Events Archive

Dr. Arnold Schumann, Adjunct Candidate will present a Special Summer Research Seminar, titled “Machine Vision and Learning for Precision Agriculture” The presentation will describe what machine vision using deep learning is, and how a new suite of camera-sensor applications based on this…
Hope Nestor will present her thesis entitled: “The Successful Transitions Initiative: Youth Skills Development Programming and How At-risk High School Participants Report Impact to Academic Success and Dropout Outcomes”.  ABSTRACT People who fail to attain a high school education face a…
The UPEI Brass and Woodwind Summer Studios 2019 will take place June 24-29 in the Steel Building. This week-long chamber music workshop is an exciting opportunity for motivated young brass and woodwind students aged 14-18 to hone their musicianship, improve their technique, and meet like-minded…
Dr. Michael D. Noseworthy, McMaster University will present a seminar entitled "Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: Risks, Limitations and Opportunities".
June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day, a day for all Canadians to recognize & celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures, & outstanding contributions of First Nations, Inuit & Métis peoples in Canada.  Come visit our display in the Library Lobby and check out our selected…
Join us for the 2019 Panther Golf Classic - presented by Stewart McKelvey! Thursday June 20, 2019 Belvedere Golf Course Registration: 12:00—12:45 pm Shotgun start: 1:00 pm All funds raised go directly to the Athletic teams to help enhance their respective programs. $800 per team; $200 per…
The monthly UPEI & Friends Neuroscience Journal Club will be held Friday June 14, 2019 from 3-4 pm in the "fishbowl" conference room of the Duffy Research Centre (NRC). All faculty, staff and students with an interest in neuroscience research are very welcome so wake up your brain and spend an…
All are welcome to attend this June research presentation on Friday, June 14th at 11am in FSDE 212.  Topic: Electromagnetic Metamaterials: Fundamentals and Applications Speaker: Dr. Loïc Markley, Assistant Professor, School of Engineering, University of British Columbia
Join us for a coffee break and Health Fair at the UPEI Health & Wellness Centre, 2nd floor North Murphy Building (above the Bookstore) on Wednesday, June 12th from 10:30-1:30 pm. Booths include: Audiologist (Hearing Protection & Education); Dietitian (Focusing on Fats); Registered…
The Department of Health Management invites the campus community to a seminar by Dr. Kerry Kuluski.  Dr. Kuluski is a Scientist at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health System, in Toronto, Ontario. She is also an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Health Policy,…
Is it a fiat, a decree? Italian vehicle with an edge? A party? No, indeed – It’s a Reading Series! Join The Writers Union of Canada members Carol Malyon & Deborah Stiles in their Maritimes interactive reading of poetry & prose, highlighting the connections between women &…
UPEI Panther Soccer is hosting its annual Alumni and Friends Breakfast Saturday, June 1 at 10:00 am in McMillan Hall of the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. All are invited to meet current student athletes and alumni and to hear about the 2019–2020 season. Tickets are $10. For more information, or to…
This award-winning documentary tells the story of Canadian scientist Dr. Anne Innis Daag as she traces her 1956 journey to South Africa to study giraffes in the wild. Limited seating, $5 tickets can be purchased at https://giraffemovie.eventbrite.ca.  This screening opens the Atlantic…
All are invited to register for the Atlantic ConnecTions Conference on Sustaining Women in SETT, to be held at UPEI on May 30 and 31. The ACT Conference is the regional conference for CCWESTT (Canadian Coalition of Women in Engineering, Sciences, Trades, Technology) and is held every other…
You are cordially invited to an event announcing the Janssen - Prince Edward Island Health Innovation Partnership (JPEI_HIP), a collaboration between Janssen Inc. and UPEI's Dr. William Montelpare, Professor and Wallace McCain Chair in Human Development and Health. This collaboration will focus on…
Venture for Canada is coming to PEI to host our next Innovation Jam! Our Innovation Jam is a unique mashup of a hackathon, case competition and training event with cash prizes up for grabs. We invite you and your friends to spend a day with us — work as a team to solve a local business problem,…
As part of UPEI’s 50th anniversary, the Robertson Library is presenting a lecture series to celebrate the historical roots of higher education on Prince Edward Island and its future. The series is named after educator Frank Pigot, honoured as a UPEI Founder for his work building the Library’s PEI…
UPEI's Bachelor of Integrated Studies (BIS) program is a 90-credit degree designed to accommodate the personal, educational, and career goals of adult students, most of whom already possess diverse learning and who study part-time. Come find out more about the program! You can: apply to the…
On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, May 15, 16, and 17, 2019, the Faculty of Graduate Studies will be holding its annual UPEI Graduate Studies and Research Conference. These three days are a celebration of the accomplishments of our graduate students and their research efforts. Over the…
The faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the Campus community to Michael Coffin's PhD-Environmental Sciences defense entitled "Monitoring the impact of nutrient-induced hypoxia and its effect on the invertebrate community in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada".…