The following news release was issued by the Government of Prince Edward Island following an announcement in Georgetown, PEI, on October 5, 2023.

Eight researchers at the University of Prince Edward Island have been awarded over $1.6 million in funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s (NSERC) 2023 discovery grant and research tools and instruments grant competitions.

The following media release was issued by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada following an announcement by the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, at UPEI’s Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation in St. Peter’s Bay, PEI, on August 24, 2023.

UPEI’s Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation (CCCCA) in St. Peter’s Bay, PEI, is hosting Climate Forum 2023 from August 16 to 18. 

Congratulations to five UPEI researchers who have received funding from the Government of PEI’s climate challenge fund.

UPEI’s Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation (CCCA) in St. Peter’s Bay will host a public Open House on Thursday, July 13, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.

World Environment Day, one of the biggest international days for the environment, took place on June 5, and the UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation participated in activities at the Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation in St. Peter’s Bay.

Dr. Xiuquan (Xander) Wang, associate professor and director of the Climate Smart Lab at UPEI’s Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation, is the recipient of the E. Whitman Wright Award for Excellence in Information Technology in Civil Engineering from the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE). The award was presented during the CSCE’s annual conference in Moncton, New Brunswick, May 24–27, 2023.

Members of the public learned more about the new UPEI Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation during an event at St. Peter’s Bay on Friday, February 14.

The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and MP for Cardigan; the Honourable Dennis King, Premier of Prince Edward Island; Dr. Alaa Abd-El-Aziz, UPEI President and Vice-Chancellor; and Dr. Adam Fenech, Associate Dean of the UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation, invite the public to a presentation about the future building plans for UPEI’s Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation.