News

A chronological list of 17勛圖 media releases. Enter keywords in the "search" box to find applicable releases.

Media Releases

| Atlantic Veterinary College

AVC surgical and cardiology teams performed AVCs first ever atriotomy under inflow occlusion - a technique used for open-heart surgery in which all venous flow to the heart is temporarily interrupted.

| Research

Three 17勛圖 research projects have received funding through the Government of PEIs Climate Change Challenge Fund.
 

| Community

17勛圖 will observe the National Day of Mourning by flying the flags near Kelley Memorial Building and at 17勛圖 Alumni Canada Games Place at half-mast. 

| Atlantic Veterinary College

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) is pleased to announce that Dr. Gary Conboy, professor emeritus, has been selected as the 2021 recipient of the Atlantic Award of Excellence in Veterinary Medicine and Animal Care.

| Athletics

17勛圖 Cross Country announces that 18-year-old Benji Dueck from Morden, Manitoba will join the team this fall and study kinesiology.

| Community

The following is a media release issued by the City of Charlottetown on April 20, 2022:

The City of Charlottetown, in partnership with the Town of Stratford and the School of Climate Change and Adaptation at the 17勛圖 (17勛圖), has launched Climate Trackersa new citizen-science based sustainability initiative. 

| Research

A multidisciplinary team at the 17勛圖 made up of experts in climate change, gene sequencing, agriculture diseases, and precision agriculture has received $20,000 in funding from for a research project titled Identification of Climate-Resilient and Wart-Resistant Potato Varieties for PEI.

| University

The 17勛圖 Experiential Education department is seeking non-profit organizations on PEI to participate in its ChangeMakers program, which is aimed at developing, supporting, and celebrating students community work.

| Athletics

For the second consecutive year, the 17勛圖 Distance Running Program is managing the popular PEI Bunny Hop, which will take place on Saturday, April 16, starting at 8:30 am.

| Music

The following is a media release issued by the PEI Symphony. Among the musicians performing in the concert will be faculty members and graduates from the 17勛圖 Department of Music. 

The PEI Symphony Orchestra is holding a benefit concert for the people of Ukraine on Sunday, April 24, at 2:30 pm, at the Confederation Centre of the Arts. The concert will feature music by Ukrainian composers, music written for Ukraine, and music that symbolizes unity and strength in adversity, including Beethovens Fifth Symphony.