News

CBU Welcomes Future Students for University 101
Thursday, February 2, 2012

Cape Breton University is inviting students and parents from across the Island to come out for a night of University 101, an evening focused on answering questions and providing information on everything university related. The event, themed Your Island, Your University, Your Future,...
Entrepreneurs in Action
Wednesday, February 1, 2012

The Small Business Development Centre (SBDC) at Cape Breton University (CBU) has businesses talking about a video project that will provide entrepreneurs across the Island and beyond with information critical to their businesses success. The SBDC is launching Entrepreneurs in Action, a series...
Shannon School of Business Student Receives $15,000 Frank H. Sobey Award
Monday, January 30, 2012

Third year Cape Breton University business administration student, Natasha Kelly, has been named a 2012 recipient of a Frank H. Sobey Award for Excellence in Business Studies. This $15,000 scholarship is awarded annually to six business students attending Atlantic Canadian universities. Deans...
CBU Researcher Awarded More Than Half a Million Dollars to Enhance Research Space
Tuesday, January 24, 2012

New State-of-the-Art Laboratory Being Built

A research lab headed by Dr. Vielka Salazar, Assistant Professor at Cape Breton University’s (CBU) Biology Department, has been awarded $571,451. The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) Leader’s Opportunity...
LearnCorp International Welcomes ExxonMobil Trainees from Papua New Guinea
Thursday, January 12, 2012

A warm welcome at a frosty time of year is being extended to 73 ExxonMobil trainees from Papua New Guinea (PNG) arriving on campus as part of a 12-month Advanced Skills Training Program led by LearnCorp International (LCI). Engagement with LCI began 18 months ago with training held in Port...

Events

ProletariArt 2012: The People's Art Exhibit
Friday, February 3, 2012 (All day)

Due to weather conditions this event has benn rescheduled to Friday, February 3 at 5:30 p.m. Please note the exhibit will be open to the public beginning Monday, January 30.
Pizza With a Professional
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 11:30am

Steve Sutherland, Host, Information Morning, CBC Radio will discuss his career in Radio/Broadcasting and as a journalist.

Wednesday, February 8 
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
CS101 Boardroom
Verschuren Centre for Sustainability in Energy and the Environment
Cultural Memory Timeline Embedded in the Mi'kmaq Legends of Kluskap
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 1:00pm

A special presentation will be delivered by

Gerald Gloade
Program Development Officer
Mi'kmawey Debert Cultural Centre
CBU Sabbatical Presentations Winter 2012
Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 12:00pm

The following Sabbatical Presentations are hosted by CBU’s Office of Research and Professional Studies:

Lunch will be provided.

 
Women in Science
Saturday, March 31, 2012 (All day)

Join us for the 2nd Annual Women in Science Event

Last year's event was a huge success, attracting over 50 young women from all over Cape Breton Island.
10th Annual CUESN/CCEN Conference
Sunday, June 3, 2012 (All day)

June 3-5, 2012

The Canadian University Environmental Science Network (CUESN) is an organization established to enhance the quality and to promote the education and professional development of students in environmental science programs in Canadian universities.
International Small Island Cultures Conference
Wednesday, June 6, 2012 (All day)

The International Small Island Cultures Conference is being held at Cape Breton University June 6-9, 2012. This interdisciplinary conference is hosted on a different island each year, with recent conferences having been held on the Whitsunday Islands (Australia), Guernsey, and Sado Island (...

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