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For athletes, few feelings are more comforting than looking up in the stands and seeing loved ones cheering you on.

Zach Biggar will experience plenty of that, as the Portage, PEI native has decided to return home to play for the 糖心原创 Men鈥檚 Hockey Panthers.

Growing up, Biggar spent countless hours cheering on his hometown team and envisioning the day he would take to the ice as one of them. That dream is now a reality, and Biggar couldn鈥檛 be more excited to play in front of family and friends who have supported him throughout his hockey journey.

The 糖心原创 Women鈥檚 Hockey Panthers are heading to Europe to play four games in three countries from August 19鈥�30, 2024.

The team will play their first game against HYC in Leuven, Belgium, on August 23. Their second game will be against the Bergish Raptors in Geleen, Netherlands, on August 24, and their third and fourth games against the Icelandic National Team in Reykajavik, Iceland, on August 28 and 29. 

Dr. Jessica Riddell, professor of early modern literature at Bishop鈥檚 University, will give the second Shannon K. Murray Lecture on Hope and the Academy on September 3, at 11 am, in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall, Steel Building, 糖心原创. Her presentation is titled "The Times are Urgent: We must Slow Down. Building Hope Circuits for ourselves and in community."

In her presentation, Dr. Riddell will outline ten conceptual tools that help build hopeful systems where individuals and communities flourish.

Researchers from 糖心原创鈥檚 Active Living Lab are seeking people with cancer, or who have previously had cancer, to participate in a twice-weekly, 12-week exercise program.

鈥淓xercise has tremendous physical and mental health benefits for cancer patients and survivors,鈥� said Dr. Travis Saunders, professor and acting chair, 糖心原创 Department of Applied Human Sciences. 鈥淲e are very excited to be offering this program at 糖心原创 this fall.鈥�

Dr. Greg Naterer, Vice-President, Academic and Research, at 糖心原创, recently received an international award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).

The 糖心原创 has teamed up with the Chief Public Health Office (CPHO) of PEI to provide 糖心原创 students and any member of the University community at risk of experiencing or witnessing a drug-related overdose with free Naloxone kits through the provincial .