By Вen Li
Three U of C researchers received more than $5 million from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to fund interdisciplinary training and research in health and disease on June 10, 2002."This investment helps the next generation of leaders in the field of health research and as a result, will strengthen Canada’s position in the biotechnology… Continue reading Alberta universities share in research funding
By Вen Li
On Tue., June 11, 2002 the Students’ Legislative Council voted to become more efficient.By a vote of 11 to 1, they approved on second reading the purchase of the $15,570 automated time and labour management system from ITR."Since we opened the new MacEwan Hall, the number of hourly employees has increased by 60 per cent,"… Continue reading New SU hand-scanner
While G8 countries are starting to rise from the largest simultaneous economic slowdown in a quarter century, they face a series of acute risks. From stagnation in Japan to higher debt in North America, the global economy has seen better days.Producing sustainable growth is as essential for the reduction of poverty in Africa as it… Continue reading Sustainable growth conference
The Group of Six Billion People’s summit will be held at the University of Calgary June 21–25, 2002. Organizers hope the G6B will be a conference where alternatives to G8 solutions are sought. Ideas and solutions beneficial for people all over the world and respect for human rights and the environment are the main focus… Continue reading G6B alternative to G8
Due to recent events in the region, the University of Calgary will not send a travel abroad program to India for the first time since a plague outbreak in 1994.A decision was made in February to put the program on hold when violence erupted between Muslim and Hindu factions in the region of Gujarat."A group… Continue reading Study abroad elsewhere
By Вen Li
Several dozen academics, geoscience professionals and CEOs of Calgary-based petroleum companies celebrated the opening of a new training facility at the University of Calgary last week. The Geoscience Professional Development Centre incorporates the existing Tom Oliver Core Laboratory, the Gallagher Library of Geology and a new teaching lab equipped with industry-scale software and data to… Continue reading Geology gets a boost
On the morning of Wed., June 12, 2002, the 12th crabapple tree was planted at Convocation Grove, an area located at the north entrance of the Olympic Oval.Jointly established in 1991 by the Students’ Legislative Council and University of Calgary administration, the grove commemorated 25 years of graduating students. Officiating the ceremony with Students’ Union… Continue reading Commemorative tree planted without U of C President
By Вen Li
It’s convocation week at the University of Calgary as approximately 4,000 students receive their degrees.Festivities started on Mon., June 10, 2002 with U of C President Harvey Weingarten’s opening remarks in the Jack Simpson Gymnasium."We are a university with more commitment than history, more future than past," he said to graduates and guests. "And like… Continue reading Convocation week
By Вen Li
Less than two weeks into the job, Vice-President of Finance and Services Phyllis Heaphy is already putting in long days in her sparsely decorated office. Heaphy didn’t begin her career in finance. Her first degree was in English Literature, earned at McGill University in 1970. Her second came in Finance nearly a decade later."Those were… Continue reading New VP Finance and Services
By Falice Chin
This year, NOFX’s frontman Fat Mike finally decided to clean up his room. The reward for such a dreadful chore is a collection of b-sides and many other forgotten goods brought together on their latest release, 45 or 46 Songs That Weren’t Good Enough to Go on Our Other Records.This double CD features ’90s punk… Continue reading NOFX, 45 or46 songs that werent good enough to go on our other records