News

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Media Releases

| Athletics

In sports, stories of late bloomers turning heads are rare finds. Chloe Collin is one of those rare finds—an athlete who has moved from the dance floor to the basketball court, culminating in her commitment to the UPEI Women’s Basketball Panthers for the 2024 season.

| Events

UPEI students are invited to the launch of the MacLauchlan Entrepreneurship Program’s “Panther Pitch 2024” on January 24 from 6:00–9:00 pm in Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall.

| Athletics

The UPEI Panther Athletes of the Week for January 8–14, 2024, are Bianca Boutilier (women’s track and field) and Kaleb Pearson (men’s hockey).

| Research

Dr. Pat Murphy, an assistant professor in biology at UPEI, has received a 2023 Emerging Scholar Research Grant from the Canadian Cancer Society for his research into the role of bioactive metabolites in breast cancer. The grant is valued at $600,000 over five years.

| Events

Deirdre Kessler, a well-known Island author and longtime sessional instructor at UPEI, will launch a new book, Darwin’s Hornpipe, on Thursday, January 18, at 7:00 pm, at The Gallery Café, Great George Street, Charlottetown.

| Athletics

The UPEI Panthers are looking forward to a week of hockey and basketball, at home and away.

| Atlantic Veterinary College

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC), University of Prince Edward Island, is now accepting nominations for the Atlantic Award of Excellence in Veterinary Medicine and Animal Care.

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Youth entering grades 7 to 12 in the fall of 2024 are encouraged to apply for the 2024 Atlantic Veterinary College's Dr. Tim Ogilvie AVC Vet Camp.

| People

The University of Prince Edward Island is glad to share the news that Kelly Drummond has been appointed the new Director of Human Resources for the University, effective February 5, 2024.

| Athletics

The UPEI Panthers are looking forward to a full weekend of hockey, basketball, and track and field at home and away.