By Melanie Woods, April 4 2016 —
Students enrolled in spring semester classes will get a week off at the end of May when Canada’s largest annual gathering of scholars comes to campus. The University of Calgary will host Canada’s … Read the rest
By Fabian Mayer, March 29 2016 —
In 2014, Ross Lockwood was finishing up his PhD in condensed matter physics at the University of Alberta. He was also living on fake Mars.
Lockwood was part of a six-member team taking … Read the rest
By Claudia Wong, January 26 2016 —
University of Calgary researchers are working to identify psychosis predictors for high risk youth.
Psychosis is a medical condition that includes a disruption in brain functioning. Symptoms include confused thought, increased suspiciousness, grandiosity, … Read the rest
By Lianelle Barraza, January 19 2016 —
The University of Calgary library has added three million new library resources, doubling the size of its collection.
The library accomplished this feat by working with HathiTrust, an international partner of several major … Read the rest
By Diltaj Atwal, February 12 2015 —
Researchers at the University of Calgary have identified an enzyme in lettuce that allows them to synthesize natural rubber from the leafy green.
Associate professor Dae-Kyun Ro and PhD student Yang Qu’s research … Read the rest
By Scott Strasser, February 12 2015 —
According to a study involving University of Calgary professor James Dickinson, the influenza vaccine for 2014–15 hasn’t been very effective. In some cases, it has actually increased the chance of getting the flu.… Read the rest
By Hayden McBennett, November 20 2014 —
University of Calgary Ph.D student Kohei Tanaka recently made a breakthrough in the study of dinosaur nesting habits.
Paleontologists have long wondered whether oviraptorosaurs — feathered, ostrich-like dinosaurs whose name means “egg thief … Read the rest
By Alexander Kim, November 20 2014 —
Two Alberta ranchers donated $5 million to the University of Calgary’s faculty of veterinary medicine to support research in cattle welfare on Nov. 4.
Father and daughter J.C. Anderson and Wynne Chisholm own … Read the rest
By Hayden McBennett, November 13 2014 —
A University of Calgary researcher working in Canada’s Arctic has discovered a 700-year-old plant virus preserved in frozen caribou dung.
U of C permafrost and glacial hydrologist Brian Moorman and his team were … 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
