By Bonnie Leung
The University of Calgary Faculty of Kinesiology is sponsoring the xvii Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics. Taking place Aug. 8–13 at the Telus Convention Centre, the congress will explore issues including muscles and bones, sports, aging, and posture. Biomechanics is the examination of forces that act on and in the human body.According to… Continue reading Biomechanics rock Calgary
News Item: James Burns, 34, of Alamo, Michigan, was killed while repairing what police described as a "farm-type truck." Burns had a friend drive the truck on a highway while Burns hung underneath so that he could ascertain the source of a troubling noise. Burns’ clothes caught on something, however, and the other man found… Continue reading It’s still survival of the fittest in this work-a-day world.
As memories of Littleton and Taber become dulled by time, questions remain unanswered. What prompted two students to murder 13 people? Why did they do it?A new book, Building Foundations for Safe and Caring Schools: Research on Disruptive Behaviour and Violence, explores related questions and their implications. Funded by Alberta Learning, Building Foundations is being… Continue reading U of C prof studies violence
By Bonnie Leung
Have you been online lately? If so, you might have seen the results of last fall’s Students’ Union standardized teaching evaluations, posted three weeks ago.Access to Fall 1998 teaching evaluations is available though the Infonet Services Menu at http://www.ucalgary.ca/infonet. However, ratings for winter session will not be available until Sept. 15.According to SU Vice-president Academic… Continue reading Profs graded online: Teaching evaluations on the infonet deemed “very useful”