Entrance Award; Verschuren Family Entrance Scholarship; Wood, Walker Foundation Aboriginal Awards Entrance Scholarship; Bank of Montreal Aboriginal Business Administration Student Scholarship Research Associate Vice-President, Academic & Research: Dr. Tanya Brann-Barrett CBU is a small comprehensive university that performs over $3 million in externally funded research and employed over 65 students as researchers in 2011. The Office of Research and Graduate Studies publishes two annual research publication titled Research Matters, as well as a separate student Research Matters magazine. Research chairs at CBU include: Tier 1 & Tier 2 Canada Research Chairs Healthy Environments and Communities (Dr. Xu Zhang, Tier 2) Musical Traditions (Dr. Heather Sparling, Tier 2) Social Enterprise in Inclusive Markets (Dr. Kevin McKague, Tier 2) Post-Industrial Communities (Dr. Lachlan MacKinnon, Tier 2) Sport Coaching and Adult Learning (Dr. Bettina Callary, Tier 2) Viola Desmond Chairs Social Justice (Dr. Graham Reynolds) Purdy Crawford Chairs Aboriginal Business Studies (Dr. Mary Beth Doucette) University Research Chair Marine Ecosystem Research (Dr. Bruce Hatcher) Industrial Research Chair Mine Water Management (Dr. Martin Mkandawire) Former Tier 1 & Tier 2 Canada Research Chairs Integrative Science (Dr. Cheryl Bartlett, Tier 1) Intangible Cultural Heritage (Dr. Richard MacKinnon, Tier 1) Molecular Spectroscopy (Dr. Dale Keefe, Tier 2) Determinants of Healthy Communities (Dr. Ashlee Cunsolo Willox, Tier 2) Communities and Culture (Dr. Marcia Ostashewski, Tier 2) Former Industrial Research Chairs Green Mining (Dr. Alicia Oickle) Mine Water Management (Dr. habil. Christian Wolkersdorfer) Environmental Remediation (Dr. Ken Oakes) Former Purdy Crawford Chairs Aboriginal Business Studies (Dr. Keith Brown, Dr. Janice Esther Tulk) Additionally, Dr. Bruce Hatcher is the Director of the Bras D'Or Institute. Projects are funded by all federal granting councils (CFI, NSRIT, NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR, AIF projects). The President's Award for Excellence in Research is an annual award which recognizes members of the CBU Faculty who demonstrate excellence in research and scholarship. From 2012, the winners have been: 2012: Dr. Richard MacKinnon, Professor of Folklore 2013: Dr. Katherine Covell, Professor of Psychology 2014: Dr. David Mullan, Professor of History 2015: Dr. Peter MacIntyre, Professor of Psychology 2016: Dr. Adango Miadonye, Professor of Chemistry 2017: Dr. Edward Barre, Professor of Nutrition 2018: Dr. Stewart McCann, Professor of Psychology Students' union The Cape Breton University Students' Union provides services such as the Emergency Bursary Fund, funding and management of societies, health and dental plans, Food Bank, Women's Centre, Pride and Ally Centre, Multicultural Hub, Capers Helping Capers, The