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ChatGPT prompting some professors to rethink how they grade students
University of Calgary Prof. Sarah Elaine Eaton poses for a portrait on campus on Jan 27, 2023. Eaton, who works in the faculty of education at the University of Calgary, is a leading voice on the study of academic integrity.
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Number of Canadians in hospital with COVID has more than tripled since last year
A bed in a treatment room is. Wiped down after a patient is seen in the Emergency Department at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children on Wednesday, November 30, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Frigid temperatures in Alberta prompt grid alert due to strain on electrical system
A couple heads out to clear an area of snow on the ice of Ghost Lake Reservoir beside at Transalta hydro-electric dam near Cochrane, Alta., Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. Alberta's frigid temperatures this week have prompted the province's electrical system operator to declare a grid alert. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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University of Calgary researchers say reindeer could hold key to scar-free healing
A reindeer from the captive herd at the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is shown in an undated handout photo. Reindeer could hold the key to regenerative healing in humans and animals, says research led by the faculty of veterinary medicine at the University of Calgary. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Dr. Jeff Biernaskie **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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Danielle Smith makes clean break with Jason Kenney era, at cost of Heritage Savings Trust Fund infusion
Kelly Cryderman
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Children under 2 shouldn’t have any screen time at all, new doctor guidelines recommend
FILE PHOTO: A man uses an iPad device in a coffee shop in Hanoi, Vietnam May 18, 2018. REUTERS/Kham/File Photo
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University of Calgary diagnostic hub aims to advance research into fighting infection
The campus of the University of Calgary, Saturday May 29, 2004. The University of Calgary is introducing a seven-week online course to improve concussion prevention, detection and management. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Calgary semi-detached house sells for $39,000 under asking after price cut spurs offer
Done Deal, 2718 Exshaw Rd. NW., Calgary
opinion
Creating an online harms bill is tricky, but it can be done right
Emily Laidlaw
opinion
Alberta’s opioid policy changes threaten physician autonomy
Bonnie Larson and Alana Luft
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Expert flags potential for dental-care clawbacks as result of federal program
A dentist at the Riley Hospital for Children Department of Pediatric Dentistry, checks the teeth of Justin Perez, 11, during an office visit in Indianapolis, Friday, Jan. 22, 2016. University of Calgary associate economics professor Lindsay Tedds warns the federal dental benefit for children opens families up to the potential for "clawbacks" if they don't spend all the money on their kids' teeth.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Michael Conroy
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Horse put down following injury during Calgary Stampede chuckwagon races
A chuckwagon race is seen during Calgary Stampede in Calgary in this file image from July 13, 2012. A horse has died after it was injured in a chuckwagon race at the Calgary Stampede. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Calgary study finds astronauts suffer from ‘permanent bone loss’ on return to Earth
STS100-E-5239 (22 April 2001) --- Astronaut Chris A. Hadfield, STS-100 mission specialist representing the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), stands on one Canadian-built robot arm to work with another one. Called Canadarm2, the newest addition to the International Space Station (ISS) was ferried up to the orbital outpost by the STS-100 crew. Hadfield's feet are secured on a special foot restraint attached to the end of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm, which represents one of the standard shuttle components for the majority of the 100-plus STS missions thus far. The picture was recorded with a digital still camera. Credit: NASA
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‘It’s not science fiction’: Calgary researchers working on rescue robots for disasters
Schulich School of Engineering professor Alejandro Ramirez-Serrano leans on one of his robots at the University of Calgary’s Unmanned Vehicles Robotarium Lab in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
opinion
Removing policy uncertainty can position Canada for a decarbonizing world
Dale Beugin and Blake Shaffer
opinion
Volodymyr Zelensky’s media-savvy performances have won over the world
George Melnyk
alberta
First year of COVID-19 pandemic saw fewer Alberta stroke patients, more deaths: study
Dr. Aravind Ganesh, assistant professor of neurology at the University of Calgary, is pictured at the Cumming School of Medicine in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, March 24, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Endemic COVID-19 isn’t a return to the past – let’s start preparing now
Jon Meddings and Jim Dewald
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Trio of Alberta universities extend virtual courses into late February due to COVID-19
