Category: Research

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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 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.