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The PEI chapter of Canadian Parents for French (CPF-PEI) has recognized the ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® and l'Universitand#233; de Moncton for their support of linguistic duality and Canadian unity. Both universities are recipients of the Lieutenant Governor of PEI Leading the Community Award which was established in 2005 in the name of the Honourable J. Land#233;once Bernard to celebrate...

The ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® held a special ceremony on Thursday, May 4 to celebrate the official reopening and rededication of the Duffy Science Centre. Since November 2004, the centre has undergone a complete $6.9 million renovation. The Duffy Science Centre is home to the departments of Biology and Physics. The renovations have added first-class research laboratories as well as...

A Nova Scotia family well known for its commitment to quality and integrity in business has created a new student scholarship at ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ®. A $100,000 endowment from the John and Judy Bragg Family Foundation will allow the University to award $2,500 every year to a student entering the Bachelor of Business in Tourism and Hospitality Degree program. The two-year renewable award will be known as the...

Norman Webster, former Chancellor of the ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ®, will be honoured during the 2006 Convocation ceremonies to take place on May 13. In recognition of his outstanding service from 1996 to 2005, and his ongoing commitment to the University, he will be receive the distinguished title of Chancellor Emeritus. "¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® uses the title of Chancellor Emeritus to honour people who...

The ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® is pleased to announce that it will confer five honorary degrees at two 2006 Convocations to take place on Saturday, May 13. The honorary graduates will be Elaine Campbell, Suzanne Land#233;vesque, David W. Rodd, Joseph Fenwick (Fen) Watkin, and Patterson (Pat) Webster. Pat Webster will deliver Convocation address in the morning and Elaine Campbell will...

The federal government announced the latest round of Canada Research Chair appointments today in Quebec City and the list included a Tier 1 Chair in Marine Natural Products Chemistry for the ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ®. Dr. Russell Kerr from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Florida Atlantic University will join the ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® Faculty of Science on August 1. The long-term objective...

Federal-provincial agreements signed today will allow international students to work off-campus while they are studying in Canada. Education Minister Mildred Dover advised that a new agreement signed today between Citizenship and Immigration Canada, the government of Prince Edward Island and post-secondary institutions, will allow eligible foreign students at ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ®, Holland College and Sociand#233...

The ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® celebrated three of its top Co-op students at this year's Co-op Student of the Year awards presentations on Thursday, April 27 in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. Every year, they are awarded to a Co-op student in each of Business Administration, Computer Science, and Physics based on employer recommendations. The recipient of the award for Business Co-op...

On April 28, university researchers and community members from an innovative project that aims to improve the health of children and youth in six rural communities will meet at ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® to share the results of their work. For the past three years, they have been taking part in a research program entitled "Engaging the Community: Knowledge Translation as Transformation in the Lives and Children and...

Nine undergraduate researchers from Professor Stacey Nairn's social psychology classes at ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® are getting ready to enjoy a remarkable opportunity; one that is rarely offered so early in a student's academic career. They have been invited to share their research findings with professional psychologists from across Canada. The students are preparing to make presentations at the prestigious...