Month: June 2024

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Among more than 560 new graduates who received Brandon University (BU) degrees at the recent Convocation ceremonies, were two who share a special distinction. Lauren Letexier and Enoch Ouskun were the first two graduates from BU’s Al and Bee Wagner Indigenous Student Transition Program.

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Two of the world’s foremost scholars on studying masculinity are working together here in Brandon, as a visiting professor arrives from Türkiye for a two-week stay.

Through the Erasmus+ Mobility Agreement, Dr. Atilla Barutçu is visiting Brandon University to work with Dr. Jonathan A. Allan, Canada Research Chair in Men and Masculinities in BU’s Faculty of Arts.

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A Brandon University researcher is in the field near Sudbury, Ontario, this summer assessing how to restore a damaged ecosystem that could be a tremendous carbon sink.

Dr. Pete Whittington is a professor and chair of the Department of Geography and Environment at BU. his research focuses on peatlands, which are a type of wetland that can store tonnes of carbon into the ground for thousands of years.

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Brandon University’s Cooperative Education Program (BU Co-op) has achieved 100 per cent employment for its students for the second year in a row. This outstanding accomplishment underscores BU Co-op’s dedication to providing unparalleled career opportunities and professional development to its students. Forty-one BU Co-op students are employed this summer in fields that match their career aspirations.