Twenty UPEI researchers present at international small islands conference in Aruba
The University of Prince Edward Island was well-represented at the second international conference on small island states and subnational island jurisdictions, titled “Turning the Tide: Climate Change, Social Change, and Islandness” in Oranjestad, Aruba, from October 23 to 26, 2023.
UPEI Panthers this Week (November 6–12, 2023)
The UPEI Panthers are looking forward to a week of basketball and hockey at home and on the road.
Wednesday, November 8
AWAY:
7:00 pm: The UPEI Men’s Hockey Panthers (3-7) play against the Saint Mary’s Huskies (4-6) in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Panthers lost the first game in the matchup 3-0.
Friday, November 10
AT HOME:
7:00 pm: The UPEI Women’s Hockey Panthers (2-8) host the Mount Allison University Mounties (0-6-3) at MacLauchlan Arena. The Panthers won the first game in the matchup in overtime 2-1.
UPEI congratulates President Emeritus H. Wade MacLauchlan on being named chancellor of UNB
The University of Prince Edward Island congratulates President Emeritus H. Wade MacLauchlan on being installed as chancellor of the University of New Brunswick.
Aiden Rainford and Jace Colley named UPEI Panther Athletes of the Week
Every week, UPEI Athletics and Recreation recognizes two student-athletes for their achievements and contributions to their respective sports. The UPEI Panther Athletes of the Week for October 30–November 5 are Aiden Rainford (women’s basketball) and Jace Colley (men’s basketball).
UPEI engineering students help make wish come true for O’Leary child
The UPEI Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering (FSDE) recently collaborated with the Make-a-Wish Foundation to help grant a wish for an Island child by assembling a wheelchair-accessible swing at his home in O’Leary, PEI.
Eight-year-old Alexander MacKenzie MacDonald is non-verbal, has severe cerebral palsy and is legally blind. When he was granted a wish from the Make-a-Wish Foundation earlier this year, his family chose a wheelchair-accessible swing because they know he enjoys swings whenever he has an opportunity to use them.
Time Flies Book Launch with Dr. Joshua MacFadyen
Dr. Joshua MacFadyen will launch a new book that offers an aerial view of PEI’s changing landscapes on November 29, 2023, at 7:30 pm, in the Faculty Lounge (Room 201), SDU Main Building, University of Prince Edward Island.
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 ‘real’ 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:
- excited
- overwhelmed
- intimidated
- frustrated
- prefer to specify: _________________
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No matter how you feel about research ethics right now, we’ve 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.
