News

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

Media Releases

| University

Health PEI is pleased to announce the hiring of 10 newly graduated Nurse Practitioners (NPs), who will begin joining health care teams across the province in May and June, with additional hiring anticipated in the coming months.

| Events

Andrew Halliday, a faculty member in the UPEI Master of Arts in Island Studies program, will give the next presentation in the Island Lecture Series on April 21, 2026, at 7 pm,  Faculty Lounge (Room 201), SDU Main Building. 

| Students

Students in the UPEI Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering brought home three gold medals from the 2026 Canadian Engineering Competition, held in March.

| Administration

The UPEI Board of Governors approved a balanced operating budget for the 2026–2027 fiscal year at its meeting on March 31, 2026, despite a challenging financial environment.

| University

Read President Wendy Rodgers' spring message to the University community. 

| University

In this joint message from the President and Vice-President Administration and Finance, they provide highlights of the UPEI Operating Budget Plan for the 2026–2027 fiscal year.

| University

Shannon MacDonald,Chair of the UPEI Board of Governors, reflects on the University's commitment to change and thanks the UPEI community on the work done so far on the development of new Harassment and Discrimination and Sexual Violence policies.

| Research

Big ideas took centre stage at UPEI on March 20 as graduate students transformed complex research into compelling three-minute stories at the 2026 Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition.

| University

Last month, UPEI reached a tentative agreement with IBEW 1928. This new collective agreement has now been ratified by both parties and is in place. We are grateful to the bargaining teams for their hard work and their constructive, respectful approach to negotiations.

| Students

UPEI students excelled at the RBC Student Pitch Competition held at the J Herbert Smith Centre for Technology, Management, and Entrepreneurship, University of New Brunswick-Fredericton, on March 16, 2026.