Imagine it is the last night before the final exam in the course you have been ignoring since the beginning of the semester. Your last hope is to spend the night reviewing your notes, reading the textbook and going over previous exams. Imagine the feeling of stress that washes over you when you realize the… Continue reading Let there be light
Month: November 2002
History from the tip of a paintbrush
By Natalie Sit
Sir Max Aitken, also known as Lord Beaverbrook, founded the war art program in 1916 after the gas attack in Ypres. There were no cameras present to record the horrific event, so Aitken commissioned a painting to remember what happened. There was also the belief that photographs would eventually disintegrate, leaving very little behind to… Continue reading History from the tip of a paintbrush
Curiosity didn’t kill the cat
It appears that what did kill the cat was a penchant for lateness and an overdeveloped conceptualization of the world. This, of course, according to a leading expert in the area of first human contact. Dr. Jaap van Brakel from the University of Leuven in Belgium presented his theory on Tue., Nov. 5 that curiosity… Continue reading Curiosity didn’t kill the cat
Academic fair educates students
A festival atmosphere filled the MacEwan Student Centre on Wed., Nov. 6. A number of services available to students were showcased at the Students’ Union-sponsored Academic Carnival.“It’s not the same old approach to getting students to get educated about the services here,” said SU Vice-President Academic Rosie Nagra.The event featured displays from groups like the… Continue reading Academic fair educates students
Enbridge CEO on Kyoto
By Eric Fung
The fourth installment of the U of C’s lecture series analyzing the Kyoto Protocol and its implications was well attended on Mon., Nov. 4.“Kyoto: A Call to Engage Canadians” featured Patrick Daniel, President and Chief Executive Officer of Enbridge, speaking about the inevitable failure of Canada’s current plan to ratify Kyoto. Daniel believes that Canada’s… Continue reading Enbridge CEO on Kyoto
We remember
By Monika Czyz
The U of C kicked off its annual Remembrance Day poppy campaign in a brief ceremony on Thu., Oct. 31.“We have universities because of those who fought for the freedom to create ideas and to seek the truth,” said Graduate Students’ Association President Michelle McCann. “Remembrance Day is the time to stop taking this for… Continue reading We remember
Nursing student researches pain
It started after watching her mother-in-law suffer from rheumatoid arthritis and it’s now a major study here at the University of Calgary.Elizabeth Graveline is a third-year student in the Faculty of Nursing and the recipient of a Markin-Flanagan Studentship. Currently, she is the research assistant for a chronic pain study at the University of Calgary.“We… Continue reading Nursing student researches pain
New federal funds for innovation
By Вen Li
The University of Calgary will receive $559,000 from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation’s New Opportunities Fund to strengthen research training. The announcement by federal Industry Minister Allan Rock and Health Minister Anne McLellan is a part of $17 million earmarked in the fund for infrastructure support for newly-recruited academic staff.“Attracting and retaining high-caliber researchers to… Continue reading New federal funds for innovation
New courses in innovation
By Вen Li
Innovation will be both the subject and style of two new courses offered at the U of C starting in January 2003. The courses were approved at the Oct. 24 General Faculties Council meeting and will be available to all students as open options.“These are university-wide, innovative courses in innovation,” said Kathleen Scherf, Dean of… Continue reading New courses in innovation
$3 million Tumor Research Chair
By Вen Li
Researchers, doctors, patients and students will benefit from a new $3 million Brain Tumor Research Chair. Dr. Gregory Cairncross, Department Head of Clinical Neurosciences and a professor at the University of Calgary, was announced as the first recipient on Tue., Nov. 5. “We’re going to build a brain tumor research centre for the twenty-first century,”… Continue reading $3 million Tumor Research Chair