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Next stop: Vanier Cup

The University of Calgary Dinos football team is headed to its first national championship game in 14 years, facing the Queen’s Gaels on Saturday in the Desjardins Vanier Cup in Quebec City.

H1N1 clinic on U of C campus open to everyone

All Albertans over the age of six months are now eligible to receive the H1N1 vaccine. The H1N1 clinic on campus is located in The Loft, the café on the fourth floor of MacEwan Student Centre. Hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Thursday, and 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Fridays to Sundays. Currently, line-ups at this clinic are manageable.

For more details and the latest information on immunization clinics and times, visit Alberta Health Services. For more H1N1 University-related information click here.

Solar car, the third generation

A radically new design will make the University of Calgary’s third-generation solar car lighter, faster and more practical. Schulich Axiom was unveiled today. 

Experts answer H1N1 questions at forum

The H1N1 pandemic can be confusing and  answers hard to find. The Calgary Institute for Population and Public Health at the Faculty of Medicine wants to set the record straight and help the community get the answers it needs. A public forum will be held Tuesday, Nov. 24.

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Students

SU food bank expands services

The University of Calgary Students’ Union has launched a pilot project that will expand its food bank services to students attending other Calgary post-secondary institutions.

 

Research in Action

Physician heal thyself
When doctors are sick, tired or burned out, the performance of the health-care system may not be at its best. University of Calgary scientists describe the consequences unwell physicians have for health systems and why those systems should routinely measure physician wellness

Olympic Connection

Professor chosen for his “intellectual muscle”

Haskayne tourism marketing expert Simon Hudson will be part of the 2010 Olympic Games’ Intellectual Muscle lecture series. Hudson has been chosen to deliver a lecture as part of “Intellectual Muscle: University Dialogues for the 2010 Games in Vancouver.” 

Events

Nov. 24
> United Way Wrap-up: “Turn up the Heat on Humanity”
> Science Café: Exploding Stars, Dark Energy and Other Cosmic Mysteries
> Understanding the Basics of Pandemics: H1N1 and Your Questions
> Opening night:  the mob by Clem Martini. Runs until Dec. 5.
> 2009 E-Gré National Music Competition winner Carissa Klopoushak

Nov. 25
> the mob by Clem Martini
> Dance Montage Open Dress Rehearsal

Nov. 26
> War and the Global Economic Crisis
> The Dirty Thirties and Funny Money: Alberta's Zany Solution to the Economic Crisis in the Great Depression
> the mob by Clem Martini
> Dance Montage 2009

Nov. 27

> Book Launch: Golden Threads
> Book Launch/Reading: Woodstock Rising by Tom Wayman
> the mob by Clem Martini
> Dance Montage 2009

For a look at upcoming events, go to ucalgary.ca/events