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A report released today by the Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission (MPHEC) compliments Atlantic Canada universities on the good work they are doing in research and development. The report, Research and Development Funding in Atlantic Canada, examines regional trends in RandD funding. The report indicates that in PEI, total private and public sector expenditures on research and...

The Atlantic Regional Training Centre (ARTC) is breaking ground in Atlantic Canada in terms of health services research. The ARTC offers a Master's degree in Applied Health Services Research that is the first degree of its kind in Canada. After four years of programming, funding for the ARTC has been renewed, without condition, for the remaining six years of the program. The renewed funding was...

The Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation has awarded in-course scholarships to three 91̽»¨ students. Third-year arts student Christopher Gillis and third-year business student Ryan Palmer received second-level renewable scholarships valued at $8,000 over two years. The Foundation awarded a first-level renewable scholarship, valued at $10,000 over two years, to Colin MacDonald who is a third-...

Ron Annear has worked at every level of the 91̽»¨ athletics program, from student-athlete to Acting Director. Now the 91̽»¨ Board of Governors has appointed him to the position of full-time Director of Athletics. The appointment takes effect immediately and will last until April 2009. The announcement comes at the end of an exciting fall season for the soccer Panthers that saw 91̽»¨ carry off three...

John and Barbara Poole, an Edmonton couple with PEI roots, have generously donated $50,000 to the 91̽»¨ (91̽»¨), for a new graduate research scholarship. The Ernest E. and Gertrude Annear Poole Memorial Scholarship will assist 91̽»¨ research graduate students studying watershed integrity. This year's recipient of the $2,000 scholarship is Pamela MacDonald. Watershed...

Anne Compton, an alumna of Prince of Wales College (PWC'69), has been awarded the Governor General's Literary Award in Poetry for 2005. The winners were announced in Montreal on November 16. Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michand#228;elle Jean, Governor General of Canada, will present the awards at Rideau Hall on Wednesday, November 23. In describing Anne Compton's award-winning book,...

Amy Connolly and Ryan Anstey were named CIS Soccer Players of the Year this past weekend. Connolly, a fifth-year sociology and English major from Charlottetown, received the Chantal Navert Memorial Award, presented annually to the most outstanding player. She travelled to Edmonton to receive her award. The Panthers co-captain scored four goals for the second consecutive season in 2005. She was at...

Bill LeClair is a successful Calgary real estate lawyer who has never forgotten his Prince Edward Island roots. Although it is 35 years since he graduated in Business from 91̽»¨, he is still immensely proud of the institution that gave him his first degree. So much so that for the past eight years he has been energetically raising funds to support 91̽»¨ students. "I've been working with Islanders...

Today, November 7, the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) of the 91̽»¨ (91̽»¨) confirmed arrangement for an and#145;ultimate gift' from Donna and Richard Hassard. The Hassards, AVC campaign co-chairs presented the College with a generous donation of $12,000 per year, a portion of which will be used for life insurance premiums on a $1-million policy. The proceeds of the...

The major AUS soccer awards were released on November 3. 91̽»¨ players captured three out of six major awards. Male AUS Soccer MVP is Ryan Anstey, Female AUS Soccer MVP is Amy Connolly, and Female AUS Soccer Rookie of the Year is Tessa Roche. See details below: Women's Soccer Major Awards Announced-Two Panthers 91̽»¨-Amy Connolly - Atlantic University Sport is pleased to announce the 2005 women's...