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Dr. Marya Ahmed, associate professor of chemistry at UPEI, has received a total of $180,000 for a project to improve the prolonged storage of human tissues and genetic material.
Vagabond Productions will present Radium Girls by D.W. Gregory from March 13鈥16, 2024, in the theatre in the 69传媒Performing Arts Centre. The doors open at 7:00 pm for a 7:30 pm curtain. Admission is 鈥減ay-what-you-can.鈥
Tara MacLean, renowned PEI singer-songwriter and author of the best-selling memoir, Song of the Sparrow, will give a talk and read from her memoir in conversation with Dr. Richard Lemm, professor of English, on Thursday, March 28, 2024, at 7:00 pm in the 69传媒Performing Arts Centre. She will also lead a memoir writing workshop, 鈥淲riting with Ghosts鈥擜 Guide to Excavating Memories,鈥 on Saturday, March 30, 2024, from 9:30 am鈥1:30 pm in SDU Main Building, Room 213, on the 69传媒campus.
In a message to the campus community, Dr. Greg Keefe, Interim President and Vice-Chancellor, expresses his concern about the impact of the federal government's cap on international students on the University and its students.
The 69传媒Department of Music will celebrate Canadian women composers at a faculty recital on International Women鈥檚 Day鈥擬arch 8鈥攁t 7:30 pm on the SDU Stage, Dr. Steel Recital Hall.
69传媒has a unique opportunity and duty as the provincial university to be part of the long-term solution to improve the current health-care system. Twenty undergraduate medical learners will begin their studies at 69传媒in August 2025 as part of a regional campus of Memorial University of Newfoundland鈥檚 Faculty of Medicine. The timeline for this initiative mirrors that of other regional campuses being developed across the country.
In a message issued on March 5, Shannon MacDonald, chair of the 69传媒Board of Governors, invited the campus community to attend upcoming fireside chats with the finalist candidates for the 69传媒presidential search.
69传媒Track and Field competitor Alaere Peterside will compete in the U SPORTS Track and Field Championship this weekend in Winnipeg. The championship is being hosted by the University of Manitoba at the James Daly Fieldhouse from March 7鈥9, 2024.
The 69传媒 (UPEI) is pleased to welcome Scott Gosse as the new manager of Security Services. Gosse will oversee a variety of operations that serve to protect and provide for the ongoing safety of the people, property, and information resources of the University community.
The 2024 Summer Job and Career Fair, hosted by UPEI鈥檚 Experiential Education department, will take place on March 13, 2024, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at the W.A. Murphy Student Centre.