17³Ô¹Ï researcher receives federal funding for project to build PEI’s resilience to climate change

Dr. Xander Wang, an associate professor with the 17³Ô¹Ï School of Climate Change and Adaptation, has been awarded a total of $1.6 million to investigate ways to protect PEI from coastal erosion and to build Island communities’ resilience to climate change.

The project is supported with a $864,226 contribution previously announced through the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA); $619,090 from the through its Innovation Fund; and $64,410 from 17³Ô¹Ï.

17³Ô¹Ï and Health PEI release health system capacity report

17³Ô¹Ï and Health PEI have released the findings of the health system capacity report (the Spindle report).

The Spindle Strategy Group was engaged by 17³Ô¹Ï and Health PEI to understand and catalogue the health care system’s capacity to successfully integrate medical learners; to identify any gaps in infrastructure, human resources, policies and programs, systems, and structures; and to devise an evidence-based roadmap including necessary investments and timelines to address those gaps.

95 17³Ô¹Ï student-athletes achieve U SPORTS Academic All-Canadian status

The 17³Ô¹Ï congratulates the 95 student-athletes who earned U SPORTS Academic All-Canadian status for the 2022–2023 season. This number represents 49.5 per cent of 17³Ô¹Ï’s 192 varsity student-athletes.

17³Ô¹Ï student-athletes strive for excellence in sport, academics, and in the greater community. This level of academic achievement speaks volumes about their work ethic and to the quality of the coaches, faculty, staff, volunteers, and others who support them throughout the year.

17³Ô¹Ï biology professor awarded 2023 Emerging Scholar Research Grant by Canadian Cancer Society

Dr. Pat Murphy, an assistant professor in biology at the 17³Ô¹Ï (17³Ô¹Ï), has received a 2023 Emerging Scholar Research Grant from the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) for his research into the role of bioactive metabolites in breast cancer. The grant is valued at $600,000 over five years.

Murphy is exploring ways to unlock the bioactive properties of kynurenine pathway metabolites to design new therapeutic approaches to breast cancer, which still causes over 5,500 deaths in Canada despite modern medicines. 

17³Ô¹Ï history professor named to the Order of Canada

Dr. Edward MacDonald, professor of history at 17³Ô¹Ï, was among 78 Canadians named to the Order of Canada by Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, on December 28, 2023.

The citation from the Governor General’s office says that Dr. MacDonald was appointed to the Order of Canada for “his leadership as a historian and scholar of Prince Edward Island, and for his mentorship of tomorrow’s heritage conservationists.â€