May 12, 2013 BRANDON, MB – Manitoba’s only horticultural hotline is now in operation for the summer of 2013, courtesy of Brandon University (BU). Members of the public can get help with plant, tree and lawn problems from BU experts. You can submit questions via email, online, or during the weekly horticultural hotline radio program broadcast on 880 [...]
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May 9, 2013 BRANDON, MB – A Brandon University (BU) alumna with international teaching and research experience is returning to the University as Dean of Education. Dr. Heather Duncan obtained her Masters of Education at BU and PhD in Education Administration from the University of Saskatchewan. She also has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of [...]
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May 6, 2013 BRANDON, MB – A national gathering of leading female academic administrators this past weekend hosted by Brandon University (BU) explored the theme of Leading with Integrity. The annual Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada (SWAAC) conference drew approximately six dozen participants from universities, colleges and technical institutes across Canada. BU President and Vice-Chancellor Deborah Poff says [...]
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May 2, 2013 BRANDON, MB – Research conducted by a student from Brandon University (BU) has been published in a prestigious international nursing journal – a rare distinction since he is a year away from finishing his undergraduate degree. John Jackson investigated the experiences of registered psychiatric nurses working in Manitoba, writing a study published in the peer-reviewed [...]
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April 30, 2013 BRANDON, MB – Westman native son Henry Champ will be posthumously honoured by Brandon University (BU) this Thursday, when a campus gymnasium is renamed for the late journalist during a ceremony with family, friends and members of the public. The Henry Champ Gymnasium, first opened in 1965, has been home to four Canadian university national [...]
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April 25, 2013 BRANDON, MB – Canada’s preeminent television journalist Lloyd Robertson will be given an honourary Doctor of Laws (honoris causa), during Convocation at Brandon University on May 31st, 2013. Robertson is one of the most trusted faces in TV news, spending 35 years as Chief Anchor and Senior Editor of the country’s most-watched national newscast, CTV [...]
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April 12, 2013 BRANDON, MB – More than 10,000 pennies have been donated to Brandon University (BU) in the past month by residents responding to a public plea by Science professors who use the copper coins in experiments and demonstrations. “We are overwhelmed by the response,” says Dr. Mark Berry, professor and chair of BU’s Chemistry department. “People [...]
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April 8, 2013 A dozen Brandon University (BU) professors were pie’ed during the 3rd annual ‘Pie Your Profs’ fundraising event on April 5th. “It’s good for charity and a great stress reliever,” said organizer Hannah Mazier, a BU student and president of the Brandon University Zoological Society (BUZS). “We raised more than $1,000 for the BU Students’ Union [...]
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April 3, 2013 BRANDON, MB – Some of western Canada’s finest jazz musicians will gather at Brandon University this weekend to perform and record new music inspired by a classic album. ‘Rebirth of the Cool’ will feature songs by seven Canadian composers, including four who will be in Brandon to take part. The impetus for the project is [...]
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Also tagged Birth of the Cool, Brandon University, BU, Dean McNeill, Eric Platz, Gerry Mulligan, Gilles Fournier, Greg Gatien, Jeff Presslaff, Ken Gold, Lorne Watson Recital Hall, MB, Michael Cain, Miles Davis, Rebirth of the Cool
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April 2, 2013 BRANDON, MB – Three students from Brandon University (BU) will be continuing their education abroad this fall, after being accepted into a university exchange program involving some 200 institutions. Kayla Koivisto, a third year student in BU’s Applied Disaster and Emergency Studies program, will attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, returning to BU for [...]
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Also tagged ADES, Applied Disaster and Emergency Studies program, Brandon University, BU, David Rowland, Dean of Students, Kayla Koivisto, MB, National Student Exchange, NSE, students, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
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