posted January 16, 2012
BRANDON, MB — Dr. Jaelyn J. Eberle, of the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Colorado, and Curator of Fossil Vertebrates at that University’s Museum of Natural History will be at Brandon University (BU), Friday, January 20 to talk about mammalian diversity in the early Eocene (55 to 34 million years ago) Arctic rain forests.
Dr. Eberle’s visit to BU is for a research collaboration with Dr. David Greenwood of BU’s Biology Department.
Category: Brandon University
posted January 12, 2012
BRANDON, MB — Earlier this afternoon, Premier Greg Selinger took a tour of the construction site at Brandon University’s Healthy Living Centre (HLC). The facility, which has received the funding commitment of up to $5.3 million from the province, is on budget and on time.
posted January 9, 2011
BRANDON, MB – The ‘Cats Volleyball Club will be hosting tryouts for the 13U and 14U girls volleyball teams.
Try-outs will be held on January 15 and 22 at Brandon’s New Era School (527 Louise Avenue).
posted January 9, 2012
Brandon, MB — The Brandon University School of Music’s pro series kicks off the 2012 portion of its concert offerings with TorQ, a Toronto-based percussion ensemble. This performance is one in many for the quartet, who are also playing throughout Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta this month.
posted January 5, 2012
BRANDON, MB – As the Brandon Bobcats welcome the second half of the 2011-2012 season, a pair of athletes are being recognized for their efforts in December.
JARYN RUETHER has led the Bobcats to four straight wins in Canada West Conference action, including an impressive weekend against the Saskatchewan huskies to close out the first half of the regular season.
posted December 21, 2011
Brandon, MB — The National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation (NAAF) has acknowledged second-year nursing student Cynthia Fontaine’s efforts and has awarded her a $1,500 bursary. The mother of five children, Cynthia returned to post-secondary studies once her youngest was in school.
posted December 20, 2011
Brandon, MB — Brandon University has received $90,000 from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). Funding for this three-year project entitled “Tourism Market Development and Impact Assessment” is from the SSHRC’s Aid to Small Universities (ASU) Program and will be headed by Dr. Derrek Eberts, Associate Professor in the Department of Geography.
posted December 20, 2011
Brandon, MB — The Brandon University Student Music Educators Association (BUSMEA) will be hosting its sixth annual Da Capo Conference. The Da Capo Conference is a one-day professional development event that includes workshops and seminars designed to enrich the learning of music educators.
posted December 19, 2011
Brandon, MB — Four Brandon University jazz students, whose principal instrument is the trombone, will have the opportunity to study with one of the jazz world’s greatest trombonists. In January, Jeffrey Acosta, Kena Olson, Neil Plumridge and Ryan Premack will start receiving bi-monthly lessons – via Skype – from Robin Eubanks.
posted December 16, 2011
Brandon University Biologist, Students Study Arthropods at CFB Shilo
Brandon, MB — For the past three summers, with funding from Defense Construction Canada (DCC), Brandon University Instructional Associate Bill Gallaway and two biology students worked in the field. Their study concentrated on arthropods, specifically the grasshopper and bee populations on the CFB Shilo base.