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The ºÚÁÏÍø Panther Athletes of the Week for the week of January 19-25 are Darcy Zinck, Women's Basketball, and Mason Wilgosh, Men's Hockey. ºÚÁÏÍø Athletics and Recreation showcases talented athletes on a weekly basis to recognize their hard work and dedication to their respective sports. ºÚÁÏÍø Athletes of the Week are also nominated to Atlantic University Sport and Canadian...

Economic impact assessment highlights University's role in PEI's knowledge economy ºÚÁÏÍø's direct expenditures of $137.5 million boosted Prince Edward Island's gross domestic product by $150.1 million in 2013, representing nearly three per cent of the province's total GDP, according to a report released today. 'Most are already aware that ºÚÁÏÍø is a major...

The ºÚÁÏÍø Men's Soccer team will be awarded "SCORE! Team of the Year," Sport PEI announced this week. The provincial sport federation also announced that ºÚÁÏÍø Men's Soccer player Jared Murphy is a finalist for "Intercollegiate Male Athlete of the Year". He will find out if he wins the award at the annual Sport PEI Amateur Sport Awards presentation on Wednesday,...

A case team, made up of ºÚÁÏÍø business students Trevor White, Luke Gaudet, and Kaitlyn Lord, recently won third place at an international competition at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario. The Inter-Collegiate Business Competition (I.C.B.C.) is Canada's longest-running undergraduate business case competition. ºÚÁÏÍø's team competed in the Business Policy category against teams from...

This weekend, ºÚÁÏÍø Athletics and Recreation will honour the 1964-65 and 1984-85 Men's Hockey teams at a pre-game reception, in addition to having players participate in the opening face-off at the ºÚÁÏÍø-St FX game on Friday at 7:00 pm. This celebration is in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the SDU 1964-65 Maritime Championship and the 30th anniversary of the ºÚÁÏÍø 1984-85 AUAA...

The Dr. Frances Gray Music Performance Competition 2015 Finals concert will be held Thursday, January 22nd at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall, ºÚÁÏÍø at 7:30 pm. This annual competition was recently renamed in honour of Dr. Gray's retirement from the ºÚÁÏÍø Music Department. The six students chosen from the preliminary round to perform in the finals are: Rebecca Apps, soprano; Jillian Clow, mezzo...

The ºÚÁÏÍø Panther Athletes of the Week for the week of January 12-18 are Terrilyn Herrick, Women's Basketball; and Ellis Ffrench, Men's Basketball. ºÚÁÏÍø Athletics and Recreation showcases these talented athletes to recognize their hard work and dedication to their respective sports. ºÚÁÏÍø Athletes of the Week are also nominated to Atlantic University Sport and Canadian Interuniversity...

The Premier of Prince Edward Island, along with the premiers of Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, announced on January 19, 2015 that they have signed a ten-year interprovincial funding agreement for the Atlantic Veterinary College. The Atlantic provinces have agreed to share in the funding for the ongoing operating and maintenance costs of educating students at the AVC....

The ºÚÁÏÍø Human Performance lab seeks volunteers for a study on the protective effects of Curcumin (an ingredient in some curry spices) against muscle fatigue. Volunteers must be healthy, relatively fit, and between the ages of 18 and 45. The team is examining the effect of Curcumin and inflammation-inducing exercise on recovery after repeated bouts of downhill running. Participants must be able...