Inaugural episode tackles generative AI in research, teaching, and academic life, featuring BU researchers from music theory, computer science, and philosophy.
Brandon University (BU) is announcing the launch of Illumination, a new research podcast hosted by Dr. Bernadette Ardelli, Vice-President (Research & Graduate Studies).
Dr. Christopher Schneider’s work on the impact of technology on policing draws national and international recognition as Brandon introduces body cameras for its police service
Following the publication of his co-authored book, Police Body-Worn Cameras: Media and the New Discourse of Police Reform, earlier this year, Brandon University (BU) Professor of Sociology Dr. Christopher J. Schneider has solidified his position as a leading sought-after voice on police body-worn cameras. Professor Schneider recently provided his research expertise to two major venues: a public hearing of the Boston City Council and a segment on HBO’s Emmy Award-winning program Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.
Stolen Science, hosted by Dr. Darrell Racine, reveals the hidden Indigenous knowledge behind two centuries of Western European scientific discovery
Dr. Darrell Racine, Professor of Native Studies at Brandon University and a Métis scholar from the Turtle Mountains of Southwestern Manitoba, has launched Stolen Science, a new podcast series that uncovers the largely unacknowledged contributions of Indigenous peoples to Western European science between 1670 and 1870. The series is now available on YouTube and major podcast platforms.
Brandon University’s Breast Cancer Cell and Molecular Research Laboratory, led by Dr. Mousumi Majumder, has received remarkable news.
Brandon University biology professor Dr. Pamela Rutherford has been re-appointed as Co-Chair of the Amphibians and Reptiles Specialist Subcommittee of the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC), following an appointment by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada.
COSEWIC is an independent scientific advisory panel that provides assessments to the federal government on wildlife species at risk of extinction in Canada.
Sometimes, the most important scientific discoveries come from the least glamorous places. In a new international study published in Scientific Reports, Brandon University paleontologist Dr. Mark MacDougall helped identify what may be the oldest known example of fossilized vomit from a land-dwelling predator, dating back nearly 290 million years.
Brandon University is pleased to announce the premiere of a graphic novella video adaptation of It Happened to Me & It’s Not Okay: Sharing Stories of Sexual Violence, an acclaimed research-based narrative originally published as a graphic novella resource. The animated version adds voice performance, motion within comic panels, original sound design, and music to create a powerful audio-visual experience that deepens understanding of the lived experiences of sexual and gendered violence.
Brandon University researchers Dr. Mousumi Majumder and Dr. Sarah Plosker have been awarded prestigious Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Discovery Grants supporting long-term, high-impact research.
Brandon University has launched Isms Fact Sheets, a new research-informed resource designed to help students, faculty, and staff recognize, respond to, and address discrimination, microaggressions and systemic inequities.
A new book by Brandon University researcher Dr. Christopher J. Schneider explores how police body-worn cameras have reshaped public conversations about accountability, transparency, and police reform, often in ways that are more aspirational than evidentiary.