On Earth Day, Bishop’s University announces a reduction of its greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) from owned and controlled sources, maintaining its carbon neutrality announced in April 2023. See our website for details: ow.ly/zLpG50RlA9c

#UBishops Dr Mirella Aoun is working with @usherbrooke to develop a sustainable method to cultivate raspberries year-round!
The CANberries project is benefiting from a research grant through the Homegrown Innovation Challenge of the Weston Family Foundation.

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It was a pleasure to welcome Prof. Jean-Louis Heudier last week for a special eclipse-themed Donald Lecture!
His talk explored mankind's perception of eclipses, from fright to fascination, and what we've learned from them.

More about the Donald Lectures: ow.ly/otvl50ReeJu

It was a pleasure to host so many people on #UBishops campus yesterday for the eclipse!

How did you commemorate the event? 🌘

A new study published in Science Magazine shows diversified farming is a win for all! #UBishops Dr. Vivian Valencia, a co-author, highlights that moving from monoculture to diversified farming boosts biodiversity, food security, and doesn't hurt yields.

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We've had the pleasure to host some amazing guest speakers so far this semester at Bishop's University Bishop's Politics 🍁 Pictured: Hon. Marie-Claude Bibeau, Dr. Jean-François Daoust, and Dr. Bryn Jones Square. Thanks to everyone involved for these thoughtful talks and discussion with students!

#UBishops Principal Sébastien Lebel-Grenier joined a round table on The Value of Universities to Quebec and Canada, organized by the Consortium of English-language CÉGEPs, Colleges and Universities and McGill Institute for the Study of Canada.

Now available on YouTube: ow.ly/ivx450QX1GI

📸: Julian Haber

It's out! #UBishops English prof. Dr. Jessica Riddell's book, Hope Circuit, a higher-education call-for-action, has been released into the world!

Dr. Riddell has several book tour dates and Hope Summit events coming up. Find dates & more details on her website: ow.ly/1U5O50QTHsa

Research Week is next week! Make sure to follow @ubishops_research on Instagram for updates and recaps throughout the week!

See the full list of daily talks and learn about the different competitions on our website: ow.ly/vMkn50QSKis

Congrats to fourth-year biochemistry student Sean Richardson who received a $1,000 award from Beer Canada today!

And a huge thank you to Beer Canada representative Marie Antoinette Diop for visiting #UBishops brewing students & giving them a presentation on the market dynamics.

On March 14, come check out this amazing talk led by Senator Rosa Galvez who is leading the way for Canada's sustainable future.
Click here to find out more:
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L’École des sciences de l’éducation de #UBishops sollicite des candidatures pour un poste de professeur adjoint dans le domaine curriculum, enseignement et réflexivité aux niveaux primaire et secondaire.

Voir les détails du poste et appliquer: ow.ly/UQbY50QKLWO

#UBishops School of Education invites applications for a tenure-stream Assistant Professor position in Curriculum, Teaching and Reflexivity at the Elementary and Secondary Levels.

Read more about the position and apply here: ow.ly/HUPN50QKLNO

We are proud to share that Dr. Art Babayants, Director of #UBishops Musical Theatre Concentration, won the Excellence in New Work Award presented by the SATA Awards 2023 for his play Bros/Les gars produced by La Troupe du jour in 2023!

Congratulations Dr. Babayants 💜🎉

Join a webinar with long-term advocate Gladys Rade and #UBishops Sociology Department professor Vicki Chartrand on February 21st! The webinar will focus on practical examples of research in Indigenous context.

Register for the Zoom event here: ow.ly/wK0650QFH9J

Did you know that Sherbrooke will be a prime location to view the April 8 total solar eclipse? Totality will last 3.5 minutes in Sherbrooke, compared to only 1 minute in Montreal, and none in Toronto.

Stay tuned for more updates, fun facts, and safety precautions!

This morning, over 60 people met for a practicum orientation session, facilitated by the Director of Practice Teaching, Dr. Joanne Pattison-Meek.

Student-teachers got ready with both Supervisors and Associate Teachers from schools in the ETSB to start their practicum on Feb. 26.

#UBishops is seeking to fill one tenure track position at the Assistant Professor level in the field of sport management.

See full details and apply: ow.ly/PV2R50QzeOB

#UBishopscherche à combler un poste de professeur adjoint menant à la permanence dans le de domaine de la gestion du sport.

Voir les détails du poste et appliquer: ow.ly/PV2R50QzeOB