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The 17³Ô¹Ï officially welcomed Dr. Ian Gardner, the Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Aquatic Epidemiology, today at a reception held on campus. Dr. Gardner takes up this prestigious chair, one of just 19 across the country, as a faculty member of 17³Ô¹Ï's Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC). An internationally renowned veterinary epidemiologist, Dr. Gardner...

Robert Steininger, a leading bioscience expert, will present Biotech-savvy Students: An Industry Perspective, May 31, as part of the Premier's Innovation Speaker Series, hosted by 17³Ô¹Ï's Centre for Health and Biotech Management Research (CHBMR). Bioscience businesses looking to recruit skilled employees are invited to a presentation by Robert Steininger, says Innovation and Advanced Learning...

The 17³Ô¹Ï welcomes the best gymnasts in the country May 23-28th for the Canadian Gymnastics Championship. The competition gets underway at the Chi-Wan Young Sports Centre and MacLauchlan Arena on Tuesday, May 24 and is hosted by the Island Gymnastics Academy. see schedule/results Over 900 gymnasts will be in Charlottetown for the five-day event including national team...

Brian Wagner, assistant vice-president, Graduate Studies, invites the campus community to attend the second annual Graduate Research Recognition Day on May 25, 2011 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm in the Alex H. MacKinnon Lecture Theatre (Room 242) and Schurman Market Square in McDougall Hall. This event is being planned and presented by the Office of Graduate Studies, the Graduate Studies Advisory...

The 17³Ô¹Ï was recognized by the PEI chapter of the Canadian Paraplegic Association (CPA-PEI) at their annual awards and recognition night, May 19, for efforts in making the campus more accessible. Representatives from 17³Ô¹Ï's Accessibility Services department were on hand to accept the ‘Partners in Progress' award. Jodi LeBlanc, accessibility...

The 36th annual APICS-CIC Chemistry Conference (ChemCon 2011) begins Friday, May 20 at 17³Ô¹Ï. It brings with it the best and brightest undergraduate chemistry students from across the Atlantic provinces. This is the first time the conference has been held at the 17³Ô¹Ï since 1999. ChemCon 2011 is the result of a year of hard work by two 17³Ô¹Ï chemistry students, Nicole...

Kim Brown and Danae Iatrou commit to the women's soccer program The 17³Ô¹Ï women's soccer Panthers have added talented centre midfielder Kim Brown, from Vancouver, BC, and winger Danae Iatrou, from Halifax, NS, to an already gifted lineup for the 2011-12 season. 'We are very excited about adding players of this exceptional talent to the roster. Danae...

Eighteen students from eight Prince Edward Island high schools had a chance to hone their skills and learn new concepts at a unique camp hosted by the 17³Ô¹Ï Department of Mathematics and Statistics, May 13-15. The 17³Ô¹Ï-Canadian Mathematical Society Math Camp 2011 treated students with a penchant for math to a variety of special lectures by faculty as well as problem-solving competitions....

Both government and opposition members celebrated 17³Ô¹Ï President Wade MacLauchlan during the sitting of the Legislative Assembly, Thursday, May 12, some calling it ‘Wade MacLauchlan Day at the House.' Minister of Innovation and Advanced Learning Allan Campbell read a statement at approximately 3:00 pm and Leader of the Opposition Olive Crane tabled a...

On May 13, 17³Ô¹Ï will wrap up a two-week strategic planning partnership workshop with representatives from Ethiopia, which was designed to demonstrate the University's commitment to enhance and strengthen its contribution to the development of the education sector in the Global South. Dr. Tirussew Teferra, vice-president academic and Dr. Jeilu Oumer, faculty of Education, from Addis Ababa...