Family gift earmarked to replace protective dome
Brandon University’s observatory has a new name.
The rooftop facility, long a beacon for stargazers in western Manitoba, will now be known as the Gulliver Astronomical Observatory, following a generous $50,000 donation from the family of BU astronomy professor Dr. Austin Gulliver.
Brandon University (BU) is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRAs), highlighting the exceptional talent and innovation of BU students.
Brandon University student Kendal Giesbrecht has been awarded the prestigious RISE-GlobaLink Scholarship, which will take her to Dresden, Germany, where she will contribute to research on amino acid release in the beer brewing process.
Student Services and the Brandon University Status of Women’s Review Committee honoured 10 outstanding students at a ceremony on Tuesday.
Dr. Bryan Cassone has been awarded a Research Manitoba grant for his pioneering project on soybean disease diagnostics.
In early September 2001, Jack Lindsay, associate professor in the Applied Disaster and Emergency Studies program at BU, taught one of the first-ever classes focused on disasters in the country.
The remarkable service records of nearly 50 Brandon University employees were celebrated during a ceremony on Thursday.
The annual Long Service Employee Recognition Event honours staff and faculty members who have reached five-year milestones of 10 years or more in their BU careers.
A generous donation by an alumni member and his family will help support breast cancer research at BU for years to come.
Reid Opperman’s presentation on his breast cancer research was so impressive that he received the Best MSc Presentation Award for the 2023-24 RiboClub sessions.
A lot has happened in a year, said Brandon University’s Dr. Mousumi Majumder, as she looked around the state-of-the-art lab while her research students conduct tests they hope will lead them to a cure for breast cancer.