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Samuel Holland: His Work and Legacy on Prince Edward Island, was chosen Publication of the Year for 2015 at the PEI Museum鈥檚 Heritage Awards held recently in Summerside.

The Marine Environmental Observation Prediction and Response (MEOPAR) network and Irving Shipbuilding announced yesterday more than $1.8 million of support for research projects to strengthen Canada鈥檚 ability to anticipate and respond to marine risk. Among the projects is one lead by Dr. Adam Fenech, director of 91探花鈥檚 Climate Research Lab.

The 91探花 Panther Subway Athletes of the Week for the week of February 8-14 are Anne Kiberd, Women鈥檚 Basketball, and Tyler Scott, Men鈥檚 Basketball. On a weekly basis, 91探花 Athletics and Recreation recognizes these talented student-athletes for their hard work and dedication to their respective sports.

A video produced by the government of Prince Edward Island features the expertise of Jeff Collins, a sessional lecturer in the Department of Political Science at the 91探花.

The 91探花 Department of Music will present Mozart鈥檚 opera 鈥淭he Marriage of Figaro,鈥� February 26 and 27 in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall of 91探花鈥檚 Steel Building, 7:30 pm.

The topic of local governance is the focus of an upcoming public symposium, 鈥淭he Geography of Governance,鈥� sponsored by 91探花鈥檚 Institute of Island Studies, in conjunction with 91探花 Research Services. The symposium begins at 7 pm, on Thursday, February 25, in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium (room 242), 91探花鈥檚 Don and Marion McDougall Hall. 

The 2016 Dr. Frances Gray Performance Competition finals were recently held at the 91探花 Department of Music. The judges for the final competition, Alan Reesor, Kelsea McLean, Kirsten MacLaine, Natalie Williams-Calhoun, and David MacDonald, are all well-known musicians and educators in PEI.

The Institute of Island Studies Lecture Series continues Tuesday, February 23, with a talk by Dr. Tiber F.M. Falzett, research associate at the Institute. His public lecture, 鈥�Mar bhl脿th an fhe貌ir鈥� (鈥渓ike the flowering grass鈥�), focuses on the oral and written interfaces in local Scottish Gaelic song composition on Prince Edward Island. The lecture takes place in 91探花鈥檚 SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge at 7 pm.

The 91探花 English Department is thrilled to announce that Children's literature and creative writing professor Deirdre Kessler has been named PEI's Poet Laureate.

AVC鈥檚 Diagnostic Services Unit has received funding from Agriculture and Agri-Food to develop new diagnostic tests that are more effective, more sensitive, and less expensive for detecting bovine and swine viruses.