By Melanie Woods, September 3 2015 —
The University of Calgary is welcoming thousands of incoming students to campus from Sept. 1–4 as part of annual Orientation Week events. The week is put together by the Centre for Leadership and … Read the rest
By Claudia Wong, September 3 2015 —
A University of Calgary engineering student is studying how technology can motivate people to be more active. Researcher Fadi Botros is linking plant growth to fitness goals.
His system, tentatively named Fitness Flower, … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, September 3 2015 —
University of Calgary student and former Liberal candidate for Calgary Nose Hill Ala Buzreba is speaking out about the way she was treated after offensive tweets she posted as a 17-year-old resurfaced online. … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, September 3 2015 —
Students looking to buy their textbooks from the University of Calgary Bookstore are now greeted by a new store layout.
Textbooks were previously organized into academic sections. Each major had a different area … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, August 6 2015 —
Debates over oil production in the Arctic erupted this spring when oil company Royal Dutch Shell sent two exploratory drilling rigs to the Chukchi sea northeast of Alaska. More recently, a Shell icebreaker … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, August 6 2015 —
Canada’s longest election campaign in over a century got underway this weekend when the Governor General accepted Stephen Harper’s request to dissolve parliament on August 2. The campaign will last 78 days … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, August 6 2015 —
Students returning to classes this fall will notice some changes around campus. The university is taking advantage of most students being away to undertake numerous construction and renovation projects.
Four lecture theatres — … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, August 6 2015 —
The University of Calgary has been given a $9.9-million grant to establish a microbiome research centre within the Cumming School of Medicine. The facility is slated to open in 2017 and will … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, August 6 2015 —
A University of Calgary researcher is nearing the end of his project to write a poem that lasts forever. English professor Christian Bök has been working to insert his poetry into bacteria … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, July 30 2015 —
From the firearms association to the anime club, the University of Calgary’s clubs system has organizations dedicated to a wide variety of interests, hobbies and causes. The Students’ Union is trying to strengthen … Read the rest
