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Spotlight on Teaching: Professor Andre Buret of the Department of Biological Sciences

Submitted by burnsc on Tue, 2013-05-21 15:44.
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In his sixteen years at the University of Calgary, he has excelled in all major areas of the life of an academic - research, teaching and service.

TEDx Calgary event bring new energy to campus

Submitted by burnsc on Tue, 2013-05-14 10:54.
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Dr. Steve Larter, Canada Research Chair in Petroleum Geology and professor in the Department of Geoscience was amoung the dynamic group of speakers at TEDx.

PhD candidate seeks nationwide funding for post-docs with disabilities

Submitted by burnsc on Thu, 2013-05-09 09:35.
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Visually impaired graduate student Ella Bowles found there was no roadmap for accessing funding to deal with the changing needs of evolving research.

Sold-out geoscience alumni event brings together young and wise

Submitted by burnsc on Tue, 2013-05-07 10:08.
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On May 1, GeoAC hosted a sold-out function bringing together 138 geology and geophysics alumni from classes as far back as 1972.

Helping sufferers of chronic infections

Submitted by burnsc on Thu, 2013-05-02 09:40.
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Department of Biological Sciences researchers are working on testing new bandages which are equipped with antimicrobials in order to better fight chronic infections.

New test to learn whether antimatter falls down

Submitted by burnsc on Thu, 2013-05-02 09:13.
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Researchers in the Department of Physics and Astronomy are among the authors of a study that proposes a new technique to measure the gravitational mass of anti-hydrogen.

Edmonton Sun: Alberta students taking fitness app to world stage

Submitted by burnsc on Wed, 2013-05-01 11:08.
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A team of U of C students is garnering international recognition for an app that monitors the health of computer/office workers.

Exploring water quality

Submitted by burnsc on Tue, 2013-04-30 10:36.
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Drs. Bernhard Mayer (Geoscience), Masaki Hayashi (Geoscience) and David Hall (Veterinary Medicine) have been awarded more than $1 million in funding for projects to research drinking water.

Teaching Excellence

Submitted by burnsc on Fri, 2013-04-26 14:18.
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Congratulations to David Feder (Physics & Astronomy), Robert Langhair (Biological Sciences) and Anthony Russell (Biological Sciences) for receiving Teaching Excellence Awards in the category of science.

Outstanding mentor award

Submitted by burnsc on Tue, 2013-04-23 09:36.
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Brenda Wright, P.Geol., FEC alumna of the University of Calgary, has received the Outstanding Mentor Award from the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA).

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