Edward Island has announced Chris Huggan as its new Director of Athletics and Recreation after a community-based search process. Huggan will direct the Department of Athletics and Recreation, which includes nine varsity teams, numerous club teams, and intramural and fitness programming, along with the management of state-of-the-art facilities such as UPEI Alumni Canada...

The UPEI Panther Athletes of the Week for the week of October 13-19 are Katherine Koughan, Field Hockey; and Jared Murphy, Men's Soccer. UPEI Athletics and Recreation showcases these talented athletes in order to recognize their hard work and dedication to their respective sports. UPEI Athletes of the Week are also nominated to Atlantic University Sport and Canadian Interuniversity...

Ivan Coyote, award-winning author of eight collections of short stories, one novel, three CDs, and four short films will be on campus on Thursday, October 23 at 6:00 pm to present a public lecture. Coyote, also a renowned columnist and sought-after performer will provide a free public talk, Q&A session, and book signing, in UPEI's K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre, room 104. Coyote's...

On Sunday, October 26 at 2:30 pm, the UPEI Music Department will play host to a 'triple header' at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall. The 'Piano Collective,' a group of four pianists playing eight-hand music on two pianos will make their debut in a performance featuring beloved music of J.S. Bach, Mozart, Glazunov, Mendelssohn, Moszkowski, and Bizet. The occasion also marks a...

Heather Taves returns home to PEI and to the UPEI Music Department on Friday, October 24 at 7:30 pm where she will present her solo piano recital, 'Come From Away.' Drawing on the stories her parents, and stories her aunts and uncles told about their lives, Taves' recital at UPEI will trace the history of her family as refugees from Russia in the 1920s to 1968, when her family...

The first case competition of the semester took place at Mount Saint Vincent University as the Nova Scotia institution hosted the 44th annual Atlantic Schools of Business (ASB) Conference, September 26-28. UPEI's dynamic duo of Cody Dawson and Alex Khan took home third place in the ASB Case Competition. The conference, one of Canada's longest running academic business...

UPEI's seventh annual Connecting Aboriginal Cultures Festival will take place Monday, October 20-24, in support of Mi'kmaq History Month. The week's activities will celebrate the Aboriginal and Mi'kmaq culture through singing, traditional drumming and dancing, and learning. The UPEI Mawi'omi Centre and community Aboriginal Elders will raise the Mi'kmaq...