By Fabian Mayer, May 28 2015 —
The Alberta New Democratic Party reaffirmed its intention to implement a $15 an hour provincial minimum wage last week. The promise, part of the NDP’s election platform, was celebrated by labour unions and … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, May 28 2015 —
Cyclists at the University of Calgary’s Foothills Campus have a new place to store their bikes. The secure bike storage facility is in the courtyard between the Health Sciences Centre and Health Research … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, May 28 2015 —
A University of Calgary professor has been awarded a six-year, $1.65-million grant to train students in carbon capture technologies.
Carbon capture seeks to mitigate climate change by collecting carbon emissions from power plants, … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, May 28 2015 —
A University of Calgary professor’s celebrity grew last week when the CIA revealed that one of his books was found in Osama bin Laden’s Pakistani compound.
Barry Cooper teaches courses in political philosophy … Read the rest
By Claudia Wong, May 28 2015 —
Technology expert Xun Luo gave a talk about how social elements are natural ingredients for computing at the University of Calgary on May 25.
Luo works with Qualcomm Research, an American communications company. … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, May 21 2015 —
Secondary suite advocates scored a victory last week when Calgary City Council passed the first reading of a bylaw that would legalize secondary suites in four inner-city wards.
Secondary suites are separate housing … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, May 21 2015 —
More details about the planned West Campus development have been released.
The West Campus Development Trust (WCDT) is in charge of designing and planning the new community, which will be built on the … Read the rest
By Hayden McBennett, May 21 2015 —
The University of Calgary now has a notification-based mobile app intended to keep campus safe. The free app, called UC Emergency, sends out push notifications with security information to its users.
Bob Maber, … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, May 21 2015 —
The University of Calgary has restructured the student ombuds office after the Students’ Union threatened to withdraw funding because of ineffective service.
The university will hire a new ombudsperson and students may be … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, May 14 2015 —
Prior to last week, only Albertans over the age of 65 could say they had voted in a provincial election that did not result in a Progressive Conservative majority government.
The PCs’ near … Read the rest
