News

A chronological list of UPEI media releases. Enter keywords in the "search" box to find applicable releases.

Media Releases

| Community

UPEI will observe the National Day of Mourning by flying the flags near Kelley Memorial Building and at UPEI Alumni Canada Games Place at half-mast. 

| Atlantic Veterinary College

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) is pleased to announce that Dr. Gary Conboy, professor emeritus, has been selected as the 2021 recipient of the Atlantic Award of Excellence in Veterinary Medicine and Animal Care.

| Athletics

UPEI Cross Country announces that 18-year-old Benji Dueck from Morden, Manitoba will join the team this fall and study kinesiology.

| Community

The following is a media release issued by the City of Charlottetown on April 20, 2022:

The City of Charlottetown, in partnership with the Town of Stratford and the School of Climate Change and Adaptation at the 91福利在线你懂的 (UPEI), has launched Climate Trackers鈥攁 new citizen-science based sustainability initiative. 

| Research

A multidisciplinary team at the 91福利在线你懂的 made up of experts in climate change, gene sequencing, agriculture diseases, and precision agriculture has received $20,000 in funding from for a research project titled 鈥淚dentification of Climate-Resilient and Wart-Resistant Potato Varieties for PEI.鈥

| University

The UPEI Experiential Education department is seeking non-profit organizations on PEI to participate in its ChangeMakers program, which is aimed at developing, supporting, and celebrating students鈥 community work.

| Athletics

For the second consecutive year, the UPEI Distance Running Program is managing the popular PEI Bunny Hop, which will take place on Saturday, April 16, starting at 8:30 am.

| Music

The following is a media release issued by the PEI Symphony. Among the musicians performing in the concert will be faculty members and graduates from the UPEI Department of Music. 

The PEI Symphony Orchestra is holding a benefit concert for the people of Ukraine on Sunday, April 24, at 2:30 pm, at the Confederation Centre of the Arts. The concert will feature music by Ukrainian composers, music written for Ukraine, and music that symbolizes unity and strength in adversity, including Beethoven鈥檚 Fifth Symphony. 
 

| Atlantic Veterinary College

When Dr. Bernita Giffin graduated from the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the 91福利在线你懂的 in 2009, she could have never guessed her journey in veterinary medicine would take her to Paris, France.

| University

In this message from the President, Dr. Keefe updates the campus community on what COVID-19 protocols will look like at UPEI after the end of the 2022 Winter Academic Semester.