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News - April 2008

McGill University Launches “Best in the West” Student Award Program
Calgary residents and McGill University alumni Dr. Richard and Carolina J. Walls have pledged $1 million to launch a new award program – The Best in the West – aimed at helping qualified undergraduate students from Western Canada attend McGill.
April 30, 2008

Trinity Western University Announces Biotechnology Major
Are the foods you eat safe? Will dinosaurs roam the earth once again as in Jurassic Park? Are we moving towards a superhuman race as in Gattaca? Biotechnology can help to answer these and other compelling questions but while it is the furthest reaching and fastest growing area of science it remains largely unknown
April 28, 2008

Emily Carr Institute: B.C. to Establish Emily Carr University of Art and Design
The Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design will become a university, to be called the Emily Carr University of Art and Design (ECUAD), Premier Gordon Campbell and Advanced Education Minister Murray Coell announced today.
April 28, 2008

SAIT and Grant MacEwan College Ink New Agreement
SAIT Polytechnic and Grant MacEwan College see mutual benefits in working together
April 28, 2008

Memorial University of Newfoundland: Physics Professor Wins 2008 Petro-Canada Young Innovator Award
Dr. Luc Beaulieu, assistant professor in the department of Physics and Physical Oceanography, is the recipient of the 2008 Petro-Canada Young Innovator Award at Memorial University; a prize valued at $25,000
April 23, 2008

Thompson Rivers University Instructor Named as One of BC’s Most Influential in Residential Construction
Thompson Rivers University Construction Trades Instructor Hank Bangma has been recognized by BC Homes Magazine as one of BC’s Most Influential People in Residential Construction
April 23, 2008

Concordia University: Concordian Wins NanoQuebec’s First Nano-Academia Award
Concordia University is pleased to announce that Dr. Suong Van Hoa has been awarded the inaugural Nano-Academia Award by NanoQuebec
April 22, 2008

Four Bishop's University Students Honoured at the Townships Leaders of Tomorrow Awards
Four Bishop's University students received certificates of recognition at the Townships Leader of Tomorrow Awards held at the Lennoxville community centre last April 13th.
April 21, 2008

Thompson Rivers University: New Research and Development Opportunities for Kamloops
The Government of Canada is helping to strengthen Thompson Rivers University’s (TRU) research and development innovation and technology commercialization capabilities through federal funding toward research infrastructure
April 18, 2008

Grande Prairie Regional College: New On Campus Day Care Building Officially Opened
The official opening of the new Building Blocks Day Care building on campus at Grande Prairie Regional College is a long-anticipated moment, and celebrated by parents, children, Building Blocks staff and Board of Directors, the College and the community
April 17, 2008

Memorial University of Newfoundland: Business Students Capture Second Place Finish in International Competition
Four Memorial business students have finished in second place in the Network of International Business Schools (NIBS) case competition in Coventry, United Kingdom
April 14, 2008

Ontario Government Supports York University Campus Renewal
A grant of more than $18.5 million from the Government of Ontario will help ensure York University’s facilities are better equipped for cutting-edge research and today’s teaching needs
April 11, 2008

Trent University: $3,263,500 in Targeted Funding to Address Basic Repairs
New provincial funding announced for Trent University will result in improvements to on campus accessibility, increased energy efficiency and improvements to aging infrastructure
April 11, 2008

Lakeland College Business Students Earn Second Place at Case Competition
After a tense 90-minute deliberation period, judges awarded students from Lakeland College second place in a provincial business case competition held on March 27 to 29 in Calgary
April 9, 2008

Thompson River University: New International Double Degree Option for Geography Students
Thompson Rivers University is pleased to announce the signing an agreement with the University of Gävle in Sweden that will allow students to simultaneously earn a degree from each university in the fields of Geography and Geomatics
April 7, 2008

Trinity Western University Hosts the World Vision One Life Experience
Through a captivating audio tour and powerful imagery, viewers will experience the impact of HIV and AIDS by stepping into the life of an African child, gaining a new understanding of the greatest humanitarian crisis of our time
April 7, 2008

Trinity Western University: Lively Spring Concert Comes to Langley
A selection of triumphant and springtime works will be featured when musicians from Trinity Western University perform in Langley on April 11
April 7, 2008

Trinity Western University Announces Biotechnology Major
With more laboratory components and smaller class sizes, biotech majors can count on one-on-one time with their professors, while meeting the entry requirements for medical school and other professional schools
April 7, 2008

Next Major Construction Project Given Green Light at Thompson Rivers University
The next major capital construction project to expand learning resources on the campus of Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops has been given the green light with the announcement today of funding approval from the Ministry of Advanced Education
April 3, 2008





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