UPEI Spotlights

UPEI is a place built on stories—from student success, to faculty and staff honours, to ground-breaking research. In UPEI Spotlights, you can read and watch videos about the important things that make UPEI unique.

Our Stories

a dietitian in a commercial kitchen
| Faculty, Alumni

Meet Faye Murphy-Gallant, UPEI graduate and Foods and Nutrition laboratory instructor.

UPEI climate researcher and professor Dr. Xander Wang
| Faculty, Graduate Students

Meet Dr. Xander Wang, climate researcher and professor in UPEI's Applied Climate Change and Adaptation program.

a UPEI rugby player
| UPEI Viewbook 2025

Meet Ria, UPEI Biology student and women's rugby Panther athlete.

a UPEI student in the Performing Arts Centre and Residence foyer
| UPEI Viewbook 2025

Meet Keeda, UPEI Diversity and Social Justice Studies and Sociology student.

a UPEI student wearing a Cows t-shirt
| UPEI Viewbook 2025

Meet Yokta, UPEI Bachelor of Business Administration and co-operative education student.