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Atlantic Book Prize for CBU Professor Emeritus Brian Tennyson

June 14, 2018

On May 10, 2018, Cape Breton University Professor Emeritus  Dr. Brian Tennyson received the “Democracy 250 Atlantic Book Award for…

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CBU Awards Dr. Stewart McCann the 2018 President’s Award for Excellence in Research

June 14, 2018

On Saturday, May 11, Dr. Stewart McCann was awarded the President’s Award for Excellence in Research at the 2018 President’s…

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CBU Research Team Develops Nanomaterials with Major Potential

November 19, 2018

Dr. Martin Mkandawire, Associate Professor of Chemistry and researcher with the CBU’s Verschuren Centre, is currently working with a team…

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CBU Researchers Awarded SSHRC Grants

December 10, 2018

Two Cape Breton University researchers recently received Social Sciences and Human Research Council (SSHRC) Partnership Engage Grants to continue their…

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Dr. Catherine Leviten-Reid Wins Gold Roof Award

December 6, 2018

Cape Breton University Professor Dr. Catherine Leviten-Reid has been awarded the Gold Roof Award for Housing Research Excellence. The award,…

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Dr. Felix Odartey-Wellington Awarded the 2018 Cape Breton University Instructional Leadership Award

June 14, 2018

On Saturday, May 11, Dr. Felix Odartey-Wellington was awarded the Cape Breton University Instructional Leadership Award at the 2018 President’s…

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Dr. Heather Sparling – Canadian Research Chair in Musical Traditions

December 17, 2018

Cape Breton University professor, Dr. Heather Sparling, was recently renewed as a prestigious Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in…

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From Toy Cash Registers to Business School: Meet Courtney DeGiobbi

June 17, 2020

Courtney DeGiobbi has had an interest in Business for her entire life. When she was little her favourite toy was…

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Informing Affordable Housing: Dr. Leviten-Reid

July 31, 2020

Having a place to live that is safe, affordable and secure is key to our well-being. That’s why Dr. Catherine…

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L’nuwey Tplutaqan Mawio’min Research Awarded Indigenous Research Capacity and Reconciliation Connection Grant

February 20, 2019

Indigenous peoples are overrepresented in Canadian prisons, and victimization and vulnerabilities are not well understood. While there has been a…

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Math Students Go Everywhere! Meet Dr. Scott Rodney

November 19, 2018

For Dr. Scott Rodney, his work on partial differential equations (PDEs) is about much more than just numbers. An Associate…

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Post-Industrial Communities Research: Dr. Lachlan MacKinnon

August 24, 2020

Research projects at Cape Breton University are world-class, with a history of partnership and collaboration. CBU Assistant Professor, Dr. Lachlan…

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Providing Real Solutions Through Chemistry Dr. Stephanie MacQuarrie

November 19, 2018

Dr. Stephanie MacQuarrie, Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry at CBU, has been awarded an NSERC Discovery Grant of $120,000 for…

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Scholarship Success: Robyn Shibinette

February 5, 2020

Bachelor of Science, Nursing student Robyn Shibinette isn’t afraid to admit it –  when she received her scholarship to CBU,…

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Sharon Morrison Memorial Award Established

August 27, 2020

The Cape Breton Down Syndrome Society (CBDSS), along with the Morrison Family of Sydney River have proudly established the Sharon…

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Striving for Success, Even in Hard Times: Meet Leah Burns

February 8, 2021

When Leah Burns was awarded the Chancellor Scholarship from Cape Breton University she felt a major sense of accomplishment. All…

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