By Kaye Coholan
The faculty of nursing’s simulation lab is set to acquire two new high-fidelity mannequins for students to poke, prod and practice on, thanks to recently announced funding from the province. A $300,000 grant from the ministry of advanced education and technology will be used to enhance the University of Calgary’s Clinical Simulation Learning Centre, which… Continue reading Bringing health care challenges to life
By Kaye Coholan
How much do you spend on alcohol in a month? Does drinking ever get in the way of your schoolwork? What do your friends say about your alcohol consumption? These are the types of questions asked in Alcohol E-Checkup To Go, an online survey used to evaluate the drinking habits of students. By filling out… Continue reading Letting loose or losing control?
By Kaye Coholan
Tuition at the University of Calgary is going up by about $18 a semester for a full course load starting May 1, as part of the upcoming year’s budget– approved Feb. 28 by the school’s board of governors. The increase, equal to 0.35 per cent, is the maximum allowed under provincial regulations and tied to… Continue reading University budget approved by BOG
By Kaye Coholan
Students — you are more powerful than you think. That’s the message brought to campus Feb. 15 by Craig Kielburger, a Canadian activist whose social justice efforts put him in the spotlight when he was just 12 years old. “People think that you have to be uber rich, or uber powerful or uber famous,” he… Continue reading Kielburger says students can make a difference on campus
By Kaye Coholan
A University of Calgary research team has found evidence of what caused the world’s biggest extinction 250 million years ago which set the stage for dinosaurs to evolve. Stephen Grasby, adjunct professor of geoscience at the U of C, said his team focused on the causes of the Permean extinction, the largest extinction in the… Continue reading Research team finds extinction evidence
By Kaye Coholan
A University of Alberta professor who was reportedly asked to resign after he spoke out against his department for lowering student grades has hired legal representation in what looks like an ongoing battle. U of A math and statistics tenured professor Mikhail Kovalyov clashed with the school last semester after he sent out e-mails to… Continue reading U of A prof pressured to resign over grades