Brodie Building, Room 4-47
April 2018
MELS 2nd Year Students Progress Talks
Join us as Master of Science (Environmental & Life Sciences) second year students present their Student Progress reports. We would ask that you plan to arrive and depart prior to the start or end of each block of 2-3 presentations to minimize distractions. All presentations will be approximately 20 minutes in duration with a 10 minute period for questions and answers. Light refreshments will be available during the morning intermission. 11:30 am Student name: Mark Klapheke Supervisor name: Dr. A.…
Find out more »MELS 2nd Year Students Progress Talks
Join us as Master of Science (Environmental & Life Sciences) second year students present their Student Progress reports. We would ask that you plan to arrive and depart prior to the start or end of each block of 2-3 presentations to minimize distractions. All presentations will be approximately 20 minutes in duration with a 10 minute period for questions and answers. Light refreshments will be available during the morning intermission. 9:30 a.m. Student name: Omoshalewa Victoria Omozuwa Supervisor name: Dr.…
Find out more »MELS 2nd Year Students Progress Talks
Join us as Master of Science (Environmental & Life Sciences) second year students present their Student Progress reports. We would ask that you plan to arrive and depart prior to the start or end of each block of 2-3 presentations to minimize distractions. All presentations will be approximately 20 minutes in duration with a 10 minute period for questions and answers. Light refreshments will be available during the morning intermission. 10:00 a.m. Student name: Olakunle Francis Omidiora Supervisor name: Dr.…
Find out more »March 2019
Science Seminar: Contributions of Indigenous, Local and Science knowledge systems toward understanding of White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) mating in Aotearoa/New Zealand
During 70+ interviews with expert Maori, Local and Science knowledge holders during 2015/16 in Aotearoa/NZ (https://www.whitepointer.cloud), numerous undocumented insights were revealed about the behavioural ecology of White Sharks (Carcharodon carcharias). One of the most intriguing themes emerging from first-hand and traditional (i.e. trans-generational) sources extended well beyond the spartan scientific literature on the mating system in this species. When considered from an ethological perspective, the narrative elements combine to form a new hypothesis of phased White Shark courtship and mating…
Find out more »November 2019
MELS Student Thesis Proposal Talks
Please join us for the final Science Seminar of the term, where our students will be presenting their thesis research topics.
Find out more »February 2020
You could win with an ‘aqua-hacking’ strategy for Lake Winnipeg
There’s $50,000 up for grabs as the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) challenges youth from across the Prairies to save one of Canada’s most beloved lakes with the AquaHacking Lake Winnipeg 2020 Challenge. An info session at Brandon University over the lunch hour on Tuesday will share info for BU students who want to learn more. It will take place in the Room 4-47 of the Brodie building, from 12:40–1:30 p.m. Finalists receive amazing prizes such as expert mentorship,…
Find out more »February 2023
Sociology of Disaster: Indigenous Perspectives
Gilbert Fredette of Norway House Cree Nation will visit the Sociology of Disaster class for a guest talk. Everyone is welcome.
Find out more »October 2023
Science Seminar Series: Marine fossils from the Cretaceous of Manitoba
Marine fossils from the Cretaceous of Manitoba: How fossil assemblages can give insight into the major changes marine communities experienced during major climate changes in the past Speaker: Aaron Kilmury, Department of Biology, Brandon University Abstract: The Late Cretaceous (100-66 My) Western Interior Seaway (WIS) vertebrate community zonation hypothesis is re-examined for the first time in over 32 years, and temporal changes in community similarities throughout the Late Cretaceous examined for the first time. Vertebrate faunal assemblages of Manitoba (MB)…
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