Research News and Events
Read about upcoming and past UPEI Research news and events!
Dr. Joseph Gordon, Biomedical Sciences with AVC and the Memorial Regional Medical Program at UPEI, has received national recognition for his innovative use of research and groundbreaking work investigating muscle remodeling in obesity and type 2 diabetes.
Dr. Yoko Nakamae, a large animal surgery resident at the AVC, will present her research at the American College of Veterinary Surgeons Surgery Summit, the premier surgical conference for veterinary professionals worldwide.
Dr. Nicholas Mercer, assistant professor of environmental studies and island studies, will host a decentralized energy and active learning workshop on September 24 from 2 to 4 pm in the Grant Thornton Lecture Theatre (Room 329), Don and Marion McDougall Hall, UPEI.
Congratulations to the winners of the AVC's Summer Research Leadership Program poster competition, capping off a summer of learning, research and growth.
Undergraduate and graduate students in the 2025 UPEI Student Program for Research Engagement and Excellence (SPREE) poster competition presented their posters on August 27.
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.
A new book of poetry titled The Geography of Home: Poems for a Lost Time, by Dr. Edward MacDonald, Professor Emeritus of history, will be launched on September 7, 2025, at 2 pm, in the Faculty Lounge (Room 201), SDU Main Building, UPEI.
Dr. Katie Koralesky, nominated by UPEI for a prestigious Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship, has been awarded one of the 2024–2025 fellowships, valued at $140,000 over two years.
Dr. Désirée Seib, assistant professor in the UPEI biology department, has been awarded the Jeanne and J.-Louis Lévesque Research Chair in Human Health at the University, effective April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2028.
Dr. Xander Wang, Professor in the UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation and Director of the Climate Smart Lab at the UPEI Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation, received a University Research Excellence Award on May 29.
