By Daniel Pagan
Now is a good time to be a pirate, with all the hijackings in the Gulf of Aden near Somalia. A Ukrainian ship carrying 33 tanks on its way to southern Sudan was seized in September. Two weeks ago, a Saudi-owned oil tanker, the Sirius Star, was captured causing a media storm. Upward of $30… Continue reading Somalia’s turbulence on ground and sea
Scheduling an annual breast check-up is no fun task, especially when most women find mammograms to be uncomfortable and painful procedures. University of Calgary electrical engineering associate professor Dr. Elise Fear is trying to eliminate this common barrier by creating a safer diagnostic tool for breast cancer. Her 10-year project involves scanning the entire breast… Continue reading Fear, a breast’s best friend
Art has always been touted as a means of expression, so a group of Calgarians with schizophrenia and one University of Calgary professor decided to use art to share their experiences. U of C communication and culture professor Dr. Barbara Schneider met with 30 people with schizophrenia to discuss the issues of service providers. With… Continue reading Schizophrenics share care tension at City Hall
By Daniel Pagan
The Canadian Navy needs to change its way of thinking and plan how future wars will be conducted or risk sinking according to a report penned by an expert at the University of Calgary’s Centre for Military and Strategic Studies. The report warned the navy needs to focus on developing a long-term strategy for dealing… Continue reading Canadian navy needs a tune-up
Ecological populations are very similar to different people’s moods. Some populations are stable and consistent, others display large periodic variations and some are chaotic and fluctuate randomly. Ecologists have been trying to figure out why these variations take place in ecological populations for a number of years. There are a great many different things that… Continue reading Online Only: Populations in flux
In a race against time, University of Calgary researchers are trying to develop treatments that will increase the likelihood of longevity and delay the many health problems linked to old age. Previously, faculty of medicine lead researcher Karl Riabowol and his colleagues studied Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome, a rare condition where the physical signs of aging… Continue reading U of C research team unlocks secret to premature aging
By Katie Duke
Alberta has the highest reported rate of domestic violence in Canada. November is Family Violence Prevention month in the province. Many community agencies in Cal-gary observe it by holding events to raise awareness about the issue. University of Calgary Brenda Strafford domestic violence chair Dr. Leslie Tutty defined the broad term of family violence as… Continue reading Albertan students can’t escape the violence
A new study conducted by the Schulich School of Engineering at the Univer-sity of Calgary indicates that in the short term, roadside memorials may actually prompt improved driver behaviour at intersections. The study observed driver red-light-running behaviour at selected intersections in the city where mock memorials were set up. Significant changes were observed in the… Continue reading Roadside memorials affect driver behaviour
By Joseph Tubb
University of Calgary researchers witnessed two incidents of poaching while observing big horn sheep in Sheep River Provincial Park in October. The first took place Oct. 18, when a pair of research assistants who were capturing sheep to fit with GPS collars saw four people scoping the group of sheep from a nearby ridge. Although… Continue reading Researchers witness poaching
The Tyrannosaurus Rex, previously renowned for its chomping prowess and large teeth, had a special gift for finding its prey. In fact, it had one of the canniest noses of any meat-eating dinosaur, comparable to the vicious velociraptor.Scientists at the University of Calgary and the Royal Tyrell Museum researched the noses of meat-eating dinosaurs, or… Continue reading Online Only: T-Rex had a good nose for meat