Loyalist College is partnering with Northeastern University in Boston, to create more opportunities for students and advance applied cannabis research at both institutions.
Representatives from both institutions signed a memorandum of understanding on Friday.
Northeastern’s CEO and Regional Dean for its Toronto campus Aliza Lakhani says the process began about a year ago, after a conversation with Northumberland-Peterborough South MPP David Piccini led to a campus visit.
Dr. Jared Auclair is Northeastern’s Director of Biotechnology and says the two institutions share similar philosophies on how to educate students.
Representatives from Loyalist College, Northeastern University and the Ontario Government pose for a photo, after the two institutions signed a memorandum of understanding, on December 6, 2019. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)
Dr. Auclair added that Loyalist’s ongoing work with its state-of-the-art CO2 Extraction Lab was a big key in the partnership.
Loyalist President Dr. Ann Marie Vaughan says the agreement will open more doors for students in the Biosciences.
Northeastern has a number of campuses across North America, including in Vancouver and Toronto, with students being able to use those facilities to take part in workshops, courses and studies, to advance applied cannabis research.
More details on the agreement are expected to be announced the coming days.
Loyalist College President Dr. Ann Marie Vaughan speaks to students in Loyalist’s Biosciences and Cannabis Applied Science programs, on December 6, 2019. (Photo: David Foot / Quinte News)
