Dr. Jeffrey Collins, adjunct professor, Institute of Island Studies, UPEI, was invited to Australia in May 2025 as part of a paid study tour on Indo-Pacific security and closer Australian-Canadian defence ties.

In a campus-wide message, Dr. Wendy Rodgers, President and Vice-Chancellor, and Tim Walker, Vice-President, Administration and Finance, invite members of the University community to a UPEI Operating Budget information session on June 25, 2025.

The Atlantic Veterinary College congratulates Dr. Sunny Hartwig on being appointed Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease, the official journal of the Canadian Society of Nephrology. 

Dr. Jay Penney, associate professor and Canada Research Chair in Biomedical Genetics at the Atlantic Veterinary College has been awarded a three-year research grant to study a newly discovered genetic mutation linked to Parkinson’s disease.

The University Awards of Excellence and 25-Year Service Awards were presented to faculty, librarians, clinical veterinary professionals, clinical nursing instructors, sessional instructors, and staff members at a "Celebration of Colleagues" on May 29, 2025.

UPEI's Dr. Laurie Brinklow, Assistant Professor, Coordinator of the Master of Arts in Island Studies (MAIS) program and Chair of the Institute of Island Studies Executive Committee, is one of three Islanders named to the Order of Prince Edward Island for 2025.

Seventeen UPEI students learned firsthand about the aquaculture industry on PEI during a course titled “Aquaculture and the Environment,” offered by the departments of Biology and Environmental Studies from May 26 to June 6, 2025.

UPEI has taken a major step in enhancing campus safety with the installation of 18 new automated external defibrillators (AEDs), ensuring that all buildings now have at least one of the life-saving devices in case of a medical emergency. This brings the number of AEDs on the campus to 35.

The Institute of Island Studies will celebrate its 40th anniversary on Saturday, June 14, starting at 4:00 pm in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall, Steel Building. You're invited!

UPEI and the University of Toronto’s Temerty Centre for AI Research and Education in Medicine (T-CAIREM) are partnering to offer a one-week summer program in August to introduce PEI high school students to artificial intelligence (AI) in health care.