UPEI music department announced recipients of 2022 Dr. Frances Gray Performance Competition

The UPEI Department of Music is pleased to announce the award recipients of the 2022 Dr. Frances Gray Performance Competition, which took place on March 3. Alexandra Sorensen, soprano, won first place with a $1,000 scholarship; Olive MacPhail, tuba, second place with a $750 scholarship; and Devyn Collette, saxophone, third place with a scholarship of $500. 

UPEI Virtual Relay for Life Fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society

Support the student-led virtual UPEI Relay for Life, this Sunday night, March 20 from 7–9 pm.

We’re embarking on a new journey this year that will be filled with the signature Relay For Life activities that you know and love, but in a virtual event format. The virtual event will consist of an opening ceremony that includes a guest speaker, a luminary ceremony, playing a trivia and at-home scavenger hunt game, and a closing ceremony. 

OCII hosts information session about Lab2Market Oceans program

Are you a UPEI researcher interested in entrepreneurship or the commercial potential for your research? The Office of Commercialization, Industry, and Innovation (OCII) is hosting an information session on the Ocean Startup Project's Lab2Market Oceans on March 22, 2022, at 10:00 am. This is an excellent opportunity for researchers interested in ocean applications of their technologies, while exploring an innovative and entrepreneurial mindset.

Caring for two: Managing your broodmare and foal

An effective “broodmare care and management program” is essential for a healthy foal, but where do you start? 

“Broodmares require special care and attention to ensure the best outcome for both mom and foal,” says Dr. Jennifer Burns, equine veterinarian and assistant professor, Atlantic Veterinary College, at the University of Prince Edward Island. “An effective broodmare management program is important to help mares have a safe and successful pregnancy.” 

UPEI Women’s Basketball adds point guard Kiana Linton-Brown

Kiana Linton-Brown didn’t always know she wanted to be a basketball player.

Growing up, Linton-Brown was exposed to the game quite a bit because her older brother Shae played, but it was gymnastics and track that consumed her time.

“I didn’t start playing basketball until about Grade 5 or 6,” she said. “My brother wanted me to run track because he believed I could be great.”

Linton-Brown always looked up to Shae and admired everything he accomplished on the court. His love of the game eventually rubbed off on his sister.

UPEI’s new Global Skills Opportunity project to help students gain career-boosting international work and study experience

Dozens of UPEI students will gain global skills through the newly launched Global Skills Opportunity project.

This work/study abroad opportunity will unlock students’ potential through life-changing global skills and experiences. This offering has been made possible with a $500,000 contribution from the Government of Canada’s Global Skills Opportunity (GSO) program announced in November 2021.

Dr. Jeff Collins gives keynote address at annual Naval Warfare Officers’ Symposium

Dr. Jeff Collins, adjunct professor at UPEI, gave the keynote address at the Royal Canadian Navy’s annual Naval Warfare Officers’ Symposium at CFB Halifax on March 2. He spoke about the need to align Canada’s foreign and defence policies, given Russia’s war in Ukraine, the rise of China, and the relative decline of the United States as a pre-eminent world power.

For most of the last 70 years, he said, Canadian foreign and defence policy has existed in a state of “comfortable choices.” 

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