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¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® awarded research grants totalling $62,788 to 13 faculty members in 2024. Five received internal research grants (IRG), six Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Explore research grants (SERG), and two Lévesque human health internal research grants.

Ant-inspired robots, the experiences of temporary foreign workers on PEI, and modelling for energy efficiency cost savings for property owners were the focus of prize-winning 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) presentations by ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® graduate students on April 11, 2024.

University students from across Atlantic Canada learned about environmental research taking place in the region during the 2024 Science Atlantic Environment conference hosted by ¾«Í¯ÓûŮ’s Environmental Studies program last month.

The ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® Department of Alumni and Engagement hosted a social night on Tuesday, April 9 at the Fox & Crow, W.A. Murphy Student Centre. The event was held to help welcome the ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® Class of 2024 to the ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® alumni family and was open to all 2024 graduates and ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ®, Saint Dunstan’s University, and Prince of Wales College alumni.

In February 2024, the ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® Engineering Brigades Club traveled to Honduras where they designed a water system for the rural community of La Brea.

Dr. Suzanne Kresta, a native of PEI, has been appointed as the Dean of the ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering for a five-year term, effective September 1, 2024. 

On Wednesday, April 10, six ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® business student teams will pitch their start-up businesses for a share of $62,000 in prize money during the MacLauchlan Panther Pitch Competition. The event, which is open to the public, will take place from 4:00 to 8:30 pm in Don and Marion McDougall Hall, Room 242.

The ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® Student Union has commissioned a survey of students from post-secondary institutions across PEI to learn more about their housing experience.

The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® (¾«Í¯ÓûÅ®) recently bid farewell to seven of its most beloved staff members in a heartwarming retirement party.

The Honourable Diane F. Griffin was installed as the tenth Chancellor of the ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® during a ceremony held at the University on Friday, April 5. She was unanimously elected to the volunteer position earlier this year by ¾«Í¯ÓûŮ’s Board of Governors.