Events Archive

Leaders of the Green, Liberal, New Democratic and Progressive Conservative Parties of PEI will come together on Monday, April 8th for a discussion of environmental issues, moderated by Dr Carolyn Peach-Brown, Chair of Environmental Studies at UPEI. Twenty Island environmental groups have…
The Department of Companion Animals at the Atlantic Veterinary College, UPEI, will be interviewing the third, and final, candidate for a newly-created, tenure-track faculty position in Zoo, Exotic & Wildlife Animal Medicine. Each candidate has been asked to present two (2) thirty-minute…
On Monday, April 8, 2019, the AVC Wildlife Service and the AVC Wildlife Club will hold their annual Wildlife Art Silent Auction and Raffle during National Wildlife Week from 9:30 am-4 pm. The fundraiser will be held on AVC's main floor near the cafeteria. The AVC Wildlife Service provides…
As part of the Molecular and Macromolecular Sciences Seminar Program, Mark Nabuurs will be presenting on "Evaluation of a Potential Biopesticide Product Intended for the Emerging Canadian Cannabis Production Industry"  All are welcome to attend.   
President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz and Chair of the INSPIRE! Campaign J.Gordon MacKay cordially invite you to INSPIRE! 50, an event to celebrate reaching and exceeding our campaign goal and to mark the successful completion of our joint efforts! All are welcome! Wednesday, April 3, 2019…
Speaker: Matt Saab, AVC Diagnostic Services Title: Antimicrobial Resistance Matt Saab is a candidate for Adjunct and Graduate Faculty in the Department of Pathology and Microbiology.
The UPEI Wind Symphony will perform its final recital of the academic year on Sunday, March 31, at 7:30 pm at the Homburg Theatre at the Confederation Centre of the Arts. This has been a particularly busy and musically rewarding year for the Wind Symphony, with highly successful performances…
Every UPEI Alumni who registers will receive one FREE Island Storm Basketball game ticket for the last home game of the season March 30th - 7pm when the Storm take on the Cape Breton Highlanders! Get spotted in the crowd wearing UPEI gear and you could be rewarded with a fantastic prize! Register…
Department of Music Recital Series Winter Semester, 2019 Student Recitals Dr. Steel Recital Hall Free Admission Friday March 29, 7:30 PM Senior Recital Ryan Drew, percussion, Morgan Saulnier, piano
Next meeting of the Animal Welfare Journal Club: Friday, April 26, 12:30-1:15, AVC 343N, to discuss:  Chatigny F. 2018. The controversy on fish pain: A veterinarian’s perspective. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science. https://doi.org/10.1080/10888705.2018.1530596 The Animal Welfare…
The Faculty of Science Graduate Studies Committee invites the campus community to a presentation by Paul Bernard (Atlantic Veterinary College) entitled: "Auditory communicative deficits associated with early life seizures". Everyone is welcome.
The 42nd Annual Business Society Luncheon will take place Friday, March 29 at the Confederation Centre of the Arts from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. The keynote address will be given by UPEI Chancellor, the Honourable Catherine Callbeck. For tickets, please use this order form online or reach out to the…
In ever increasing numbers, grandparents are taking on the responsibility of raising their grandchildren. Grandparents who are the primary care providers to their grandchildren are faced with multiple complexities. Currently, there is a lack of awareness and understanding about the complexities of…
The Climate Research Lab at UPEI is proud to host a lecture by climatologist David Phillips. Phillips will present “Not What Our Grandparents Knew” on Thursday, March 28 at 6:30 pm in room 128A of UPEI’s Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering Building. All are welcome.
Join Senator Peter Harder on Wednesday, March 27 at 2:00 pm in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building for a public lecture on the importance of Canada's Chamber of "second sober thought" especially to smaller provinces. He will elaborate on how the new independent system actually enhances the voices…
We are in the final week of four weeks of our FSDE graduate students presenting their thesis research in three minutes, for the purpose of preparing and practicing clear, concise, and inspired talks. This week we have four 3-minute presentations: "Reducing the cost of floating wind turbine farms…
Think BIG! Exploring Issues and Opportunities to Promote Family Well-being on Prince Edward Island As the province’s only university, the University of Prince Edward Island is committed to advancing family well-being, and is proud to be partnering with the Vanier Institute of the Family for the…
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…
Join us to learn all about how you can travel during your university degree. We have many different options for studying abroad ranging from a week to a year. Best yet, hear from UPEI students about their experience studying abroad!
Speaker: Logan MacIntyre, Biomedical Sciences Title: Investigations into two separate approaches for microbial natural product discovery: in situ bacterial isolation and fungal co-culture