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Karly Sutherland participated in the Undergraduate Student Research Program in Bone and Joint Health. She and 12 other undergraduate students presented their research Wednesday. Sutherland’s research focused on the effects heavy hockey bags have on children’s bodies.
/ Photo by Ken Bendiktsen

Bercuson earns Vimy Award
The Conference of Defence Associations Institute (CDAI) recently announced that Dr. David J. Bercuson, has been selected as the recipient of the Vimy Award for 2004. The award will be presented November 19 at the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
Since 1997, Bercuson has been the director of the Centre for Military and Strategic Studies at the University of Calgary. He is the also Vice President of the Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs Institute, Calgary. The Vimy Award recognizes one Canadian who has made a significant and outstanding contribution to the defence and security of our nation and the preservation of our democratic values.

Prof elected to foundation
Dr. James Frideres at the Department of Sociology has been elected Fellow of the World Innovation Foundation. The foundation’s mission is to help bring into being a new world order that is based on equality, a sharing environment, human dignity, self-worth and the economic cooperation of nations as one nation.

Award recognizes IT remedy team
The U of C Information Technologies Remedy Team has won an honourable mention award for its abilty to quickly deploy tactical and strategic workflow business solutions across the campus. The award given by the College and University Business Officers Organization (CAUBO) recognized team members Ivan Runions, Kristen Anderson, Derek Fernandes and Shannon Pokojoy.

Haskayne faculty members win award
Drs. Norma Nielson, Anne Kleffner and Ryan Lee, Risk Management and Insurance professors at the Haskayne School of Business have been honoured with the Les B. Strickler Innovation in Instruction Awards from the American Risk and Insurance Association (ARIA). Their class submission, “Introducing Students to International Insurance Markets,” was recognized for improving the quality of risk and insurance education.

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New name emerges for systems renewal
Administrative Systems Renewal (ASR) is now Project Emerge. The new name for the campus-wide systems renewal initiative was chosen to reflect the project’s personality and values. More details about the project can be found at www.emerge.ucalgary.ca or by contacting Melodee Litwinow, change management lead at 210-8807.