The Lucy Maud Montgomery Institute (LMMI) at the University of Prince Edward Island is hosting its 12^th biennial international and interdisciplinary four-day conference June 23 to 26.

Erin Rowan, a Master of Arts in Island Studies (MAIS) student at UPEI, has been awarded a prestigious James M. Flaherty Research Scholarship from the Ireland Canada University Foundation.

Denise Happ, a master’s student at UPEI’s Atlantic Veterinary College, has been awarded a prestigious and highly competitive fellowship from Denmark’s Aarhus University (AU). 

UPEI’s 2016 Presidential Recognition Awards of Merit and 25-Year Service Awards were presented to faculty and staff at a ceremony on Wednesday, May 11. 

University of Prince Edward Island Men’s Soccer Coach Lewis Page is pleased to announce that three friends from Nova Scotia have committed to the Panthers for 2016–17. The trio includes Mohammed Jaber, Cohen Reddick-Stevens, and Josh MacKillop.

Coach Page says, “We are really excited to have landed three of the top prospects in Nova Scotia. Mohamed Jabar, Cohen Reddick-Stevens, and Josh MacKillop are great attacking players that will add firepower to our lineup. The three all played together on the Nova Scotia provincial team which means they will know each other well both on and off the field.”

Echo Lau is back home for a few weeks, having returned from the University of Ottawa where she has just completed her Master of Music in Piano Performance.

Dr. Jason Pearson, associate professor of chemistry at UPEI, has been recognized with one of five 2016 Brightspace Innovation Awards in Teaching and Learning from the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE).

The UPEI Climate Research Lab, in association with the Department of Communities, Land and Environment, is inviting members of the public to a series of workshops across the Island.

Dr. Ian Gardner, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Aquatic Epidemiology at UPEI, has been honoured by the University of California Davis (UC Davis) School of Veterinary Medicine with a 2016 Alumni Achievement Award for his outstanding contributions to veterinary epidemiology.

AVC faculty and staff were rewarded for their achievements and dedication at two events held at UPEI recently.