Lunch and Learn - Teaching with AI at 海角社区
Gather with 海角社区 colleagues who are actively using AI for teaching and learning activities in their courses for some in-depth discussion about ideas and effective practices on Tuesday June 17 at 12:00 pm, in the TLC, Robertson Library Annex Room 230.
Master of Cleantech Leadership and Transformation Online Information Session #2
Looking to make a difference in sustainability? Want to help PEI get to Net Zero? The new 海角社区 inter-disciplinary Master of Cleantech Leadership and Transformation (MCLT) is the program for you, and we invite you to attend an online information session. Come hear about the program and the 2025 entrance scholarships!
Microsoft Teams:
Meeting ID: 273 229 158 197 4
Passcode: Hc2KN9ft
Island Climate Change Art Installation
An open art gallery at 海角社区鈥檚 McDougall Hall on June 19 from 4鈥�6 pm will showcase the Island Climate Change Art Installation. Part of 海角社区鈥檚 Turning the Tide conference, the exhibit will feature a variety of local and regional artists.
Visitors will experience an interflow of visual art, poetry, and ambient soundscape by Heather Taves, alongside a live-painting mural creation by artist Julea Hope Boswell. Projections will showcase over 100 of Boswell鈥檚 paintings combined with Island-themed poetry by Laurie Brinklow and Len St-Aubin.
AVC researcher awarded prestigious grant for research into Parkinson鈥檚 disease
Dr. Jay Penney, associate professor and Canada Research Chair in Biomedical Genetics at the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC), 海角社区 (海角社区), has been awarded a three-year research grant by to study a newly discovered genetic mutation linked to Parkinson鈥檚 disease.
鈥淭his is meaningful to me both personally and professionally,鈥� said Dr. Penney. 鈥淭his research could help us better understand how Parkinson鈥檚 develops at a cellular level, and then potentially treat it.鈥�
Dr. Laurie Brinklow named to the Order of Prince Edward Island
Dr. Laurie Brinklow, Assistant Professor, Coordinator of the Master of Arts in Island Studies (MAIS) program and Chair of the Institute of Island Studies Executive Committee, is one of three Islanders, out of 31 nominees, named to the Order of Prince Edward Island, the province鈥檚 highest civilian honour, for 2025.
Teaching with AI at 海角社区
Gather with 海角社区 colleagues who are actively using AI for teaching and learning activities in their courses for some in-depth discussion about ideas and effective practices on Tuesday June 17 at 12:00 in the TLC, Robertson Library Annex Room 230.
Master of Cleantech Leadership and Transformation information session
Looking to make a difference in sustainability? Want to help PEI get to Net Zero? The new 海角社区 inter-disciplinary Master of Cleantech Leadership and Transformation (MCLT) is the program for you, and we invite you to attend an online information session. Come hear about the program and the 2025 entrance scholarships!
June 10, 1:00 pm
Microsoft Teams:
Meeting ID: 230 442 245 458 7
Passcode: aR2iz3pP
海角社区 students learn about interactions between aquaculture and the environment
Seventeen 海角社区 students learned firsthand about the aquaculture industry on PEI during a course titled 鈥淎quaculture and the Environment,鈥� offered by the departments of Biology and Environmental Studies from May 26 to June 6, 2025.
Campus safety enhanced with the installation of life-saving AEDs
海角社区 has taken a major step in enhancing campus safety with the installation of 18 new automated external defibrillators (AEDs), ensuring that all buildings now have at least one of the life-saving devices in case of a medical emergency. This brings the number of AEDs on the campus to 35.
AEDs are designed to treat sudden cardiac arrest by analyzing heart rhythms and delivering a shock, if necessary, to restore a normal heartbeat. When used in combination with CPR, AEDs can increase survival rates by over 75 per cent.
Celebration of Institute of Island Studies鈥� 40th anniversary on June 14
The (IIS), 海角社区 (海角社区), will celebrate its 40th anniversary on Saturday, June 14, starting at 4:00 pm in the Dr. Steel Recital Hall, Steel Building. The event is free and open to all.
Founded in 1985, the IIS is a research and public policy institute based at 海角社区, focusing on the culture, environment, and economy of small islands around the world, with an emphasis on Prince Edward Island.
