EDMONTON – The federal government has provided $3 million to the University of Alberta to help develop new drugs and therapies at the Li Ka Shing Applied Virology Institute.
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Haskayne School of Business goes on hiring spree
The Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary has hired three new directors and 10 new faculty members in what amounts to the school’s largest academic hiring spree in a decade.
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University of Alberta believes $28M facility will revolutionize production of medical isotopes
EDMONTON – The University of Alberta is hurrying to finish a $28-million facility being counted on to help address a growing concern about the supply of medical isotopes needed for diagnostic scans.
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U of A gets $4.4 million for energy and environmental engineering research
EDMONTON – The University of Alberta has received a $4.4-million injection into energy and environmental engineering research.
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More than 8 million square feet of development proposed for U of C West Campus lands
CALGARY — More than eight million square feet of development is being proposed for the West Campus lands at the University of Calgary, the Herald has learned.
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University City makes transit easy
The adage about buying a home is, it’s all about location and in these days of walkability, transit and pedestrian-friendly, the adage has never been more true than at University City.
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U of C’s West Campus development will be a ‘game-changer’
CALGARY — Development of the University of Calgary’s West Campus has been described as a “game-changer” for the post-secondary institution and by early next year a detailed master concept will be ready for the massive project, the Herald has learned.
“The majority of this development will be residential. We are looking to do some office. Probably a third of this development will be office and then local retail. Not destination retail. Local retail to serve the population that will live here,” said James Robertson, president and chief executive of West Campus Development Trust, an independent organization run by a board of trustees to manage the development of the land, just west of the university campus.
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Sports Medicine Clinic officially opens at University of Lethbridge
The University of Lethbridge is poised to become a hub for the delivery of orthopedic medicine and sports medicine to the southern Alberta area with the introduction of a new sports medicine clinic and Rebound Health Centre.
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U of C celebrates convocation of nurses in Qatar
In spite of the flowing Arab robes on display and the presence of a sheik’s wife, the ceremony last week in the desert nation of Qatar had much in common with any other University of Calgary convocation.
There were eager young grads, there were U of C dignitaries in academic garb and, of course, there were proud parents.
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U of A a top player on world stage, president insists
EDMONTON – The University of Alberta competes with the best on the global stage thanks to its world-class research capacity, and the departure of one high-profile academic is not a setback, says president Indira Samarasekera.
The fact that U of A won four of the first 19 Canada Excellence Research Chairs in 2010 is confirmation that it is among the best in the world in some areas of research and “that’s a good news story,” said Samarasekera.
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