CBU to Host ChemCon 2012

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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

This year, the chemistry students of Cape Breton University are excited to be hosting the 37th annual Science Atlantic student chemistry conference (ChemCon) for the first time since 2003. They won the bid to host over competing universities, Memorial University, Acadia University and the University of New Brunswick due to their enthusiasm and excitement.  

4th Annual RACE has finished

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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Recently, the Department of Chemistry successfully completed its 2012 Research Awareness in Chemistry Education (RACE) program. CBU students enrolled in first year chemistry courses participated in a 4-week rotation with researchers to experience hands-on chemistry research. The students volunteered for about two to three hours per week to gain insight into the ongoing chemistry research at CBU.

CBU's Boardmore Theatre Presents The Last Resort

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Monday, February 20, 2012

Lights up on Norm Foster’s hilarious farce The Last Resort, on stage at CBU’s Boardmore Playhouse from February 28 – March 3. The show begins at 7 p.m., with a Sunday matinee on March 4 at 2 p.m.

Cape Breton University Strengthens Commitment to Renewable Energy

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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Receives COMFIT Approval for Wind Farm

Today, Nova Scotia Minister of Energy Charlie Parker was at Cape Breton University’s (CBU) Verschuren Centre for Sustainability in Energy and the Environment (CSEE) to announce the newly approved Community Feed-in Tariff (COMFIT) applications, which included a successful Wind Farm submission by CSEE. The project, jointly developed by Cape Breton University and Cape Breton Explorations (CBEX), with land being contributed by Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation, supports CSEE’s goal to find advanced and sustainable solutions for energy and environmental issues through research, innovation and partnerships.

J & K Scientific Receives Innovacorp Award

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Friday, February 10, 2012

Last month, Innovacorp recognized J & K Scientific as the zone 5 (Victoria, Cape Breton, Inverness and Richmond counties) winner of the 2011-12 I-3 Technology Start-Up Competition.  The I-3 Competition is designed to find and support high potential early stage Nova Scotia knowledge-based companies, and encourage entrepreneurial activity across the province.  The $100,000 prize package includes $70,000 in cash and $30,000 of in-kind access to a variety of business services. 

CBU Business Students Pitch to Canada's Top CEOs

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Friday, February 10, 2012

Four Cape Breton University (CBU) business students have been short-listed to the semi-finalist stage of the Walmart Green Student Challenge. Later this month, Stephanie MacLean, Kurt Boone, Andrew Weatherbee and Omar Hassan El-Arnaoudy will travel to Toronto, Ont. to pitch their environmentally sustainable business plan to some of Canada’s top CEOs, while competing to win a share of $100,000 in prize money.  

CBU Welcomes Future Students for University 101

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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,will provide guests with the opportunity to see firsthand the growth CBU has experienced in the last number of years, both in infrastructure and in program options. It will take place Monday, February 6, at 6 p.m. in the new Verschuren Centre for Sustainability in Energy and the Environment (CSEE).

Entrepreneurs in Action

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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 of six information videos focused on business skills that will provide small business owners with tools needed to obtain business success. Each video is twenty minutes in length and focuses on the following six topics: marketing, finance, strategy, accounting, operations and human resources.

Shannon School of Business Student Receives $15,000 Frank H. Sobey Award

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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 of Business at eligible universities are asked to nominate the students.

CBU Researcher Awarded More Than Half a Million Dollars to Enhance Research Space

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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 Fund and the Nova Scotia Research and Innovation Trust (NSRIT) have each contributed $228,582 to the project. The award will be used to upgrade Dr. Salazar’s Electric Fish Behavioural Neuroendocrinology Laboratory and to assist with research focusing on the neuroendocrine mechanisms that regulate social communication behaviours in electric fish.