A pedestrian walks toward the University of Alberta Butterdome in Edmonton on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. The University of Alberta, the University of Calgary and the University of Lethbridge have announced they are extending online classes until the end of February. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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Oil slump and pandemic fallout have the wheels turning on new mobility concepts for Calgary
Passengers exit a Calgary Transit train in downtown Calgary on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. As the city faces a downtown vacancy problem, traffic congestion and steep parking costs, the future of the downtown core is unknown. (Photo by Sarah B Groot/The Globe and Mail)
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Canada’s energy sector deserves more credit for its innovation, new research suggests
John Lorinc
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How Inuit tradition shapes life and work for the CEO of land-claim organization Nunavut Tunngavik
Karl Moore and Wáhiakatste Diome-Deer
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Nine Alberta universities, colleges to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination
The campus of the University of Calgary, is shown on Saturday, May 29, 2004. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Buying on credit: Tories woo voters with targeted tax breaks
FILE PHOTO: Canada's Conservative Party leader Erin O'Toole speaks at the Westin hotel after Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called an early election, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada August 15, 2021. REUTERS/Lars Hagberg/File Photo
opinion
A chosen wave of COVID: Sympathy may wane as infections shift to the unvaccinated
Gregory Kline
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‘Genetic fingerprint’ from wastewater key to tracking COVID-19 outbreaks, researchers say
University of Calgary researchers check monitoring equipment as they track traces of COVID-19 in the wastewater system in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, July 14, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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U of C announces research chair to focus on psychedelic drugs for treatment of mental illness
The campus of the University of Calgary is shown in a Saturday May 29, 2004 file photo. The university has announced a new position that will focus on research into the potential use of psychedelic drugs to improve mental health. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Abandoned oil and gas wells place unfair burden on landowners, taxpayers: study
A decommissioned pumpjack is shown at a wellhead on an oil and gas installation near Cremona, Alta., Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016. A new report from the University of Calgary says the costs of Alberta's growing stock of abandoned and inactive oil and gas wells are falling unfairly on landowners and taxpayers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Reuniting with the flock: New research highlights the challenges faced by employees returning after a medical leave
many pigeons placed on wires of the electricity grid
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Academic finds sections of Alberta’s draft school curriculum are plagiarized
Alberta's provincial flag flies in Ottawa, Monday, July 6, 2020. Alberta is the second province to bring in a law that could help people at risk of domestic violence learn about an intimate partner's criminal record. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Alberta cuts postsecondary funding in new provincial budget
Alberta Minister of Finance and President of the Treasury Board, Travis Toews delivers the 2021 budget in Edmonton Alta, on Thursday February 25, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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Pilot project using drones to send medical supplies, COVID-19 tests to Alberta First Nations reserves
Researchers at the University of Calgary, SAIT, Alberta Health Services and Alberta Precision Laboratories have partnered with three reserves that are part of the Stoney Nakoda First Nation to test the use of drones to deliver medical supplies and COVID-19 test kits as shown in this handout image provided by the University of Calgary. The pilot project has drawn international attention, including from the World Health Organization. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-University of Calgary-Riley Brandt *MANDATORY CREDIT *
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Sewage testing could play a part protecting schools, hospitals from coronavirus outbreaks
A sewer manhole cover is shown near Davis Hall at Utah State University Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, in Logan, Utah. About 300 students quarantined to their rooms this week, but not because anyone got sick or tested positive. Instead, the warning bells came from the sewage. Colleges around the country are monitoring wastewater in hopes of stopping coronavirus outbreaks before they get out of hand. Utah State became at least the second school to quarantine hundreds of students after sewage tests detected the virus. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
opinion
Canada thrives when our pluralist spirit thrives
Aleem Bharwani and Deborah Yedlin
alberta
Narwhal tusk dropped in donation bin gifted to University of Calgary
The two-foot long narwhal tusk donated to the Arctic Institute of North America by Goodwill Industries of Alberta. Tusk arrived in the box pictured. Credit: Hesam Rezaei, UCalgary.
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Meltwater from shrinking glaciers creating vast lakes that could pose enormous flooding threat: research
The Chileno glacial lake, located in the Patagonia region of Chile, is seen in an undated handout photo.