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Bishop’s University Welcomes Investment in its Science Laboratories

SHERBROOKE, QC - July 17, 2009

Bishop’s  University welcomes today’s announcement that it will receive $4.457 million to  renovate and modernize its laboratories in the Johnson Science Building. These  laboratories, which have not undergone any major renovation since their opening  in 1965, will be modernized to provide Bishop’s students and faculty with state-of-the-art  facilities to engage in science education and pursue research. The refurbished  labs will meet today’s improved safety standards, be more energy efficient and  be able to accommodate additional students.

“Bishop’s University  has a rich tradition of science education, offering our undergraduate students more  one-on-one time with tenured faculty and more individual access to research equipment  than perhaps any other university in Quebec,” said Bishop’s Principal and Vice-Chancellor  Michael Goldbloom. “This investment will ensure that we maintain our high academic  standards and that our science programs will be equipped to meet new challenges  and priorities.”

The Honourable Monique  Gagnon-Tremblay, President of the Treasury Board and MNA for Saint-François,  was on hand at a press conference this morning to make the announcement on  behalf of The Honourable Michelle Courchesne, Minister of Education, Recreation  and Sports. The funding comes as part of the Canada-Quebec agreement on the  Knowledge Infrastructure Program, and is jointly funded by the Province of  Quebec and the Government of Canada.

Bishop’s University is  well known as a centre of excellent research and teaching in the sciences. Over  the last five years, Bishop’s science faculty have won over $2.2 million in  external research funding, including a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in  Astrophysics. Bishop’s University offers undergraduate programs in biochemistry,  biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics and physics, and graduate  programs in chemistry, computer science and physics. 

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