News

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Media Releases

| Events

Dr. Doug Sobey will give a talk about the historical forest composition of PEI in the mid-1800s on September 16, 2025, at 7 pm, in the Faculty Lounge (Room 201), SDU Main Building, UPEI.

| Athletics

The UPEI Panther Source for Sports Athletes of the Week for September 1–7 are Grace Richard (women’s cross country) and Luc Doucette (men’s cross country).

| Athletics

The UPEI Soccer, Rugby, and Field Hockey Panthers are looking forward to a week of competition at home and away. 

| Research

Undergraduate and graduate students in the 2025 UPEI Student Program for Research Engagement and Excellence (SPREE) poster competition presented their posters on August 27.

| Upcoming Events

Please "save the date" for our next town hall featuring a conversation with Board of Governors Chair Shannon MacDonald and President Wendy Rodgers on Friday, September 26, at 9:30 am in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre.

| Athletics

With an influx of new talent and veterans who are ready to take the next step, the UPEI Panthers cross country teams enter the 2025 campaign with quiet confidence and a legitimate chance to make noise on both the men’s and women’s sides.

| Athletics

The UPEI Panther Source for Sports Athletes of the Week for August 25–31 are Lydia Hamill (women’s soccer) and Jahmal Boursiquot (men’s soccer).

| Athletics

Family. Community. Connection. Those are the pillars of a new era for the UPEI Panthers women’s rugby team as they aim to build on recent success and establish a sustainable foundation under first-year head coach Curtis Lauzon.

| Research

A UPEI project titled “Exploring change in PEI Eastern oysters to understand resilience and inform restoration” has received $25,000 from the Ocean Frontier Institute’s (OFI) new community climate adaptation fund.

| Students

The UPEI Health and Wellness Centre is offering free meningococcal B (Men-B) vaccinations to undergraduate students at the start of the school year starting September 2.