UPEI Women’s Basketball is bringing back a fan-favourite player. Guard Karla Yepez will rejoin the Panthers this fall after two years away from U SPORTS competition, hoping to recapture the magic of the team’s successful 2019–20 season.

The 24-year-old spent this past spring playing in the newly formed Maritime Women’s Basketball Association (MWBA), which reignited her competitive spirit.

The following message was distributed on July 21, 2022, on behalf of the Office of the President. 

Dear Members of the Campus Community,

The Honourable Catherine Callbeck was installed as UPEI’s ninth Chancellor on September 29, 2018, with a term ending June 30, 2022. The Chancellor has been an incredible champion for the University for the past four years. Her ability to connect with students and other members of the UPEI and broader community is an inspiration.

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the University of Prince Edward Island and the Prince Edward Island Humane Society (PEIHS) have partnered on a new study that will examine how early adoption age impacts kitten health and behaviour.

“The PEIHS sees more than 500 kittens go through our doors every year,” explains Ashley Travis, development and communications coordinator, PEIHS. “This study will help us learn more about the appropriate time to send kittens to their new forever homes to ensure they have a happy and healthy life.”

Over the past two years, researchers at UPEI have garnered more than $1.6 million in discovery and discovery development grants from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). 

Dr. Yulin Hu, assistant professor, Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering, is one of the researchers who was recently awarded a 2022 five-year discovery grant and an early career researcher supplement. Her project is titled “Development of next-generation technologies to produce clean and renewable transportation fuels.”

The following update was issued by email to faculty and staff on July 19, 2022, on behalf of the University's bargaining teams. For more information about labour relations at UPEI and to view previous updates, visit upei.ca/labour.