School of Climate Change and Adaptation News

Baskets and photographs in Wisqoq, The Basket Tree exhibition
| School of Climate Change and Adaptation

The UPEI Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation is hosting an exhibition titled “Wisqoq, The Basket Tree,” by Climate-Artist-in-Residence Elder Francis Jadis, until May 7.

Drawing titled Calamity_10 from the exhibition, Calamity: A Torrent and a Trickle
| Applied Climate Change and Adaptation, School of Climate Change and Adaptation

Creative PEI will host a public reception for “Calamity: A Torrent and a Trickle,” a solo exhibition featuring drawings by Climate Artist-in-Residence Lisa Theriault, at the Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation (CCCCA), St. Peter’s Bay, on Saturday, February 17, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm.

Georgetown net zero announcement
| Research, Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering, School of Climate Change and Adaptation

The following news release was issued by the Government of Prince Edward Island following an announcement in Georgetown, PEI, on October 5, 2023.

UPEI
| School of Climate Change and Adaptation

Eight researchers at the University of Prince Edward Island have been awarded over $1.6 million in funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s (NSERC) 2023 discovery grant and research tools and instruments grant competitions.

Living Lab announcement
| School of Climate Change and Adaptation

The following media release was issued by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada following an announcement by the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, at UPEI’s Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation in St. Peter’s Bay, PEI, on August 24, 2023.

UPEI's Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation
| School of Climate Change and Adaptation

UPEI’s Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation (CCCCA) in St. Peter’s Bay, PEI, is hosting Climate Forum 2023 from August 16 to 18. 

PEI Climate Challenge Fund announcement
| School of Climate Change and Adaptation

Congratulations to five UPEI researchers who have received funding from the Government of PEI’s climate challenge fund.

UPEI's Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation, St. Peter's Bay, PEI
| School of Climate Change and Adaptation

UPEI’s Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation (CCCA) in St. Peter’s Bay will host a public Open House on Thursday, July 13, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.

a group of students with Dr. Farooque and Minister Myers
| School of Climate Change and Adaptation

World Environment Day, one of the biggest international days for the environment, took place on June 5, and the UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation participated in activities at the Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation in St. Peter’s Bay.

Dr Xiuquan (Xander) Wang, associate professor and director of the Climate Smart Lab at UPEI’s Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation
| School of Climate Change and Adaptation

Dr. Xiuquan (Xander) Wang, associate professor and director of the Climate Smart Lab at UPEI’s Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation, is the recipient of the E. Whitman Wright Award for Excellence in Information Technology in Civil Engineering from the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE). The award was presented during the CSCE’s annual conference in Moncton, New Brunswick, May 24–27, 2023.