University Of Calgary

• ‘Witnesses to history’: University makes 3D virtual replicas of residential schools

  The University of Calgary library has created accurate virtual and physical models of three former residential schools with plans for more in the future.

  Canada

  Nov 24
  
• Researchers suggest rethink of Calgary Transit funding ahead of budget

  The research suggests Calgary Transit should develop a long-term financial framework to address the decline in revenues from fares if ridership doesn't rebound in 2023. 

  Politics

  Nov 14
  
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• University of Calgary diagnostic hub aims to advance research into fighting infection

  The Alberta Centre for Advanced Diagnostics aims to become a new hub in the global push to advance diagnotic technology.

  Health

  Nov 7
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• New Omicron subvariants are being closely monitored in Alberta

  The two variants are descendants of Omicron's BA.5 subvariant and are spreading rapidly in Europe, the UK and the U.S. They've also been detected in small numbers in Alberta.

  Health

  Nov 6
• Canadian study shows flu vaccine can help prevent stroke

  Building on a known connection between influenza infection and stroke, University of Calgary researchers used health records to see how flu shots influenced risk of stroke.

  Canada

  Nov 2
• Man charged in connection to threats made at the University of Calgary

  Officers also said the man is also believed to be connected to a sexual assault that happened earlier that day.

  Crime

  Oct 28
• Man accused of being Russian spy in Norway attended universities in Ottawa, Calgary

  Norwegian authorities arrested Jose Assis Giammaria on Monday on suspicion of being an "illegal," a term for someone who is in the country with a false name and false identity.

  Canada

  Oct 26
• University of Calgary campus briefly locked down while police investigate report of man with knife

  Police told Global News there may have been a "misunderstanding" surrounding the incident. Police said they found no victims nor any witnesses who said they saw a man with a knife.

  Crime

  Oct 25
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• One third of Canadians can’t afford to remove deadly radon gas from homes: study

  Radon is a radioactive gas that forms naturally when uranium, thorium or radium, which are radioactive metals, break down in rocks, soil and groundwater.

  Canada

  Oct 20
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• Dinos basketball player gets 2nd chance on and off the court after heart transplant

  A young basketball star's dreams were nearly dashed after a life-changing diagnosis. Now, he's getting a second chance at life and the game he loves thanks to a heart transplant.

  Canada

  Oct 12