By Jon Dunbar
The University of Alberta announced recently that they will seek a 3.7 per cent tuition increase for next year. This number was reduced after a 5.7 per cent increase was shot down by the Academic Planning Committee, a subcommittee of the General Faculties Council which is composed primarily of faculty. At the Students’ Council meeting… Continue reading U of A tuition increase pegged
By Jon Dunbar
Just four and a half months after University of Alberta researchers made headlines in international medical news, they’ve done it again. U of A professors recently announced a breakthrough discovery in the workings of the body’s immune system, which has applications in treatment of cancer, organ transplants and auto-immune diseases like diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis.… Continue reading U of A researchers and killer T-cells
By Jon Dunbar
Students and administration at the University of Alberta were surprised earlier this week to see the prices rise on campus Coke machines. Prices for 500mL bottles inflated from $1.50 to $1.75 in vending machines in the Van Vliet Center. "We were contacted by the university to see if we were prepared to agree with this;… Continue reading Coke prices bubbling up at U of A
By Jon Dunbar
A crowd of philosophy buffs and TV watchers were present at the University of Alberta’s Urban Lounge on Saturday for the first in a series of Philosophers Café gatherings, titled "The Philosophy of Survivor: a look at self-interest and morality." Guest scholar Oliver Schulte and moderator Jennifer Welchman, both professors of philosophy, led the conversation… Continue reading All I need to know I learned from Survivor