By Scott Strasser, November 13 2014 —
The Students’ Union will vote in favour of a 2.2 per cent tuition increase at a Board of Governors (BOG) meeting on December 12.
The BOG votes on tuition increases every December. Annual … Read the rest
By Chris Adams, November 13 2014 —
The University of Alberta Students’ Union (UASU) will protest student fee increases at Alberta’s legislature on Monday, Nov. 17. The rally is on the same day as the speech from the throne and … Read the rest
By Katy Atherholt, November 13 2014 —
This November, the Calgary Police Service (CPS) became the first North American police force to implement a new facial recognition software called NeoFace Reveal.
NeoFace matches photos of suspects to the CPS database … Read the rest
By Chris Adams, November 6 2014 —
The University of Calgary has climbed international university rankings in recent years. Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) ranks universities on categories like research, student experience and quality of education. The U of C scored perfectly … Read the rest
By Babur Ilchi, November 6 2014 —
Third-year neuroscience student Yasamin Mahjoub was awarded for her research on iron neurotoxicity in brain cells at the Markin Research Symposium in Health and Wellness.
Mahjoub won the oral presentation award in early-October, … Read the rest
Scott Strasser, November 6 2014 —
Five Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ENTI) 381 students are bringing an Amazing Race-inspired event to the University of Calgary on Nov. 13 at 5:00 p.m.
The race includes 10–15 stations where teams will solve riddles … Read the rest
By Hayden McBennett, November 6 2014 —
Maclean’s 2015 Canadian university rankings placed the University of Calgary twelfth among medical-doctoral universities, three positions down from last year’s ranking.
Two years ago, the U of C ranked eighth. McGill, University of … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, November 6 2014 —
Enrolment at the University of Calgary dropped by roughly four per cent across all faculties this year, but some programs were hit harder than others.
Undergraduate enrolment is down over five per cent … Read the rest
By Scott Strasser, November 6 2014 —
Members of the Council of Alberta University Students (CAUS) are asking minister of innovation and advanced education Donald Scott to turn down market modifier proposals at Albertan universities.
Student unions at the University … Read the rest
By Chris Adams, November 6 2014 —
Green Party of Canada leader Elizabeth May has plenty of political experience. Moving to Nova Scotia from Connecticut in 1972, she quickly took an interest in Canadian identity and environmental politics.
She became … Read the rest