By Colin Minor
Calgary’s Light Up The World Foundation is showcasing its global development initiatives this month with a speaker series, open house and solar-powered holiday light display. University of Calgary electrical engineering professor and LUTW founder Dr. David Irvine-Halliday is speaking about sustainable lighting’s role in development on Dec. 16. Irvine-Halliday is currently in Hyderabad, India where… Continue reading Lighting up lives with LEDs all year round
By Colin Minor
Like Jigglypuff, Students’ Union vice-president Alyssa Stacy is cheerful and has a delicate voice. Stacy has also used her lullaby attack to soothe student academic issues throughout the semester.Stacy experienced a steep learning curve early in her term as VP academic. Over the past few months, she’s mastered the planning and hard work necessary to… Continue reading Students’ Union executive mid-term review 2010: Alyssa Stacy
By Colin Minor
The University of Calgary is launching its own It Gets Better project over the next two weeks. The international project, started by journalist Dan Savage, is in response to a string of recent suicides by gay youth. Students, alumni, faculty and staff of all genders and sexual identities are encouraged to videotape short messages of… Continue reading It gets better, Calgary
By Colin Minor
The Faculty of Environmental Design hosted an open house on Nov. 16 to show undergraduates the interdisciplinary graduate programs offered. “One of the things that really distinguishes this place from a lot of schools is the diversity of design that occurs under one roof,” said associate dean of environmental design Michael Quinn. “We have one… Continue reading Environmental design open house
By Colin Minor
Campus bicycle co-op Bike Root is seeking support from students, staff, faculty and most of all the University of Calgary in their campaign to regain a dedicated space. Bike Root was asked to vacate their Murray Fraser Hall loading dock shop space in late July. On Nov. 7, Bike Root closed their temporary shop space… Continue reading Bike Root petitioning for new space on campus
By Colin Minor
This month Calgarians are urged to come together and engage with their history through reading one book, Mavericks — An Incorrigible History of Alberta, by University of Calgary creative writing professor Aritha van Herk, has been chosen as the first One Book, One Calgary reading project. One Book, One Calgary was established to promote a… Continue reading U of C instructor’s book chosen for city
By Colin Minor
University of Calgary fine arts professor Patrick Finn is teaching a new series of classes which hope to shed new light on the positive aspects of human life. Finn’s introductory fine arts courses, Creativity and Story, are now in their second year of instruction. This year saw the addition of higher level courses Love and… Continue reading Finn looks at the finer side of life
By Colin Minor
Last week, the University of Calgary proudly participated in open access week, an annual international advocacy week promoting awareness and discussion of issues regarding academic freedom of information. In its second year at the U of C, Libraries and Cultural Resources, in partnership with the Students’ Union, hosted workshops, speakers and displays to raise awareness… Continue reading University promotes open access
By Colin Minor
The University of Calgary is now part of an international program that comprehensively measures and tracks the progress of sustainability practices in universities. The Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System will provide the U of C with data on sustainability initiatives. The program also reports sustainability practices publicly to encourage environmental accountability. “What I’m anticipating… Continue reading U of C looks to the STARS for sustainability
By Colin Minor
Piers Steel is ready for employers to implement a new system aimed to increase workforce productivity and happiness– without anyone working harder. Synthetic Validity is a program developed by the University of Calgary associate professor and his colleagues that matches candidates with jobs they would excel at. “We are now in the position where we… Continue reading Increasing productivity painlessly