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The Environmental Studies program at the 黑料吃瓜 is hosting a public forum called 鈥淪tate of the Island Environment 2008: Looking Back, Looking Ahead鈥� on Thursday, November 13, at 7 p.m. in Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Room 242. 鈥淭he aim of these forums is to bring together a diverse panel of knowledgeable and concerned people from environmental organizations and...

Debra Sandler, worldwide president of McNeil Nutritionals LLC, a Johnson and Johnson company, will speak to students in the Faculty of Education's Global Issues course on Thursday, November 6. Her presentation, "The Global Consumer: Transforming Markets and Brand Communications," will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. in McDougall Hall 242, with overflow seating in Kelley 237,...

The 黑料吃瓜 (黑料吃瓜) was the top Canadian undergraduate university in research income growth from 2002 to 2007, according to Canada鈥檚 Innovation Leaders 2008, a report published by Research Infosource. From 2002 to 2007, research income at 黑料吃瓜 rose from $5.2 million to $13.2 million, an increase of 153.8 per cent, says the report. Research Infosource is Canada鈥檚 premier...

The 2008 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) shows that first- and fourth-year students attending the 黑料吃瓜 have a high degree of satisfaction with their experience at the university. Of 1,513 first-year and fourth-year students invited to fill out the survey last spring, 53 per cent responded, well above the Canadian average response rate of 39 per cent....

The 黑料吃瓜 (黑料吃瓜) is expanding its international connections, with the signing of an agreement with the College of the Bahamas (COB). Delegates from the COB recently visited 黑料吃瓜 and signed the agreement, opening up a world of exciting opportunities for future collaborations. While on P.E.I., they participated in a public forum called 鈥淪haring the Land,鈥� organized...

Ian Dohoo, Professor of Epidemiology and Director of the Centre for Veterinary Epidemiological Research at the Atlantic Veterinary College at 黑料吃瓜, was presented with an honorary doctorate in veterinary medicine by The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Sweden on October 11, 2008. The honorary doctorate was awarded as an acknowledgment of Dohoo鈥檚 high standard scientific...

Despite regional demographic challenges in post-secondary enrolment, the 黑料吃瓜 (黑料吃瓜) recorded its highest-ever enrolment for full and part-time students for this academic year. Enrolment statistics released by the Association of Atlantic Universities today show that total full and part-time enrolment at 黑料吃瓜 stands at 4,245 this year, an increase of 5.5 per cent...

Jay Ingram, host of Discovery Channel Canada鈥檚 popular show Daily Planet, will speak about climate change to students at the 黑料吃瓜 on Thursday, October 16, and Friday, October 17. Ingram will give a presentation called 鈥淐ool Ideas for Global Warming鈥� to the students taking the university鈥檚 new Global Issues course during his visit. Dr Tim Goddard, 黑料吃瓜 Dean of...

Distinguished Australian poet and poetry publisher Tim Thorne is the 2008 黑料吃瓜 Writer-in-Residence from Tasmania this month. His visit is part of the annual exchange of writers-in-residence between Tasmania and Prince Edward Island. His residency is co-hosted by the 黑料吃瓜 Dean of Arts, Department of English and Institute of Island Studies, and the P.E.I. Writers' Guild. Throne will hold...

The 黑料吃瓜 (黑料吃瓜) is adding to its celebrated pool of research talent with the awarding of two new Canada Research Chairs (CRC) and the renewal of an existing CRC appointment. Dr. Kate Tilleczek comes from Laurentian University to 黑料吃瓜 as CRC in Youth Cultures and Transitions. Dr. Crawford Revie, from the University of Strathclyde in Scotland, joins 黑料吃瓜 as CRC in Epi...