News

A chronological list of ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® media releases. Enter keywords in the "search" box to find applicable releases.

Media Releases

| Research

Dr. Margie Burns, an assistant professor with the ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® Faculty of Nursing, is conducting a research project about communication between paramedics and the relatives of critically ill patients when the patient is being transferred off-Island for advanced critical care services.

| Academics

Twenty groups of fourth-year ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® nursing students in the Nursing and Population Health course worked with agencies across PEI this semester to create innovative projects and programs to promote health and wellness.

| Events

On December 6, the ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering (FSDE) held a candlelight vigil in recognition of the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, which was created in response to the murder of 14 women, most of whom were engineering students, at the École Polytechnique in Montreal in 1989. The vigil was also an opportunity to remember the 10 women murdered on PEI since 1989 by someone who knew them, and murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls in Canada.

| Administration

The following message was also distributed by email to students, staff, and faculty on December 11, 2023.

| Academics

The ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® invites the nomination of candidates for honorary degrees to be conferred at Convocation in May 2024. 

| Athletics

Every week, ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® Athletics and Recreation recognizes two student-athletes for their achievements and contributions to their respective sports. The ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® Panther Athletes of the Week for November 27–December 3 are Alaere Peterside (track and field) and Noah Sedore (men’s hockey).

| University

Read President Keefe's message to students, staff, and faculty, as the campus community prepares to observe the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women on December 6.

| Academics

September 23, 2022, is a date that most Islanders will never forget. Hurricane Fiona roared across Prince Edward Island, leaving massive destruction in its wake—the costliest storm ever recorded in Atlantic Canada.

| Department Updates

The ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® hosted a group of presidents, provosts, directors, and heads of research from universities across Latin America and the Caribbean on November 22, 2023.

| University

Members of the campus community joined Dr. Greg Keefe, ¾«Í¯ÓûŮ’s interim president and vice-chancellor, and ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® student Antwaun Rolle to raise the Flag of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® in observance of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3.