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The ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ (ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ) Student Union recognized and thanked its numerous volunteers and staff for their contributions to the success of the organization during its annual awards ceremony held on March 28. Approximately 100 ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ students, faculty and staff gathered at the event to show their appreciation to those chosen by the union to be honoured. Dr. Ron Collins, of...

A team of researchers at the University of Prince Edward Island’s Atlantic Veterinary College has developed the world’s first vaccine that is effective against a destructive microsporidian parasite of salmon. "Although there are many diseases of fish, animals and humans caused by microsporidian parasites, there have been no successful treatment or prevention methods against these...

Two interns with the Atlantic Council for International Cooperation (ACIC) will talk about their recent experiences in India and Chile on Friday, April 25, from noon to 1:30 p.m., in the ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ Main Building Faculty Lounge. Lori Crawford, from P.E.I., worked as an intern with Rescue Mission Canada in Prince Edward Island. She did the international portion of her internship in Bangalore, India,...

Three ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ faculty members were recently recognized for their outstanding teaching and research achievements at a reception and awards banquet sponsored by the ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ Faculty Association and the Office of the President. Dr. June Countryman, Department of Music, won the Hessian Award for Excellence in Teaching, and Dr. Donna Giberson, Faculty of Science, and Dr. Malcolm Murray, Faculty of Arts,...

Dr. Vianne Timmons, ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ's vice-president of academic development, is pleased to announce the appointment of Kathleen Kielly, from the University of Northern British Columbia, to the position of registrar effective July 1, 2008. 'We are thrilled that Ms. Kielly is taking on this very important position,' says Timmons, who is currently acting registrar. 'Our focus is on...

The Tourism Research Centre (TRC) at ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ's School of Business today announced the release of a report profiling Quebec visitors to P.E.I. during the summer of 2007. Results show Quebec providing the third-highest volume of visitors after Ontario and the Maritime provinces. According to the data, visitors from Quebec tend to take shorter holidays than other non-Maritime visitors, but spend...

The University of Prince Edward Island has appointed Dr. Donald L. Reynolds (DVM, PhD, Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists) to the position of Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine for the Atlantic Veterinary College. Dr. Reynolds' six-year term will begin in August 2008. "The ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ community is very pleased to welcome Dr. Reynolds to our campus and...

The ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ’s women’s Panthers volleyball team will feature two new up-and-coming athletes in the 2008–2009 season. Coach Lynn Boudreau is thrilled that she successfully recruited Lena Pitsanuk, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Olivia Dolphin, of Elmwood, Prince Edward Island, for the team. Pitsanuk plays volleyball for Dakota Collegiate where she is also a scholar-...

An Atlantic Canada research project called 'Retention of Aboriginal Students in Atlantic Canada's Post-secondary Institutions: An analysis of the supports available to Aboriginal students' has been initiated by the ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ (ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ) in partnership with the Association of Atlantic Universities (AAU). The Canadian Council on Learning will provide $55,000 in...

During a recent visit to PEI, Gerald Keddy, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and to the Minister of International Trade, toured the new School of Business and Centre for Enterprise & Entrepreneurship at ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ. Faculty and staff are planning to move into the new building at the end of April. ÐãÉ«¶ÌÊÓƵ aims to offer the first classes in the new...