Sarah Plosker, Mathematics & Computer Science
When: Wednesday, November 6th, 2013 — 3:40 p.m, Slot 8
Where: Room 1-54, Brodie Building
Majorization is a basic concept in matrix theory that has found applications in numerous settings over the past century. Power majorization is a more specialized notion that has been studied in the theory of inequalities.
The following is an op-ed article submitted to the Brandon Sun newspaper by Brandon University President and Vice-Chancellor Deborah Poff, concerning the unauthorized access, discovered in mid-October, to the University’s computer network.
What is the Real Story Here?
BRANDON, MB – Following unauthorized access to a test computer system data base, Brandon University (BU) is contacting affected individuals. The data base contained information from a number of student applications from 2004 to 2009.
BRANDON, MB – A new Sports Wall of Fame will be unveiled this weekend at Brandon University (BU), named in honour of two long-time University supporters and community builders.
Mr. Dick and Mrs. Verda McDonald are BU alumni who first met on campus in the 1950s, married, and raised three sons in Brandon.
BRANDON, MB – A nationally-recognized First Nations Elder will speak this week at Brandon University about the healing of individuals, families and communities affected by the legacy of colonization in Canada.
Gerry Oleman, a member of the St’at’imc Nation from Tsal’alh (Shalalth, BC), has been involved as a change agent for First Nations communities and agencies since 1976, providing counselling and leadership on the local and national levels.
BRANDON, MB – A professor at Brandon University (BU) is working with researchers around the globe, exploring some of the most important stars in our sky with the Hubble Space Telescope.
This is an unusually large and significant project,” says Dr. Austin Gulliver, chair of BU’s Physics and Astronomy Department.
BRANDON, MB – The Brandon University (BU) community is saddened by the passing of longtime professor and University supporter Dr. Bruce James Forrest, who lost his battle with cancer on Wednesday evening.
Born in 1950, Bruce joined the Department of Chemistry in 1986 as an associate professor.
BRANDON, MB – A community outreach program which has funded projects as diverse as attracting new campground users, to mapping World War l trenches, to measuring the response of emergency services, is accepting new proposals.
The Brandon University (BU) Community Outreach Service contributes as much as $3,000 per project to organizations and individuals wishing to collaborate with the University on research initiatives.
BRANDON, MB – One of Canada’s leading social entrepreneurs and the founder of Green Rewards, the world’s first eco-points program, is returning to his alma mater to talk about his experiences and new book.
Andreas Souvaliotis, author of Misfit: Changemaker with an Edge, has been recognized by social responsibility leaders from around the world, including The Prince of Wales, for achievements in influencing and rewarding behaviour change on a mass scale, including creating Air Miles for Social Change, the world’s first social venture built inside a loyalty rewards program.
Article by Graeme Bruce, Brandon Sun
In a small computer lab on the bottom floor of Brandon University’s Brodie Building,three computer science students spent Saturday afternoon with their eyes glued to monitors,scanning through lines of programming code.
The third-year students — Roque Lacroix, Alex Trush and Bailey Kacsmar — are making a run at a worldwide programming contest, which almost guarantees winners a golden ticket to Google or Microsoft.