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Media Releases

| Events

A new book titled Moral Puzzles: Contractarian Fix, by Dr. Malcolm Murray, professor of philosophy at UPEI, will be launched on Monday, October 19, at 7 pm in the Faculty Lounge (Room 201), SDU Main Building, at the University.

| Events

Dr. Billy Johnson, Assistant Professor of English, will give a lecture titled “Arthur Huff Fauset’s Folklore from Nova Scotia and the Idea of Modern Canada” on October 20, 2026, at 7 pm, in the Faculty Lounge (Room 201), SDU Main Building, University of Prince Edward Island.

| University

The following message was also emailed to faculty and staff on October 6, 2026 on behalf of President's Council.

| Alumni

For UPEI MBA in Global Leadership graduate Dylan Cooper, learning about disruptive technologies in the classroom has become a springboard for building a business at the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and construction.

| Athletics

The UPEI Panthers are gearing up for a week of competition at home and away.

| Athletics

The UPEI Panther Ladner’s Source for Sports Athletes of the Week for September 28–October 4 are Kayla Batchilder (women’s field hockey) and Kazuya Iwasaki (men’s soccer).

| People

Members of CUPE 501 and the University community celebrated the ratification of a new collective agreement on September 24.

| Research

Dr. Étienne Myette-Côté, assistant professor of Applied Human Sciences, is seeking participants for a study on the effects of acute sauna therapy on controlling blood sugar levels in individuals who are overweight or living with obesity.

| University

The following provides an update on collective bargaining and related labour relations activities at UPEI as of October 2, 2026.

| University

The Clinical Learning and Simulation Centre at UPEI’s Faculty of Medicine has achieved provisional accreditation from an internationally recognized accrediting body.