Events Archive
The Walk to Fight Arthritis is a national event that brings families, friends and organizations together with a common goal - to help the 4.6 million Canadians living with arthritis.
When you register for the Walk, you become a part of a community focused on building awareness and raising critical…
PEI’s newest poet, Mathew Henderson, will launch his first book, The Lease, on Wednesday, June 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the UPEI Faculty Lounge, Main Building.
Mathew grew up on the Island and graduated from UPEI in 2008. During his summers, he worked in the Saskatchewan oil patch. The poems in The Lease…
There will be a UPEI Biosafety Training Session:
Tuesday, June 4th
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Room 286A, AVC Learning Commons
Topics to be covered include Biosecurity Plan training as well as basic biosafety principles and how they are applied at the University of Prince Edward Island. (Please note, only…
UPEI is proud to host the PEISAA Track and Field Championship taking place at the UPEI Alumni Canada Games Place on May 31 and June 1.
Like humans, pets can be affected by cancer. Many cancers can be treated, and some can be cured.
Dr. Pierre Amsellem, Small Animal Surgeon at the Atlantic Veterinary College, will discuss pets and cancer, including types and causes of cancer in animals; prevention and detection, new diagnostic and…
From May 29-June 7, the Registrar's Office will be holding first-year registration for all students beginning at UPEI in September 2013. This registration will take place in two separate sessions--9:00 am and 1:00 pm–-daily in the language lab of the Robertson Library. There will also be a parents…
The Graduate Studies Committee of the Faculty of Science invites the campus community to the annual Graduate Studies Day to take place in McDougall Hall 246. The event includes a keynote presentation and twenty graduate student presentations on an array of topics and disciplines. Join us to…
QUEEN OF THE SUN: What Are the Bees Telling Us? is a profound, alternative look at the global bee crisis from the award-winning director, Taggart Siegel of THE REAL DIRT ON FARMER JOHN. Join the Department of Biology, Cinema Politica and the Cooper Institute for a film screening on Tuesday, May 21…
If you have difficulty carving out uninterrupted time for writing, if you struggle with motivating yourself to write, or if you would simply like the supportive collaboration of a writing retreat, consider Time to Write, UPEI's faculty writers retreat.
When: Monday, May 20 to Friday, May 24.
Where…
Tailings of Warren Peace, by Nova Scotia author Stephen Law, leads readers through tendrils of the past, evoking memories and spirits that both guide and forewarn a man who repossesses gravestones, to a burial site in the highlands of Guatemala.
There will be a book launch on Friday, May 17, 2013…
The next UPEI on-site training session in animal use and care will be held Wednesday, May 15 at 1:00-4:00 pm in the AVC - The McCain Foundation Learning Commons (278N).
This will be a 3-hour training session with handout, based on the The Canadian Council of Animal Care (CCAC) recommended syllabus…
AVC's Class of 2013, their families and friends, faculty and staff are invited to attend a reception after Convocation in The McCain Foundation Learning Commons at the Atlantic Veterinary College. We expect the reception to start at approximately 12 noon.
Congratulations to our University of Prince Edward Island students about to graduate—Convocation 2013 will be held on Saturday, May 11.
Every spring the University of Prince Edward Island holds convocation ceremonies to award degrees and diplomas to its graduating students. Family, friends, faculty…
AVC's White Coat Ceremony provides AVC veterinary students with the opportunity to celebrate their many successes and passage from the rank of students to Doctors of Veterinary Medicine. White Coat is a jubilant celebration where students are cloaked in a white coat, presented by family members or…
Are you an international student and graduating this year?
The International Relations Office would like to congratulate your accomplishments at UPEI. Bring your family and join us on Friday, May 10 at the AVC Learning Commons from 2:00 to 4:00pm. There will be musical entertainment and…
The Senior Class Awards Ceremony will be held on Friday, May 10 at 12:00 noon–1:15 pm in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre.
The awards ceremony acknowledges the academic, leadership, and spirit achievements of our graduating students. This ceremony is attended by senior administration,…
The short story collection Riptides: New Island Fiction (Acorn Press) has been shortlisted for the 2013 Best Atlantic-Published Book Award. As part of the Festival preceding the Atlantic Book Awards gala, Riptides editor Richard Lemm of the UPEI English Department will convene a panel of…
The campus community is invited to celebrate student writing at the launch of the UPEI Arts Review: Articulate.
Thirteen students from the arts faculty will be showcased in the only printed, student-led publication at UPEI.
The launch will take place on Thursday, May 9 at 7:00pm in the Faculty…
SPEAKER: Stacey Goldberg, Biomedical Sciences
TITLE: Molecular Approach to Identify Bioactive Brominated Natural Products from Marine Sponges
