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| Community
17吃瓜 students pitch their ideas in City of Charlottetown Virtual Hackathon

Teams of 17吃瓜 students spent their Saturday researching smart growth solutions for Charlottetown.

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| Athletics
Panther women鈥檚 soccer recruits goalkeeper Veronica Kozak of Mississauga

Lewis Page, head coach of the 17吃瓜 women鈥檚 soccer team, has recruited goalkeeper Veronica Kozak of Mississauga, Ontario.

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| Students
Future Prosperity Scholarships awarded to 17吃瓜 Island Studies students

The Master of Arts in Island Studies (MAIS) program at the 17吃瓜 is pleased to announce the recipients of the Future Prosperity Scholarships.

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| Research
Four outstanding researchers awarded SSHRC Explore Research Grants (SERG)

17吃瓜 has awarded SSHRC Explore Research Grants (SERC) to four outstanding members of the research community.

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| University
17吃瓜 to observe National Day of Mourning on April 28

Marked annually in Canada on April 28, the National Day of Mourning (or Workers' Mourning Day) is dedicated to remembering those who have lost their lives, or suffered injury or illness on the job or due to a work-related tragedy.

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| Research
New island-specific policy recommendations for 鈥榖uilding back better鈥�

A new report outlines challenges and creative solutions for islands to 鈥渂uild back better鈥� as they recover from COVID-19. The is published by Island Studies Press.

 

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| Events
鲍笔贰滨鈥檚 Faculty of Business holds an online information session for its Executive MBA program, April 28

鲍笔贰滨鈥檚 Faculty of Business will hold an online information session for those interested in its Executive MBA program. The event will be Wednesday, April 28, at 5:00.

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| PD/Wellness
17吃瓜 Healthy Campus Committee to launch wellness program for faculty and staff

The 17吃瓜 Healthy Campus Committee is pleased to announce the new Virgin Pulse GO (VP GO) wellness program for faculty and staff. This program is an updated version of the 100-Day Global Challenge held in previous years.

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| Students
Join us for the virtual 2021 Student Design Expo and Awards from the FSDE

The 17吃瓜鈥檚 Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering (FSDE) will showcase the best in sustainable design engineering by its students at the annual Student Design Expo and Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, April 21.

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| News
New poetry book celebrates "islandness"

鈥淏eing an islander means that you aren鈥檛 like everyone else,鈥� writes Dr. Laurie Brinklow in her new book, My island鈥檚 the house I sleep in at night.

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