News

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Media Releases

| Research

Seventeen UPEI researchers are included in the latest edition of the Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% of Scientists List, which provides a nuanced picture of scholarly influence, measuring both career-long achievements and single-year impacts. 

| Athletics

The UPEI Panthers are looking forward to a full week of competition at home and away. 

| Athletics

Every week, UPEI Athletics and Recreation recognizes student-athletes for their achievements and contributions to their respective sports. The UPEI Panther Athletes of the Week for September 23–29, 2024, are Kayla Batchilder (women’s field hockey) and Jahmal Boursiquot (men’s soccer).

| Music

Dr. Karem J. Simon, professor emeritus of music at UPEI, will conduct Nova Sinfonia in performance on Monday, October 7, 2024, at 7:30 pm at St. Andrew’s United Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

| Athletics

Derek Pys’ hockey journey has been challenging, but the ups and downs he has faced have shaped him into the player he is today—a mentally tough and focused defenceman, now set to make his mark with the UPEI Men’s Hockey Panthers.

| Atlantic Veterinary College

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC), University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI), was honoured to welcome Dr. Khongsak Thiangtum, dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Kasetsart University, Thailand.

| University

Student enrolment continues to grow in the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) Faculty of Nursing through a collaborative partnership with the province to help address nursing shortages in the healthcare system.

| University

Due to the rain expected tomorrow (September 27), the TRC Mawi’omi, which was scheduled for the afternoon, is postponed. The event will be rescheduled on a date in October. The new date will be communicated to the campus community when it has been determined.

| University

Dr. Jo-Ann MacDonald, a professor in the UPEI Faculty of Nursing, was presented with the Association of Atlantic Universities’ (AAU) 2024 Anne Marie MacKinnon Educational Leadership Award at the AAU’s fall meeting held at UPEI on September 19.

| University

UPEI will mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation—Monday, September 30—with a number of events on campus during the week of September 23.