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UPEI News RSS FeedOne year after UPEI announced the launch of the School of Sustainable Design Engineering, the association for professional engineers on PEI recognized President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz with the prestigious 鈥淔riend of the Profession Award鈥� at its annual awards banquet.
After a successful, albeit grueling five game road test, the UPEI Panthers are back home for a Friday night rematch against the St. Thomas Tommies.
During the two-week road stretch, the Panthers captured seven points while posting a 3-1-1 record, including a 5-4 win over the Tommies Wednesday night.
The UPEI Panther Subway Athletes of the Week for November 16鈥�22 are Jane McLaughlin, from Women鈥檚 Basketball, and Bradley States, from Men鈥檚 Basketball. UPEI Athletics and Recreation selects talented athletes each week to recognize their hard work and dedication to their respective sports.
Rebounding woes are a cause for concern for the UPEI Women鈥檚 Basketball Panthers, who look to return to the win column this weekend against the Cape Breton University Capers.
UPEI鈥檚 Centre for Health and Biotech Management Research (CHBMR) is piloting a new web-based addictions treatment program at sites across the province.
There鈥檚 nothing like the weather as a conversation starter. 鈥淪ome Weather We鈥檙e having!鈥�, the 2016 Prince Edward Island weather trivia calendar, will help that banter.
Master of Arts in Island Studies scholarship-winners were announced at the second annual Island Studies Open House on Friday, October 30.
Dr. Dan Hurnik, professor of swine health management at the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC), has been honoured by the P.E.I. Veterinary Medical Association (PEIVMA) with the 2015 Prince Edward Island Veterinary Leadership Award.
The UPEI Panther Subway Athletes of the Week for the week of November 9鈥�15 are Katelynn Donahoe, Women鈥檚 Basketball and Mavric Parks, Men鈥檚 Hockey. UPEI鈥檚 Department of Athletics and Recreation recognizes the outstanding play of a talented male and female student-athlete each week, showcasing their hard work and dedication to their respective sports.
A two-metre tall Afghan war soldier鈥檚 memorial created by Canadian troops will be on display at the Nichola Goddard Annual Fundraising Dinner, taking place Saturday, November 14 at the APM Centre, in Cornwall, PEI. Colin and John-Angus MacDonald of The Trews will also be performing at the sold-out event that raises funds for the Nichola Goddard Foundation.
