By Zarif Alibhai, June 9 2023
Maz Jobrani has had a prolific career spanning over two decades. Although he studied political science at university and was enrolled in a Ph.D. program, yet he decided to pursue his childhood dream as … Read the rest
By Zarif Alibhai, February 17 2022—
COVID is not just the mild flu or a hoax. We are now entering the third year of this COVID-19 pandemic. That makes me apprehensive because we were informed by the federal government that … Read the rest
By Zarif Alibhai, February 28 2020 —
Aretha Franklin is revered as the Queen of Soul, having won 18 grammys, sold 75 million records worldwide and singing at the inaugurations of Presidents Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. RESPECT! … Read the rest
By Zarif Alibhai, August 2 2017 —
The Fort McMurray wildfires displaced over 80,000 people from their jobs and homes in May 2016. A University of Calgary software engineering PhD student believes that centralized app software could help displaced victims … Read the rest
By Zarif Alibhai, April 27 2017 —
On March 31, the University of Calgary received about $1 million from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to help evolve its library resources.
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is a private foundation based … Read the rest
By Scott Strasser, March 21 2017 —
The University of Calgary Pre-Law Society hosted an event on March 17 to educate students and raise awareness about the immigration process for refugees in Canada.
The event — In our Footsteps: Understanding … Read the rest
By Zarif Alibhai, March 21 2017 —
University of Calgary students will most likely recognize Lesley Rigg as the dean of the Faculty of Science. But what some students probably don’t know is that she is also a dual black … Read the rest
By Zarif Alibhai, March 8 2017 —
The Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission’s DrinkSense campaign visited the University of Calgary on March 1.
DrinkSense is a province-wide campaign aimed at educating young adults on Canada’s low-risk alcohol drinking guidelines for … Read the rest
By Saima Asad, February 28 2017 —
There could be some minor revenue shortfalls in the operating budgets of Alberta’s public post-secondary institutions next year.
In her opening address to General Faculties Council on Feb. 16, University of Calgary president … Read the rest
By Zarif Alibhai, February 10 2017 —
Registered psychologists from the Students’ Union Wellness Centre will conduct a research project this semester to help determine what contributes to student loneliness.
SU Wellness Centre psychologists Ann Laverty and Lara Schultz will … Read the rest
