Results for "Ted Cochrane"

By Kendra Perry

Pack your bags! The Faculty of Communications and Culture is offering its first development studies field school in India. This May, students will have the opportunity to step outside the classroom and gain invaluable hands on learning in South Asia. The India field school was developed as a result of the University of Calgary’s mandate… Continue reading Studies in India

By Sean Sullivan

Fate of Calgary’s Arts Central revealed Telus will be redeveloping the Arts Central property into a new $400-million building called the Telus Sky. Plans for the 58-storey building were announced on July 4. The 70,000-square-metre building will include 40,000 square metres of office space across 26 floors and 32 floors of residential space. The building… Continue reading Entertainment news round up: July 18, 2013

By HJ Hornbeck

Outside of standard science-based medicine, there is the field of complementary and alternative medicine, which are unconventional treatments. One of the major players in complementary and alternative medicine, alongside acupuncture, chiropractic and herbal remedies, is homeopathy. As with any treatment, individuals must make informed decisions based on the best available information. Yet without knowing the… Continue reading Homeopathy

By Emily Ng

Medical students at the University of Calgary have a new virtual tool to help with their studies. Researchers have developed a virtual human named LINDSAY that will give students a three-dimensional anatomical view of the human body to compliment textbook learning. The tool was named after U of C medical student Lindsay Leigh Kimmett who… Continue reading Virtual human revolutionizes learning

By Michael Grondin

The University of Calgary’s solar car project has just finished its third tour of rural Alberta, driving the Schulich Axiom to small communities to educate Albertans about sustainable energy. The Schulich Axiom is a 350-pound car that runs mainly on solar cells and rechargeable silicon batteries. It can travel at over 100 kilometres per hour.… Continue reading Solar car finishes Alberta tour

By Wyatt Anton

Last year, Straws Milan, a 25-year-old from Cochrane, Alberta, followed in his brother’s footprints and qualified for his first Canadian Finals Rodeo. His trip to the finals helped him put his foot in the rodeoing door and provided the opportunity for him to compete in the Stampede rodeo last year. If you happened to catch… Continue reading How to make $100,000 in four seconds

By Andréa Rojas

Scientific knowledge and childlike wonder aren’t mutually exclusive, especially when they’re combined by artist Luke Lukasewich into the pieces that will comprise his upcoming gallery exhibition, the aptly titled “Renewal.”The collection, to be unveiled at Calgary’s Axis Contemporary Art gallery this week, is characterized by eclecticism and experimentation, incorporating diverse pieces everywhere from metal sculptures… Continue reading Steel, stone and bone

By Rhiannon Kirkland

Going into any meet, the pressure of being defending champion is high, but the Dinos swim teams more than lived up to expectations last weekend. They defended both of their national championship titles to give the Dinos their first two CIS banners of the year. The Dinos women pulled away early taking a dominant lead… Continue reading The golden age of Dinos swimming continues

By Gauntlet Editorial Board

It didn’t take long for Naheed Nenshi to run into his first major setback as mayor. The southeast C-Train line he so fervently promised during his campaign is proving difficult to attain. Currently the amount of funding allocated for transit will not be enough to finish the southeast line for another 10 years while making… Continue reading Nenshi can’t make the trains run on time