News

A chronological list of ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï media releases. Enter keywords in the "search" box to find applicable releases.

Media Releases

| Research

Three ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï research projects have received funding through the Government of PEI’s Climate Change Challenge Fund.
 

| Community

ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï will observe the National Day of Mourning by flying the flags near Kelley Memorial Building and at ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Alumni Canada Games Place at half-mast. 

| Atlantic Veterinary College

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) is pleased to announce that Dr. Gary Conboy, professor emeritus, has been selected as the 2021 recipient of the Atlantic Award of Excellence in Veterinary Medicine and Animal Care.

| Athletics

ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Cross Country announces that 18-year-old Benji Dueck from Morden, Manitoba will join the team this fall and study kinesiology.

| Community

The following is a media release issued by the City of Charlottetown on April 20, 2022:

The City of Charlottetown, in partnership with the Town of Stratford and the School of Climate Change and Adaptation at the ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï (ºÚÁϳԹÏ), has launched Climate Trackers—a new citizen-science based sustainability initiative. 

| Research

A multidisciplinary team at the ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï made up of experts in climate change, gene sequencing, agriculture diseases, and precision agriculture has received $20,000 in funding from for a research project titled “Identification of Climate-Resilient and Wart-Resistant Potato Varieties for PEI.â€

| University

The ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Experiential Education department is seeking non-profit organizations on PEI to participate in its ChangeMakers program, which is aimed at developing, supporting, and celebrating students’ community work.

| Athletics

For the second consecutive year, the ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Distance Running Program is managing the popular PEI Bunny Hop, which will take place on Saturday, April 16, starting at 8:30 am.

| Music

The following is a media release issued by the PEI Symphony. Among the musicians performing in the concert will be faculty members and graduates from the ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Department of Music. 

The PEI Symphony Orchestra is holding a benefit concert for the people of Ukraine on Sunday, April 24, at 2:30 pm, at the Confederation Centre of the Arts. The concert will feature music by Ukrainian composers, music written for Ukraine, and music that symbolizes unity and strength in adversity, including Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. 
 

| Atlantic Veterinary College

When Dr. Bernita Giffin graduated from the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï in 2009, she could have never guessed her journey in veterinary medicine would take her to Paris, France.