October 15, 2004 Vol. 2 No. 5 On the cover: Dr. Pedro Pereira-Almao (above) and Dr. Steve Larter will head up the new Alberta Ingenuity Centre for In Situ Energy. more Photo by Shannon Oatway
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Brain power: Donation creates
brain institute more
Hotchkiss Brain Institute unites scientists
and physicians

You are getting sleepy,
very sleepy more
Prof advocates self-hynosis to improve grades

Chair focuses on road safety more

Centre to unlock oil reserves more
Alberta Ingenuity this week awarded up to $9 million to establish a
major new energy research centre based at the U of C

Unlocking buried oil reserves more
The challenges are huge but the prize is enormous. U of C’s Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economy.

United Way gifts touch many lives more
UW volunteer Kim Kadatz

'Answer man' probes bug queries more
Rob Longair isfast gaining a reputation as U of C’s “Answer Man”
for insects and spiders.

Honorary degree recipients named more

Help available for stressed students more
Struggling through the rigours of university can involve much more than stress, macaroni and cheese and late nights. It can also mean dealing with feelings, thoughts and actions that sink a person into a deep state of despair they can’t seem to shake.

Tourism prof receives accolades for lifetime work more

Centre speeds genetic research 'tremendously' more
This knowledge will allow scientists to tailor-make medicines for individuals based on their genes, better develop disease-resistant crops, and even identify the best cows in the herd for breeding low-fat beef cattle.

Program exchanges ideas, researchers more

Soccer duo back on the pitch more
Despite their outward differences, Morales and Zakaluzny have a lot in common

Program attracts overwhelming response more

Talk focuses on Scrolls more

DEPARTMENTS:

To the Point more
News: short and to the point

Opinion more
Feds must invest in higher education and research

Making News more
Highlights of staff and faculty featured in the media

Hot Topic more
“HE WAS SUFFERING”, EXPLAINED MARIELLE Houle after being charged with aiding and abetting in the suicide of her playwright son, who had multiple sclerosis. Many cases have come to light in recent years regarding the issue of legalizing euthanasia, including the cases of Robert Latimer and Sue Rodriguez. In your opinion should the law change to allow for assisted suicide?

Learning and U more
Michael Boyes: “There is a sense that students are looking to be entertained.”

Q&A more
Harold Esche, Chief Information Officer

In Memoriam more
Steven Peitchinis

Hot Off the Press more

Administrative Notices more

Classified Ads more

What's On more
Events on campus, Oct. 1 - 16

Clarification more