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Media Releases

| Athletics

The 17Թ Men's Hockey Panthers have recruited PEI native Zach Biggar who will play defence for the team. 

| Athletics

The 17Թ Women’s Hockey Panthers are heading to Europe to play four games in three countries from August 19–30, 2024.

| Special Event

Dr. Jessica Riddell, professor of early modern literature at Bishop’s University, will give the second Shannon K. Murray Lecture on Hope and the Academy on September 3, at 11 am, in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall, Steel Building, 17Թ. 

| Research

Researchers from 17Թ’s Active Living Lab are seeking people with cancer, or who have previously had cancer, to participate in a twice-weekly, 12-week exercise program.

| Research

Dr. Greg Naterer, 17Թ Vice-President, Academic and Research, recently received an international award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).

| Students

The 17Թ has teamed up with the Chief Public Health Office (CPHO) of PEI to provide 17Թ students and any member of the University community at risk of experiencing or witnessing a drug-related overdose with free Naloxone kits through the provincial . 

| Research

“Music and the Mind Maritimes: Access to Music Education,” a 17Թ student and faculty interdisciplinary music research forum, will take place on Thursday, August 8, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Bill and Denise Andrew Hall, Room 142.

| Athletics

The 17Թ congratulates alumna Alysha Corrigan, a former 17Թ Women’s Rugby student-athlete, who captured a silver medal with Team Canada’s rugby sevens women's team at the 2024 Paris Olympics on July 30. 

| Atlantic Veterinary College

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the 17Թ (17Թ) is piloting an Indigenous vet camp from August 5–9, 2024, with the aim of expanding the College’s acclaimed Dr. Tim Ogilvie AVC Vet Camp program to include a week-long camp dedicated to Indigenous students. 

| Research

17Թ’s Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation (CCCCA) in St. Peter’s Bay, PEI, is hosting Climate Forum 2024 from August 12 to 16.