UPDATE: Read about the official groundbreaking ceremony here UPEI held a special event today to unveil plans for its new School of Sustainable Design Engineering and Centre of Engineering Design and Industry Partnerships, the first program of its kind in Canada. The Honourable Gail Shea was in attendance (on behalf of the Honourable Rob Moore, Minister of State responsible for ACOA); the...

Research on Tap returns for its sixth season of public discussion, debate, and ideas presented by researchers from the University of Prince Edward Island. Join our next conversation on Monday, December 1 at 7:00 pm at the Haviland Club in Charlottetown. Dr. Don Wagner, an associate professor at UPEI's School of Business, will lead a discussion entitled: 'Microfinance in Africa. How it...

Earlier this fall, a variety of Celebration of Student Success events took place to honour 469 UPEI students who have obtained a minimum average of 80 per cent over the past academic year. These students are named to the UPEI Dean's Honours List and a notation is placed on the students' transcript indicating that the student has been recognized and has earned this achievement. On...

The UPEI Panther Athletes of the Week for the week of November 17-23 are Laura Power, Women's Basketball; and Geoff Doane, Men's Basketball. UPEI Athletics and Recreation showcases these talented athletes to recognize their hard work and dedication to their respective sports. UPEI Athletes of the Week are also nominated to Atlantic University Sport and Canadian Interuniversity...

PEI fans of Michael Crummey, Newfoundland novelist and poet, will welcome the news that his new novel, 'Sweetland,' is a finalist for the 2014 Governor General's Award for Fiction. Crummey will read from 'Sweetland' and sign books on Thursday, November 27, at 7:30 pm in the Confederation Centre Art Gallery. After his first two, historical novels, 'River Thieves...

For the second consecutive year, UPEI School of Business undergraduate students placed first in the Ethics in Action Case Competition hosted by Dalhousie University, November 14-15, 2014. Founded in 2003, the Dalhousie Business Ethics Case Competition (DBECC) has evolved into the Ethics in Action Case Competition with a goal to equip tomorrow's business leaders with the tools necessary to...

The University of Prince Edward Island continues to see a steady incline in the percentage of international students, stated a recently-released 2014 report from the Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE). CBIE, Canada's national voice for promoting Canadian international education indicated that while all regions saw growth in international students attending post-secondary...

The past and present state of Island land use policy will be the subject of an upcoming public symposium held at UPEI. The event begins at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, December 2 in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium, room 242 of Don and Marion McDougall Hall. Islanders who are concerned about issues surrounding the use and abuse of Island land are urged to attend. The symposium will begin with...

UPEI's Robertson Library is pleased to announce that President emeritus Wade MacLauchlan's new book, 'Alex B. Campbell: The Prince Edward Island Premier Who Rocked The Cradle' is now available in both eBook and Audio Book formats. The audio version will be available for MP3 players, as well as CD, and USB versions. Prices: eBook Download: $14.95 Audio Book Download: $19.95...

UPEI men's basketball player, Tyler Scott, is this week's CIS male athlete of the week for the week ending November 16, 2014. Scott, a second-year business administration student from Halifax, averaged a remarkable 33 points per game to lead the UPEI Panthers (3-1) to a pair of home wins over the Cape Breton Capers (2-2), ranked sixth in the country going into the doubleheader. The 6-...