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Sheila A. Brown Centre for Applied Research
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Alzheimer’s Disease detection. Early childhood development. Healthy food production. Infant nutrition. Not only is the Sheila A. Brown Centre for Applied Research home to groundbreaking research in these areas, but it also serves as a bricks and mortar reminder that Mount Saint Vincent University is committed to research of an exceptional caliber and future investigators will be celebrated and supported.
The research centre first opened in 2018 and was developed through a complete retrofitting of an existing building on campus. That initiative was funded, in part, by the generosity of alumni and friends of the university.
In June of 2021, MSVU renamed its Centre for Applied Research in recognition of President Emerita Dr. Sheila A. Brown. A champion of university research and academic excellence, Dr. Brown, who served as MSVU President from 1996 to 2006, and her husband, Dr. Donald Wyllie, recently made a significant financial commitment to the university.
In addition, Dr. Brown is a lead donor to the scholarship that was established in her name when she retired from the university. The Dr. Sheila A. Brown Endowed Scholarship is awarded annually to a full-time student entering any undergraduate degree program whose entering grades demonstrate outstanding academic achievement.
Research played a major role in Dr. Brown’s academic career and she was a champion of its importance during her time in leadership. MSVU is an integral contributor to making Canada one of the world’s top countries in research and development. It also provides students with early access to exceptional research experience.
Embracing ideas, inspiring action, creating connections. Mount research is research that matters and the Sheila A. Brown Centre for Applied Research plays a vital role in not only housing critical research endeavours, but also bringing awareness to the value and impact of the MSVU research community and the Canadian research environment.
“I have always been impressed by the breadth and depth of research conducted at the Mount, and with how the research community here has connected to the community at large,” says Dr. Brown.
“Sharing knowledge and inviting the community to be part of that process is exemplified in this building,” says Dr. Brown. “The Mount provides pathways for people to pursue their education. That has always been part of the Mount’s history.”
