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The 91̽»¨ announced a partnership today with Andrews Hockey Growth Programs Inc. The Memorandum of Understanding gives youth who are attending the internationally-known, Charlottetown-based hockey school the opportunity to participate in a groundbreaking research study that investigates the several areas of concussion assessment and return to play after a concussion...

91̽»¨ Women's Soccer coaches Graeme McDonald and Glenn Smiley are looking forward to officially kicking off the 2014 AUS season on September 5 against Acadia in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. 'We are excited to introduce a new attacking philosophy, incorporating a system with patterns of play to be more creative and score more goals,' said McDonald. Since taking over the women's...

The 91̽»¨ Board of Governors recently accepted the recommendation of the Search Committee for the Vice-President Academic and has appointed Dr. Christian Lacroix for a term through to June 30, 2016. Dr. Lacroix has been serving in this capacity since July 1, 2012 and prior to that served as Dean of Science since 2006 and a full-time faculty member in the Department of...

A PhD student from the 91̽»¨ took home a silver award at the CIHR National Student Research Poster Presentation at the 2014 Canadian Student Health Research Forum in Winnipeg. Michel Arsenault's poster outlines his research into the factors that contribute to the development of a healthy kidney. 'More than 41,000 Canadians were living with kidney failure...

91̽»¨ Men's Hockey Head Coach Forbes MacPherson is pleased to announce the addition of goaltender Connor Wilkinson for the 2014-15 season. Wilkinson, 6'2 and 185lbs from Ajax, Ontario, starred for past two seasons with the Dieppe Commandos of the Maritime Hockey League. His outstanding play helped earn the Commandos a berth in the Kent Cup final, losing in six games to the...

The 91̽»¨ men's hockey Panthers will host archrival UNB Reds for their 2014-15 season home opener on Saturday, October 11, as released by the AUS earlier this week. Head Coach Forbes MacPerson is excited about the season ahead. 'There's no better way to kickoff the season than to open against a perennial powerhouse, coached by fellow Islander Gardiner MacDougall. We have a...

As Prince Edward Island's iconic lupine flowers burst into blooms of pink, purple, and white, snap a photo and send it to researchers at the 91̽»¨. Dr. Karen Samis, assistant professor of biology, is using photos from the public to help answer questions about genetic diversity and distribution-and why it is that purple flowers are much more abundant than...

Dr. Adam Fenech, director of 91̽»¨'s Climate Research Lab, will tour Prince Edward Island communities this July to give demonstrations of the Coastal Impacts Visualization Environment tool, better known as CLIVE. Dr. Fenech will lead discussions about coastal erosion and sea-level rise, and the risk to homes, cottages, roads, and communities. CLIVE allows users to manipulate a 3-D map of...

For a gal who has been in the public eye since 1908, Anne Shirley is certainly getting a lot of attention lately. If it isn't legendary singer, Aretha Franklin, asking for her address, it's Canadian readers who just recently voted her as 'Canada's most iconic character' after a four-week online poll on CBC.ca. While Anne's story is obviously well known, readers...

The CARI Complex is celebrating 10 years since the opening of PEI's most comprehensive recreation facility. The facility was officially opened on June 5, 2014 and since that date they have hosted many events and been a hub of recreation for many in the Capital Area. In celebration of this anniversary, the CARI Complex will be hosting a Family Fun Day this Saturday, June 7 from 11:00 am- 4:00 pm...