By Saima Asad, July 13 2016 —
Sit in class and gain course credit, or sit and eat Calgary Stampede food for a different kind of gain? Canadian Studies 451 at the University of Calgary offers both.
Offered since 2011, … Read the rest
By Scott Strasser, July 5 2016 —
Andrew Szeto is an assistant professor in the University of Calgary’s psychology department. On July 1, he began his new role as the director of the U of C’s Campus Mental Health Strategy, … Read the rest
On this special birthday boy episode of Course Correction, Jason gets to pick any topic he wants for us to make a course out of. And he chose game shows. Also: Sean gets the coughs laughed out of him, Melanie … Read the rest
By Scott Strasser, June 30 2016 —
The Court of Queen’s Bench judge presiding over the MacHall injunction application has delayed her verdict on who will operate MacHall for the foreseeable future.
On June 29, the University of Calgary Students’ … Read the rest
By Scott Strasser and Melanie Woods, June 30 2016 —
On June 30, the University of Calgary released its “Sunshine List” — a public list of all U of C employees who earned more than $125,000 in 2015.
Disclosing salary … Read the rest
By Scott Strasser, June 24 2016 —
In response to a recent ransomware attack, the University of Calgary will undergo an IT policy update this summer.
U of C vice-president finance and services Linda Dalgetty gave an IT systems issues … Read the rest
By Scott Strasser, June 10 2016 —
With high food prices and province-wide unemployment, the Students’ Union food bank is feeling the pinch of Alberta’s economic recession.
According to coordinator Allison Iriye, the SU food bank saw increased usage in … Read the rest
It’s no secret that Alberta is in the midst of a deep recession. When the latest provincial budget revealed Alberta’s deficit could top $10.4-billion next year, finance minister Joe Ceci warned Albertans to prepare for once-in-a-generation economic challenges.
The provincial … Read the rest
By Jason Herring and Scott Strasser, June 14 2016 —
On June 7, the University of Calgary admitted to suffering a ransomware attack — a form of cyberattack that encrypts computer files until a specific sum of money is paid … Read the rest
By Scott Strasser, June 9 2016 —
A new meta-analysis search engine co-created by University of Calgary researchers went public on June 8.
MetaBUS is a collaborative effort between researchers at the U of C, Northern Alberta Institute of … Read the rest
