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Media Releases

| Athletics

The UPEI Panther Ladner’s Source for Sports Athletes of the Week for September 28–October 4 are Kayla Batchilder (women’s field hockey) and Kazuya Iwasaki (men’s soccer).

| People

Members of CUPE 501 and the University community celebrated the ratification of a new collective agreement on September 24.

| Research

Dr. Étienne Myette-Côté, assistant professor of Applied Human Sciences, is seeking participants for a study on the effects of acute sauna therapy on controlling blood sugar levels in individuals who are overweight or living with obesity.

| University

The following provides an update on collective bargaining and related labour relations activities at UPEI as of October 2, 2026.

| University

The Clinical Learning and Simulation Centre at UPEI’s Faculty of Medicine has achieved provisional accreditation from an internationally recognized accrediting body.

| Academics

A new book titled The Spiritual Imagination of C.S. Lewis, by Dr. Brenton Dickieson, Assistant Professor with the UPEI Faculty of Arts, will be launched on Tuesday, October 6, at 7 pm in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building, at UPEI. 

| Events

The Health Research Network at the University of Prince Edward Island will host an AGE-WELL AgeTech Discovery Day event on October 1 in Schurman Market Square, Don and Marion McDougall Hall, from 10 am to 12 pm.

| Athletics

The UPEI Panther Ladner’s Source for Sports Athletes of the Week for September 21–27 are Sarah Bain (women’s rugby) and Isaac Sommerville (men’s soccer).

| Athletics

The UPEI Panthers are gearing up for a week of competition at home and away.

| Special Event

UPEI and the Atlantic Veterinary College held an event on September 28 to celebrate the establishment of the Dr. Etienne Côté Endowed Chair in Veterinary Cardiology, made possible through a generous gift from Sandra Irving, Sarah Irving, the Arthur and Sandra Irving Foundation, and the Arthur L. Irving Family Foundation.