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Three ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ faculty members have recently been awarded funding by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). 

ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ Women’s Basketball is bringing back a fan-favourite player. Guard Karla Yepez will rejoin the Panthers this fall after two years away from U SPORTS competition, hoping to recapture the magic of the team’s successful 2019–20 season.

In a message to the campus community, President Keefe announced that the Electoral Board for the Chancellor unanimously approved the reappointment of the Honourable Catherine Callbeck for an additional one-year term.

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ and the Prince Edward Island Humane Society (PEIHS) have partnered on a new study that will examine how early adoption age impacts kitten health and behaviour.

Over the past two years, researchers at ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ have garnered more than $1.6 million in discovery and discovery development grants from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). 
 

In an update that was emailed on July 19, 2022, faculty and staff were advised that University negotiating teams have been collective bargaining over the last ten weeks with the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ Faculty Association (ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´FA), IBEW 1928, and CUPE 1870.

In his message to the campus community, President Keefe encouraged students, faculty, and staff to celebrate Pride by embracing equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and all that makes each of us unique, including sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. 

ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ will hold its annual Summer Reunion Weekend in person from Thursday, July 28, to Saturday, July 30, after a two-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The weekend will feature events for alumni from Saint Dunstan’s University, Prince of Wales College, and ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´.  

A red oak tree has been planted on the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ campus in memory of the late Daryl Guignion, ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ Founder, long-time faculty member, and dedicated conservationist and biologist. The tree, planted by the PEI Wildlife Federation, was dedicated during a ceremony at ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ on Wednesday, July 13. 

The Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering (FSDE) at ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ has been granted accreditation for a three-year term from the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) for the Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Design Engineering. This term may be extended to the maximum six-year accreditation period following the submission of a status report at the end of two years.