UPEI adjunct professor first Canadian scholar to participate in Perth USAsia Centre’s Indo-Pacific security tour
Dr. Jeffrey Collins, adjunct professor, Institute of Island Studies, UPEI, was invited to Australia in May 2025 as part of a paid study tour on Indo-Pacific security and closer Australian-Canadian defence ties.
UPEI Budget 2025–2026 Information Session
The University’s operating budget for the 2025–2026 fiscal year was approved at the UPEI Board of Governors meeting on May 27.
In a campus-wide message sent on June 13, Dr. Wendy Rodgers, President and Vice-Chancellor, and Tim Walker, Vice-President, Finance and Administration, invited the University community to a
You're invited: UPEI Budget 2025–2026 Information Session, June 25
The following message was also emailed to UPEI students, faculty, and staff on June 13, 2025.
Dear UPEI Community,
The University’s operating budget for the 2025–2026 fiscal year was approved at the UPEI Board of Governors meeting on May 27.
Tim Walker, Vice-President, Finance and Administration, and I invite you to join us for a
Atlantic Veterinary College faculty member appointed as Editor-in-Chief of national kidney health journal
The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) congratulates Dr. Sunny Hartwig on being appointed Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease, the official journal of the Canadian Society of Nephrology.
Lunch and Learn - Teaching with AI at UPEI
Gather with UPEI colleagues who are actively using AI for teaching and learning activities in their courses for some in-depth discussion about ideas and effective practices on Tuesday June 17 at 12:00 pm, in the TLC, Robertson Library Annex Room 230.
Master of Cleantech Leadership and Transformation Online Information Session #2
Looking to make a difference in sustainability? Want to help PEI get to Net Zero? The new UPEI inter-disciplinary Master of Cleantech Leadership and Transformation (MCLT) is the program for you, and we invite you to attend an online information session. Come hear about the program and the 2025 entrance scholarships!
Register today for the online information session
Microsoft Teams:
Meeting ID: 273 229 158 197 4
Passcode: Hc2KN9ft
Island Climate Change Art Installation
An open art gallery at UPEI’s McDougall Hall on June 19 from 4–6 pm will showcase the Island Climate Change Art Installation. Part of UPEI’s Turning the Tide conference, the exhibit will feature a variety of local and regional artists.
Visitors will experience an interflow of visual art, poetry, and ambient soundscape by Heather Taves, alongside a live-painting mural creation by artist Julea Hope Boswell. Projections will showcase over 100 of Boswell’s paintings combined with Island-themed poetry by Laurie Brinklow and Len St-Aubin.
AVC researcher awarded prestigious grant for research into Parkinson’s disease
Dr. Jay Penney, associate professor and Canada Research Chair in Biomedical Genetics at the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC), University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI), has been awarded a three-year research grant by Parkinson Canada to study a newly discovered genetic mutation linked to Parkinson’s disease.
“This is meaningful to me both personally and professionally,” said Dr. Penney. “This research could help us better understand how Parkinson’s develops at a cellular level, and then potentially treat it.”
Dr. Laurie Brinklow named to the Order of Prince Edward Island
Dr. Laurie Brinklow, Assistant Professor, Coordinator of the Master of Arts in Island Studies (MAIS) program and Chair of the Institute of Island Studies Executive Committee, is one of three Islanders, out of 31 nominees, named to the Order of Prince Edward Island, the province’s highest civilian honour, for 2025.
Teaching with AI at UPEI
Gather with UPEI colleagues who are actively using AI for teaching and learning activities in their courses for some in-depth discussion about ideas and effective practices on Tuesday June 17 at 12:00 in the TLC, Robertson Library Annex Room 230.
