Island Lecture Series | "Authentic Prince Edward Island Tourism Experiences: What Locals Have to Say" with Dr. Susan Graham

Authenticity in tourism is a hot topic. Can tourism experiences ever really be authentic and truly reflect the character, history, and people of a place? One underrepresented voice in the authentic tourism is that of locals. Using a research panel of 600 islanders, we asked Prince Edward Islanders if it was possible for visitors to experience the 鈥榬eal鈥 PEI, and if so, what kinds of experiences best reflected the place that locals call home.

Who says field work is not relaxing?

Dr. Christian Lacroix, professor and chair of the UPEI Department of Biology, took his Plant Community Ecology class to Basin Head on November 4 to study the unique mature grey dune system adjoining the beach.

Students took the opportunity to contemplate nature by lying down in beds of lichens. This particular dune system is home to extensive expanses of lichens. A lichen is a complex life form that is a symbiotic partnership of two separate organisms--a fungus and an alga.

Lunch and Learn: The New and Improved in Research Ethics at UPEI or How I learned to stop worrying and love the REB

Does the thought of research ethics make you feel: 

  1. excited 
  2. overwhelmed 
  3. intimidated 
  4. frustrated 
  5. prefer to specify: _________________ 
  6. prefer not to specify 

No matter how you feel about research ethics right now, we鈥檝e got good news for you! 

Your friendly colleagues on the UPEI Research Ethics Board have been working hard to adapt to recent TCPS 2 updates and to streamline and demystify related processes.  

SEASON PREVIEW: UPEI Women鈥檚 Basketball Panthers primed for another championship run in 2023鈥24

Since claiming the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) title in 2019鈥20, the UPEI Women鈥檚 Basketball Panthers have been knocking on the door for another championship, and they鈥檙e hoping this is the year they break through again. 

The Panthers have made it to the semifinals in each of the past two seasons and return a similar roster that has the talent and experience to go all the way. 

Atlantic Veterinary College鈥檚 Dr. 脡tienne C么t茅 receives Daniel Elmer Salmon Award

Dr. 脡tienne C么t茅, a faculty member at UPEI鈥檚 Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC), was honoured earlier this year with the Daniel Elmer Salmon Award for Distinguished Alumni Service. The prestigious award recognizes veterinary graduates of the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) who have made outstanding contributions to the profession, their communities, or to the college itself.

鈥淚鈥檓 incredibly honoured and a little bit in disbelief,鈥 said a humbled Dr. C么t茅, after receiving the accolade.