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Category Archives: Environmental Science

The President’s Reception, Calgary

April 16, 2012

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Brandon University Researcher Involved in Landmark International Project

March 28, 2012 March 28, 2012 BRANDON, MB — Brandon University’s Dr. Wendy Untereiner and Dr. Mesfine Bogale are two of more than 140 authors of a paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), one of the world’s top scientific journals. Their paper, entitled “Nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed [...]

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Violin-Piano Duo to Grace the Lorne Watson Recital Hall Stage in pro series Recital

March 16, 2012 March 16, 2012 BRANDON, MB — The 2011-2012 pro series, an annual presentation by the School of Music, continues with a recital featuring violinist Kerry DuWors and pianist Futaba Niekawa. Their programme will include duo works by Mozart, Fauré, Debussy, Enesco and Stockhausen. Kerry DuWors first came to Brandon in 2003, when she won the [...]

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Brandon University School of Music Presents Mozart Opera

March 15, 2012 Thursday, March 15, 2012 BRANDON, MB — The Brandon University Opera Ensemble, under the co-direction of School of Music Assistant Professor David Playfair and sessional instructor Gordon Portman, presents a new adaptation of Mozart’s comic opera, “The Marriage of Figaro”. This is the Opera Ensemble’s third full-length production — Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte was produced [...]

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BU Marks International Women’s Day with a Salute to Exceptional Female Students

March 8, 2012 posted March 8, 2012 BRANDON, MB — To mark International Women’s Day, professors have selected 17 remarkable women students to be honoured during a campus celebration organized by the BU Status of Women Review Committee. They range in age. Their fields of interest vary. They all excel in their studies and have all earned multiple [...]

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Nanotechnology, Next Focus in Series

March 1, 2012 posted March 1, 2012 BRANDON, MB — Have you ever wondered what nanotechnology means? This Friday, you can find out during the next Science Seminar Series presentation at Brandon University. Dr. Rajesh Sunasee, a new faculty member and an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, will explain how this cutting-edge field can impact our [...]

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Icelandic Composer Writes Two Works for BUNMF, World Premieres in Brandon

February 23, 2012 posted February 23, 2011 BRANDON, MB — World-acclaimed Icelandic composer Kjartan Ólafsson has been on the Brandon University (BU) campus this week for the 2012 New Music Festival (BUNMF), entitled “Music Gates of the Arctic”. He will be in attendance to hear the world premiere of two of his recent works in the Lorne Watson [...]

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Brandon University Banishes the February Blues with WINTERLUDE

February 17, 2012 posted February 17, 2012 BRANDON, MB — A day-long winter celebration — WINTERLUDE — will take place on campus for the Brandon University community as well as the general public. Beginning at 10 a.m., on Saturday, February 25, the parking, the brunch, the skating, the cool workshops — everything during Winterlude is free and everyone [...]

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Paleontologist to Speak About the Marine Fossils Found in Manitoba

February 1, 2012 posted February 1, 2012 BRANDON, MB — The Brandon University Science Seminar Series continues on Friday afternoon. The guest speaker is Assistant Curator of Paleontology at the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre (CFDC), Joseph Hatcher. He will be on hand to give a free talk entitled Marine Vertebrate Fauna of a Xiphactinus Kill Zone from the [...]

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Final Basketball Games to be Played in BU Original Gym

January 30, 2012 posted January 30, 2012 BRANDON, MB – After 46 years and thousands of basketball games, the final Bobcat basketball games will be played in the original Brandon University Gymnasium this weekend. The Bobcats will host the Lethbridge Pronghorns in the ‘Cats final home games of the 2011-2012 Canada West season, as BU prepares to open [...]

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