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Three ´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱstudents were presented with Millennium Excellence Awards by Dr. Vianne Timmons, ´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱVice-President, Academic Development, on February 9. Lauren Keefe of Summerside, third-year Business, received a $4,000 award. Jaclyn O'Brien of Charlottetown, third-year Chemistry, received $5,000, renewable for a second year. And Waylon Wiseman of Kippens, NL, third-year biology, received $4,000....

Professors from the ´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱ are applying their skills as educators and researchers to assist the Ampara District of Sri Lanka. They are working with Canadian and local organizations to improve living conditions for people in the area whose lives were devastated by the tsunami two years ago. Dr. Vianne Timmons, Vice-President of Academic Development at UPEI, is...

After winning the Nationals last year for junior design in engineering, ´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱstudents Caleb Curtis, Gabriel Landry, Daniel Palmer and Hannah Sutherland will get the chance to do it again. They took first place in junior design at the Atlantic Engineering competition held this past weekend and will be heading off to Saskatoon for the Canadian Engineering Competition, March 8-11. The team was given...

The ´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱ is holding its 6th Annual International Development Week, February 5 - 9, 2007. This year the theme is Middle Eastern Affairs. There are activities throughout the week that culminate with a luncheon on Friday, February 9 at the Rodd Royalty Inn from noon to 2 pm. The week begins on Monday, February 5 with a panel including Frank Zakem, Nawal Abdallah, and...

Membership of the Seniors College of Prince Edward Island has reached a record 440, a five-fold expansion over the past four years. In addition to the 339 members from Charlottetown, more than 100 members are now taking part in courses in Summerside. The Seniors College of PEI is an independent, board-run organization affiliated to the ´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱ. It provides inexpensive...

Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship (ACE) is celebrating its 20th anniversary of teaching and igniting young Canadians to create brighter futures for themselves and their communities. As part of its anniversary celebration, the organization is releasing 20 stories about student teams and entrepreneurs involved with ACE who are making an impact on their communities while still attending university...

A new research and service centre made possible by partnerships formed among governments and the private sector is now open for business on the ´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱ (UPEI) campus. "Canada's New Government, through the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), is helping ´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱplay a critical role in advancing health care," said the Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign...

The winner of a new women's basketball scholarship introduced at ´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱthis year is Sharise Richards, a first-year player from Toronto. The scholarship, valued at $2,500, was created by the Charlottetown law firm Carr, Stevenson and MacKay. One of the firm's partners, Barbara Stevenson, is an alumna of ´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱand a former basketball Panther. Sharise Richards graduated from Downsview Secondary...

Researchers from the ´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱ are playing key roles in three of the six projects that attracted investment from the Atlantic Innovation Fund this week. The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), announced that up to $15 million will be awarded to projects that support the province's growing...

Jody Misener, a fourth-year nursing student at the ´ó·¢¿ìÈý²ÊƱ has been recognized nationally for her outstanding clinical performance. The Canadian Nursing Students' Association has awarded her the Sigma Theta Tau International Honour Society of Nursing Scholarship for Student Clinical Excellence. Nursing students from across Canada compete for this annual scholarship...