BRANDON – The Let’s Talk Science outreach team at Brandon University (BU) will host a Science Day for children tomorrow at the Brandon Public Library. The science-focused Saturday, also supported by Mini U, is the culmination of Science Literary Week at BU.
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Author: Grant Hamilton
Continuing the success of a campaign launched last year, Brandon’s two post-secondary institutions are joining together to welcome students to Brandon for the new academic year.
Through boulevard signs, banners, and a social media and advertising campaign, Brandon University (BU) and Assiniboine Community College are once again taking advantage of the back-to-school season to showcase and celebrate the importance of students to the community.
Six hundred eager first-year students will spend an exciting day at Brandon University (BU) on Tuesday, learning their way around campus, how to access supports and services, and hearing an inspirational keynote from Olympic gold medalist Jon Montgomery.
While not every first-year student attends Orientation, BU Acting Director of Recruitment, Courtney Adams, says that the day is an invaluable kick-start to their time at university.
As Canada celebrates the centennial of women earning the vote, a Brandon University (BU) professor will spend a portion of next summer investigating the meaning of enfranchisement and citizenship at Carthage College, in Wisconsin.
Dr. Patricia Harms, an associate professor in both History and Gender & Women’s Studies at BU, has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute Grant of $124,749, which she shares with colleague Stephanie Mitchell of Carthage College.
A new facility at Brandon University (BU) will make use of innovative techniques to conduct research on health, disease and biodiversity in Manitoba.
The Integrative Biology Core Facility (IBCF) will receive $297,569 in federal funding through the Canada Foundation of Innovation John R. Evans Leaders Fund (CFI JELF).
Decades of volunteer service by a Brandon University (BU) staff member were recently recognized.
Darlene Paquette, a Learning Technology Assistant in the Faculty of Health Studies was one of 30 recipients of a Canada 150 Service Medallion, awarded by Brandon-Souris Member of Parliament Larry Maguire.
Brandon University (BU) is a significant economic driver of the city and is responsible for more than $417 million in economic activity in Brandon and Westman every year, according to a new BU study, which also found that the university created 927 jobs in the province.
“It is impossible to calculate the full impact that BU has on our city’s social and cultural scene,” says Dr. Steve Robinson, BU’s incoming Interim President.
Brandon University (BU) is moving forward with the next phase of its ambitious and transformative downtown initiative, and will solicit public input into a detailed concept for the future development.
The University has nearly completed the complex process of assembling seven separate properties into a single contiguous parcel and has engaged an experienced external expert team to assist in leading the consultation and planning required to develop the full concept plan.
Brandon University’s (BU’s) new Acting Vice-President (Academic & Provost) is a familiar face whose wealth of experience and institutional knowledge will continue to support BU’s many ongoing academic initiatives.
Dr. Meir Serfaty has been appointed to the key leadership position for a one-year term.