University of Calgary

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CBC

Feb. 17, 2010
Calgary home prices will drop

Housing prices in Calgary will drop because of new federal mortgage rules, predicts U of C business professor Jim Dewald.
John Aycock
John Aycock

Calgary Herald

Jan. 21, 2010
Crotch bomber has us by the …

John Aycock, a security researcher in the Department of Computer Science, talks about how recent changes to airport security are “laughable.”

Shawn Marshall
Shawn Marshall

CBC News

Jan. 21, 2010
Chinook fails to melt Calgary’s streets

The snow remaining on Calgary’s streets after 12 days of above-zero temperatures resembles “glacier ice,” says climatologist Shawn Marshall.
 

CBC Radio

Jan. 14, 2010
Reaction to the earthquake in Haiti

Melissa Giovanni, a U of C geosciences faculty member, speaks to the CBC’s Eyeopener about the basic science of earthquakes and why one occurred in Haiti.
Rob Huebert
Rob Huebert

Hamilton Spectator

Jan. 12, 2010
CIA shares spy photos of Arctic ice cap

The recent revelation that the CIA is sharing spy satellite photos with climate-change scientists caught some by surprise. “What is happening in the Arctic is a transformation the likes of which we have never seen before,” said Robert Huebert, an international relations professor at the U of C
Aiden HollisAiden Hollis

 The Globe & Mail

Jan. 11, 2010
Companies prodded to develop medicines for poor

A new approach to solving an old problem—how to encourage drug companies to develop medicines for diseases that afflict the poor—is being spearheaded by U of C economics professor Aidan Hollis and is gaining an academic A-list of supporters from Oxford and Yale.
Gayla Rogers
Gayla Rogers

Calgary Herald

Jan. 5, 2010
Dean of social work helped faculty heal

Gayla Rogers is retiring from her position as dean of social work after 12 years and looks forward to a new role as grandmother one day.
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