Karen Batson is the new Chief of Pine Creek First Nation.
BRANDON, Man. – A Brandon University (BU) professor has made history in Manitoba’s Pine Creek First Nation.
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Small palm-leaf fossils from Alberta, noticed by chance by Brandon University biology professor Dr. David Greenwood, dramatically expand the known range and evolutionary speed of these plants, which are important markers for past climate change.
Dr. Greenwood, working with his graduate student, Christopher West from the University of Saskatchewan, has described an entirely new species of fossil palm, from central Alberta near what is now snowy cold Edmonton.
Dr. Fran Racher, left, and Dr. Kathryn Hyndman are celebrating their retirement from BU this month by partnering with former Brandon General Hospital School of Nursing Classmates to create a new scholarship for Health Studies students at BU.
BRANDON, Man. – Friends and colleagues since meeting as teenagers in 1969, Dr. Kathryn Hyndman and Dr. Fran Racher celebrated their retirement this month by initiating a scholarship that will help future Health Studies students at Brandon University (BU).
BRANDON, Man. – An expert in the relationship between multiculturalism and arts funding is visiting Brandon University (BU) this semester.
The BU School of Music is hosting Dr. Parmela Attariwala as this year’s Stanley Knowles Distinguished Visiting Professor.
BRANDON, Man. – Despite veering away from her original plan to become a teacher, Carmen Miedema remains committed to helping others learn.
A graduate of Brandon University (BU), Miedema is in her first year in the Archival Studies master’s program at the University of Manitoba (UM), where she received the Archival Studies Entrance Scholarship for the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) last year.
BRANDON, Man. — There’s a cloud on the horizon, and a new report from the Rural Development Institute (RDI) at Brandon University (BU) points to a need for rural Manitobans to tap in.
Data use and data requirements are rising rapidly. On Wednesday, Dec. 21, the Canadian Telecommunications and Radio Commission declared that broadband is a basic service and set a target that download speeds of 50 megabytes per second (Mbps) be available to Canadians.
Brandon University (BU) has acquired a significant location downtown: the former Strand Theatre property.
“This is the perfect time for us to take advantage of this fortuitous opportunity,” said BU President Gervan Fearon.
A look at one of the labs before the renovations.
First-year Biology students at Brandon University have access to equipment rarely available at other universities.
BRANDON, Man. — The history, present and future of African Canadians will be explored when Brandon University (BU) hosts the 2017 Black Canadian Studies Association (BCSA) Conference.
The goal of the conference, held every two years, is to promote dialogue, critical reflection and broad engagement around developments affecting the Black and other communities in Canada.
Students, staff and faculty members at Brandon University (BU) have provided significant and valuable feedback during the first round of wide community consultation on a new, stand-alone sexualized violence policy.
“What came through loud and clear was that people want this policy, they want it to be as strong as it can be, and they are eager to help us at the university as we work towards that goal,” said Carla Navid, BU’s Sexual Violence Education and Prevention Coordinator.