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ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´'s seventh annual Connecting Aboriginal Cultures Festival will take place Monday, October 20-24, in support of Mi'kmaq History Month. The week's activities will celebrate the Aboriginal and Mi'kmaq culture through singing, traditional drumming and dancing, and learning. The ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ Mawi'omi Centre and community Aboriginal Elders will raise the Mi'kmaq...

The ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ Panther Male Athlete of the Week for the week of October 6-12 is Mavric Parks, Men's Hockey. ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ women's varsity teams did not compete in weekend games. ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ Athletics and Recreation showcases these talented athletes in order to recognize their hard work and dedication to their respective sports. ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ Athletes of the Week are also nominated to Atlantic University Sport...

The Mickey Place Memorial Basketball Tournament presented by Rodd Hotels & Resorts begins on Friday, October 17 with eight basketball teams from across Canada competing in the annual three-day event. The ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ Men's Basketball team will tip off against Saint Mary's University, Holland College, and Crandall University, while the ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ Women's Basketball team will take on the...

Over 115 Prince Edward Island women served as nurses in the First World War. They were full-blooded, complex women living in a tumultuous time in our history, doing their duty on distant battlefields. Their courage, and the courage of all Canadian nurses, is saluted in a powerful new book about wartime nursing called Those Splendid Girls, published by Island Studies Press at ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´. Author and...

Did you graduate with a Bachelor's degree from ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ in 2012? If so, you could fill out a survey to win $500! Students who have graduated from a Maritime university in 2012 are invited to complete a confidential survey conducted by the independent research firm, Advanis, on behalf of the Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission, in collaboration with ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´. Ten prizes worth $500 each...

The ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ Panther Athletes of the Week for the week of September 29-October 5 are Lacey MacLauchlan, Field Hockey; and Jared Murphy, Men's Soccer. ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ Athletics and Recreation showcases these talented athletes in order to recognize their hard work and dedication to their respective sports. ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ Athletes of the Week are also nominated to Atlantic University Sport and Canadian...

The ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ Men's Hockey Panthers have landed the second-leading scorer in last year's Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with the addition of Marcus Power of St. John's, Newfoundland. Power scored 31 goals and 109 points with the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies, finishing the season with a +/- rating of +25. His strong season caught the attention of NHL clubs and Power was invited to attend...

CLIVE, the coastal erosion visualization tool created by ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´'s Climate Research Lab and the Spatial Interface Lab at Simon Fraser University, has taken first place in the Massachusetts Institute for Technology's (MIT) Center for Collective Intelligence contest on Communicating Coastal Risk and Resilience. Nearly 600 projects were submitted to MIT's Climate CoLab for this year...

Join us Friday, October 10 for a celebration of the culture of writing and publishing from ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´'s Faculty of Arts. Eight new books by ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ author/editors that were published in 2014 will be launched at the event that begins at 3:00 pm in the Faculty Lounge of ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´'s SDU Main Building. Books will be available for sale and for signing. This year's titles include: Books: • Dr...

A prominent American researcher in the field of addictions treatment is coming to Prince Edward Island to give a public talk, and to discuss ways of importing her web-based treatment methods to the Island's healthcare system. Dr. Kathleen Carroll is a Professor of Psychiatry from the Yale School of Medicine. The public is welcome to attend her talk on Tuesday, October 7 at 6:00 pm in the...