Loyalist Partners with Boston-based University on Cannabis Research

Dec. 6, 2019 – 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.

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.