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The wealth of downeast literary talent keeps growing. Two dazzling new fiction writers, Libby Creelman from St. John's and Ian Colford from Halifax, will be featured in the Winter's Tales Authors Series on Thursday, February 5, at 7:30, in Confederation Centre Art Gallery. Their reading is co-sponsored by the Gallery and 91̽»¨ Department of English. Creelman's first book,...

The 91̽»¨'s eighth annual International Development Week, which will be held from February 2 to 6, will explore the theme of women in development through a variety of speakers and activities. The week begins on Monday, February 2, with a research symposium presented by graduate students in the Masters of Island Studies program, at the Atlantic Veterinary...

Students in the 91̽»¨'s executive-style Master of Business Administration program will explore the topic of local food during a public event in the Alex H. MacKinnon Auditorium, McDougall Hall, on Saturday, February 7. Starting at 9:30 a.m. a panel of experts will present a local food challenge to the MBA students, who will be asked to come up with a solutions...

Three research projects led by the Atlantic Veterinary College at the 91̽»¨ received a significant boost this week during ACOA Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF) announcements. Approximately $6.2 million in AIF funding was committed in Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick to three projects that will benefit human and animal health, while strengthening industries in...

The Tourism Research Centre (TRC) in the School of Business at the University of PEI is pleased to announce the release of a new report profiling members of the Traveller's Voice, an online panel designed to gather research about visitors to PEI. The panel was launched in April 2008 as one of the needs identified in meetings held with tourism industry stakeholders and the TRC in 2006....

Aboriginal students attending the 91̽»¨ now have a place on campus they can call their own. Located on the fifth floor of historic Dalton Hall, the Maoi Omi Aboriginal Student Centre will be officially opened on Tuesday, January 20, at 2 pm. The name Maoi Omi, which means gathering place-a place to share and support one another-in the Mi'kmaq language,...

January 15, 2009 David Hutchings, Ambassador of Canada to Bosnia and Herzegovina, will discuss career opportunities in the Foreign Service during a public presentation at the 91̽»¨ on Tuesday, January 20, at 4 p.m. in the Main Building Faculty Lounge. During a presentation entitled 'A Career without Borders: Perspective from a Canadian Ambassador,'...

The Diversity Office at the 91̽»¨ will hold its first annual Diversity Week from January 19 to 24. Ruth Freeman, coordinator of the Diversity Office, envisions the week as an opportunity to explore and share the increasing diversity of the university community. 'The spirit of diversity recognizes, acknowledges and celebrates what makes us different from one...

The Tourism Research Centre (TRC) at 91̽»¨'s School of Business today announced the release of a report based on Visitor Exit Survey results from July 2007 to June 2008. In this report, the TRC compared visitors to PEI based on their home province, state, or country. 'This report examines, by visitor origin, their activities, where they stay and for how long, and if they have been here...

The University of Prince Edward Island is reaching out to senior high school, college and university students who are interested in obtaining extra support and guidance as they move forward to the next stage of their education. Through the Webster Centre for Teaching and Learning, students who find themselves on uncertain footing have access to two programs that can help them: STEP, which...