Dr. Bobby V. Khan, of the Emory University School of Medicine, in Atlanta, Georgia, will give a public seminar called Tackling a Growing Problem: New Insights in the Cardiometabolic Syndrome on Thursday, September 11, at 2 p.m. in the Atlantic Veterinary College Lecture Theatre A. Khan will give the seminar as part of a three-day visit to the University of Prince Edward Island from September 10...

The University of Prince Edward Island has recognized the leadership support of two distinguished alumni by naming its newest academic building in their honour. In acknowledgment of Donald and Marion McDougall's commitment to higher education, the University has named the building that houses the Centre for Life-long Learning, School of Business, and Co-op Education and Entrepreneurship programs...

The University of Prince Edward Island celebrated today the accomplishments of 26 undergraduate students who were recognized this year with scholarships from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC). Dr. Donna Giberson, NSERC scholarship liaison officer for UPEI, reported that this is the highest number of these awards the university has ever received from the council, which...

Dr. Scott Leatherdale, Research Chair in the Department of Population Studies and Surveillance at Cancer Care Ontario, will give a public lecture about his work with youth and adult populations to help reduce the future cancer burden in Canada on Friday, August 22. The lecture, entitled 'Population-level data collection and knowledge exchange systems for physical activity promotion and...

P.E.I. recording artists Tara MacLean and Catherine MacLellan will give a benefit concert on Wednesday, August 20, in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall at UPEI. Called Ricemusic, the concert is to aid refugees from Burma who are facing a food crisis due to the devastation caused by Cyclone Nargis this past May. The event will also include an exhibition and sale of stunning photographic images--the work...

Investment executive Yousef Hashmi, BA ' 85, and his wife Julie Scales, BA ' 89, have made a $50,000 gift to the University of Prince Edward Island’s School of Business. To recognize their generous donation, one of the break-out rooms in the new School of Business will be named in their honour. “Gifts from alumni are especially meaningful to a university,” says Dean of Business Roberta...

The University of Prince Edward Island officially launched its executive-style Master of Business Administration (MBA) today in the new UPEI School of Business. Designed to meet the needs of full-time working professionals, the new program will welcome its first 36 students in September. The class represents a very diverse group of students, which will encourage valuable peer-to-peer learning...

American businessman Ralph Hostetter, a long-time seasonal resident on Prince Edward Island, has made a $250,000 donation to the School of Business at the University of Prince Edward Island. Ralph Hostetter's gift has been used to support the Business School's capital campaign and to establish an annual scholarship in memory of his friend and business colleague, George Howatt of French River (...

UPEI physics student Mostafa Fatehi Hassanabad has been selected to take part in a prestigious national competition for Canada’s top undergraduate science and technology students at the University of British Columbia (UBC). The competition is called Rising Stars of Research. “The Rising Stars of Research conference is a great opportunity for the next generation of researchers from across Canada...

The fifth annual Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics Undergraduate Research Symposium (CEMPURS) will take place at the University of Prince Edward Island on August 13. Members of the public are welcome to attend. This student-run symposium showcases undergraduates’ summer research work. It also provides an opportunity for students who are interested in majoring in computer...