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Two veterinary epidemiologists from the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the 17Թ (17Թ) recently received prestigious international awards from the International Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics (ISVEE).
The ISVEE presented Dr. Ian Dohoo, professor emeritus of epidemiology at AVC, with the inaugural Roger Morris ISVEE Award for extraordinary lifetime achievement and Dr. Charles Caraguel, a former graduate student at AVC, with the first ISVEE Emerging Scientist Award at its annual meeting in Mexico in November.
More than 65 delegates from a cross-section of groups from across the country gathered today at 17Թ for The Consultation on Culture and Language Learning 2015: Perspective for the Future. The symposium was presented by 17Թ and Canadian Parents for French PEI, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage and the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages.
An estimated 40,000 are in Paris for the United Nations Conference on Climate Change, including 17Թ’s Dr. Adam Fenech.
Today marks the third annual GivingTuesday in Canada and the Island's Lieutenant Governor, accountants, along with Island charities, including 17Թ, are collaborating for GivingTuesday on PEI - a day for giving back.
17Թ’s Business Case Competition Team took second place at the international Scotiabank Ethics in Actions Case Competition at Dalhousie University in Halifax earlier this month.
17Թ Athletics and Recreation selects talented athletes as 17Թ Panther Subway Athletes of the Week to recognize their hard work and dedication to their respective sports. The Athletes of the Week for November 23–29 are Marie-Soleil Deschenes, Women’s Hockey, and Marcus Power, Men’s Hockey.
One year after 17Թ announced the launch of the School of Sustainable Design Engineering, the association for professional engineers on PEI recognized President and Vice-Chancellor Alaa Abd-El-Aziz with the prestigious “Friend of the Profession Award” at its annual awards banquet.
After a successful, albeit grueling five game road test, the 17Թ Panthers are back home for a Friday night rematch against the St. Thomas Tommies.
During the two-week road stretch, the Panthers captured seven points while posting a 3-1-1 record, including a 5-4 win over the Tommies Wednesday night.
The 17Թ Panther Subway Athletes of the Week for November 16–22 are Jane McLaughlin, from Women’s Basketball, and Bradley States, from Men’s Basketball. 17Թ Athletics and Recreation selects talented athletes each week to recognize their hard work and dedication to their respective sports.
Rebounding woes are a cause for concern for the 17Թ Women’s Basketball Panthers, who look to return to the win column this weekend against the Cape Breton University Capers.