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Booming Communities to Benefit from BU Research

BRANDON, MB – New research by Brandon University (BU) offers suggestions on managing the rapid population growth now challenging some Manitoba communities.
BU’s Rural Development Institute (RDI), with support from Manitoba Immigration and Multiculturalism and Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives, examined two regions with recent upward growths: Neepawa and area surged as much as 20% since 2006 due to local employment opportunities; Winkler and area experienced tremendous population influx through the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program, including an increase of 63% over 10 years in one rural municipality.

BU Researcher Finds Ancient Earth More Bio-Diverse

BRANDON, MB – A Brandon University (BU) biology professor is part of a research team that has confirmed an influential ecological theory that seeks to explain the diversity of life in the modern world.
Dr. David Greenwood, with Simon Fraser University evolutionary biologists Drs Bruce Archibald and Rolf Mathewes, discovered that parts of Canada some 50 million years ago enjoyed tropical weather and a wider range of living organisms.

BU Student Attends Obama Inauguration

BRANDON, MB – A Brandon University (BU) student invited to the recent inauguration of US President Barack Obama says the experience opened her eyes to the importance of education.
“In Washington,” says Lyne Milette, “I saw that education and ability to communicate are essential to success at a high level.

Pros Play in BU ‘Winterlude’ Hockey Game

BRANDON, MB – Two former NHL players are lacing up in this Saturday’s Students vs. Faculty/Staff hockey game at Brandon University (BU), part of the annual campus open-house ‘Winterlude’.
Morris Mott, Professor Emeritus in the history department at BU, played with both the Winnipeg Jets and California Golden Seals.

BU Enthusiastic about India Trade Mission

BRANDON, MB – Brandon University (BU) is exploring new opportunities in India, as part of a provincial trade mission now underway in the world’s second most populous country.
Dr. Dean Care, Acting Vice-President (Academic and Provost), is visiting 10 Indian universities with the goal of increasing BU’s enrollment – an important objective in the University’s five-year strategic plan.