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What book featured the character that Mark Twain called, "and#133;the dearest and most moving and delightful child since the immortal Alice"? What book was it that brought hope and inspiration to Japan after WWII? What is the best-selling Canadian book of all time? The answer to all of these questions, believe it or not, is Anne of Green Gables. It may also surprise you to find out that this book...

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) has recognized Dr. Miles Turnbull's expertise in French as a second language education (FSL). Dr. Turnbull is an associate professor in the Faculty of Education at the С»ÆÊéÊÓƵ. The SSHRC peer-review adjudication committee recently selected him as one of two Virtual Scholars-in-Residence for Official Languages...

Dr. Christian Lacroix has just begun a six-year term as the sixth Dean of Science at the С»ÆÊéÊÓƵ (UPEI). Dr. Lacroix has been an active professor and researcher in the Department of Biology at UPEI since 1990. "UPEI is fortunate to have Dr. Christian Lacroix as its Dean of Science," said С»ÆÊéÊÓƵ President Wade MacLauchlan. "He brings an impressive record of contributions...

The AVC Lobster Science Centre located at the Atlantic Veterinary College at UPEI, will host the 3rd annual Lobster Science Workshop on July 26 and 27 at the Delta Prince Edward hotel, Charlottetown, PEI. The theme of this year's workshop is Marine Ecosystem Health: Crustaceans and their Environment. Keynote speakers and#150; including marine geologist Gordon Fader of the Bedford Institute of...

The UPEI Distinguished Visitor Speaker Series continues July 19 with R.Bruce Craig's presentation entitled "Confrontation, Crisis, and the Continuing Struggle for Equality in America." Craig is a historian and a 20th century specialist. He speaks at 3:00 pm in the K.C. Irving Chemistry Centre on the UPEI campus. In this presentation, he will assess the successes and failures of various racial,...

The Honourable Janice MacKinnon will give a presentation called "Canada's Health Care System: Why the Long Waiting Lists and High Costs?" on Thursday, July 20, at 3:30 p.m., at the Confederation Centre of the Arts, as part of the 2006 Dr. Frank MacKinnon Lecture Series. "In a recent Supreme Court of Canada decision," says MacKinnon, "Canada's health care system was criticized for having some of...

The С»ÆÊéÊÓƵ's W.A. Murphy Student Centre received some welcome news recently. Scotiabank has doubled its financial commitment to the centre. The bank originally pledged $50,000 to the UPEI Building a Legacy Campaign to help fund construction of the student centre. Now it has increased that pledge to $100,000. Scotiabank representatives were on campus in early July to...

The Institute of Island Studies (IIS) at the С»ÆÊéÊÓƵ has a mandate to encourage public discussion on issues that are important to the development of PEI. The Institute has identified the recent move to increase cruise ship tourism as a current issue that deserves more public consideration. To give Islanders an opportunity to hear about the advantages and disadvantages...

The first recipients of two new entrance scholarships to the С»ÆÊéÊÓƵ have been announced. The Mary C. McInnis Entrance Scholarship in Nursing has been awarded to Sara McAlduff from Bluefield High School and the Wilbert C. McInnis Scholarship in Business is going to David Collins of Montague High School. Both scholarships, valued at $1500 each, were established by Dan...

A new prize for students studying Christian Ethics has been created at the С»ÆÊéÊÓƵ through a $25,000 endowment gift from Alan McIsaac and Joanne (Kamphuis) McIsaac. They established the prize to honour their parents; the late Leo McIsaac and Mary McIsaac and John and Willemina Kamphuis. The McIsaac/Kamphuis Christian Ethics Prize is valued at $1,000 annually. The first...