Month: May 2016

BRANDON, Man. – Noted radio host and broadcast executive Eric Friesen will be honoured at Brandon University’s Spring Convocation this month.
Eric Friesen will receive an honorary degree at Brandon University’s Spring Convocation on May 27.
Mr. Friesen will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) at the afternoon ceremony on Friday, May 27.
Born and raised in Altona, Manitoba, Mr. Friesen started his career at local radio station CFAM before hosting a number of CBC Radio programs, including Studio Sparks, Onstage at Glen Gould Studio and In Performance, and serving as a network executive.

A three-year research project starting this summer will help soybean farmers predict disease before it strikes their crops.
Brandon University’s Dr. Bryan Cassone has received $112,509 from the Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers (MPSG) to genetically analyze whole fields of soybean plants, looking for the distinctive DNA markers of disease, even well before symptoms appear.