On Thursday, February 14, UPEI joined activists around the world for ONE BILLION RISING, the largest day of action in the history of V-Day, the global activist movement to end violence against women and girls. Over 200 people took part in the campus event. ONE BILLION RISING began as a call to action based on the staggering statistic that 1 in 3 women around the world will be beaten or...

It's a big weekend at home for the UPEI Panthers basketball and hockey teams. Basketball starts off the weekend on Friday, February 15, with games against St. FX at 6:00 pm (W) and 8:00 pm (M). The men's hockey team will take to the ice at 7:30 pm as they host St. FX in game two of their quarterfinal match at 7:30 pm. From 6-7 pm, all UPEI Panther supporters can mingle in the...

Canadian journalist and author Gwynne Dyer will speak at UPEI on Monday, February 25 as part of his cross-Canada university and college tour. The event will take place in the Duffy Science Centre room 135 at 7:00 pm. Sponsored by the UPEI Faculty of Arts, Dyer's lecture entitled 'The Triumph of Non-Violence' is about the revolutions of the Arab spring and what they mean...

First-year engineering students are teaming up with third- and fourth-year history students for the first time on a collaborative project to develop solutions for small mixed farms on PEI. Last month, the students were treated to a lesson in farming where they met with farmers and individuals from the Island farming community to chat about the reality of local farming problems. UPEI's...

The UPEI Healthy Campus Committee in conjunction with the Fair Treatment Office invites all students, staff, and faculty, and the broader community to wear pink on Wednesday, February 27, to raise bullying awareness and help make our campus a respectful and safe place to learn and work. 'Pink Shirt Day' was started by two Nova Scotia high school students after a bullying...

Despite the weather, the 2013 Subway AUS Swimming Championship wrapped up on Sunday, February 10 at the CARI Complex. UPEI swimmers were among the top, breaking both UPEI and personal best records. UPEI's Zachary Laustsen placed fourth in the 50m butterfly, and fifth in the 100m butterfly. Emma MacKay finished eighth in the 100m freestyle, the women's 400m medley relay team came...

Three UPEI students-Megan Hood, Brett Huestis, and Ben MacDonald-were chosen to take part in this year's Japan-Canada Academic Consortium (JACAC) student forum, February 16-24, hosted by York University in Toronto. The forum provides undergraduate student representatives from member institutions in Japan and Canada with the opportunity to meet and exchange opinions...

As part of the Debut Atlantic tour, pianist Todd Yaniw will perform at UPEI's Dr. Steel Recital Hall on Tuesday, February 12, at 7:30 pm. Todd is a two-time national winner of the Canadian Music Competition, silver medalist at the Eastman International Piano Competition and was a recipient of the 2010 Sylva Gelber Music Foundation Award. He received his Associate of the Royal Conservatory...

UPEI President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz recently returned from an eight-day UPEI/PEI mission to Egypt and Turkey as part of his student-faculty mobility and international recruitment strategy. The President met with senior higher education government officials and with several universities in both countries. UPEI's focus is on enhancing current, and developing new, partnerships...

It's a busy weekend for UPEI Panthers as they host the AUS swimming championship and regular season basketball and hockey games. The AUS swimming championship takes place February 8-February 10 at the CARI Complex, with swim heats beginning at 10:00 am and finals at 6:00 pm daily. Tickets can be purchased for $10 per day or $15 for the weekend by contacting Carol at heartz@upei....