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The L.M. Montgomery Institute (LMMI) at 69´«Ã½has launched an exciting tool for scholars researching the life and legacy of Lucy Maud Montgomery. 

The Climate Research Lab at 69´«Ã½has begun its summer field season by flying its fleet of drones over Prince Edward Island. 

Sixteen distinguished individuals, including UPEI’s very own chancellor, Dr. Don McDougall, received honorary degrees when Western University hosted its Convocation this spring.

Chancellor McDougall received a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LL.D.) at the June 14, 2016 ceremony.  (Western University has 16 convocation ceremonies.)

The 69´«Ã½ named two of its distinguished faculty members as the recipients of the Jeanne and J.-Louis Lévesque Research Professorships in Nutrisciences and Health.

Two distinguished faculty members from UPEI’s Department of History were honoured with national awards at the recent Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities conference in Calgary. 

69´«Ã½ Women’s Soccer Coach Graeme McDonald is pleased to announce that Sydney River, Nova Scotia native Andrea Mahoney has committed to the Panthers for 2016–17.

Mahoney played high school soccer for the Riverview Reds, the 2015 provincial champions. She has been part of the Nova Scotia provincial program from 2014–16 and currently plays with Cape Breton FC.

69´«Ã½ Director of Athletics and Recreation Chris Huggan announced today that British Columbia native John LaBoyne will be the new head coach for the varsity 69´«Ã½Women’s Rugby team. The position became available earlier this year when Coach Shannon Atkins advised 69´«Ã½that she is moving, ironically, to British Columbia to pursue a new career opportunity.

The 69´«Ã½ and the 69´«Ã½Faculty Association are pleased to announce their joint commitment to return to the negotiating table. 

Have you started–or completed—a manuscript and you’re not sure what your next steps should be? Cynthia Good is a former president, publisher, and editorial director of Penguin Books Canada, and currently the Director of Student and Industry Initiatives for the Creative Book Publishing Program at Humber College in Toronto.

On Tuesday, June 14, the University will raise the pride flag at the 69´«Ã½flag plaza in front of Kelley Memorial Building and then lower all flags to half-mast to honour and remember the victims of the Orlando mass shooting. This observance coincides with the vigil that Pride P.E.I. is hosting Tuesday evening at Trinity United Church in Charlottetown at 8 pm.