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“My Country Needs Help”: UCalgary student speaks out about the Conflict in Myanmar Since Feb. 1, 2021, the country of Myanmar has been plagued by violence and chaos after its military staged a coup d’état and removed the democratically elected National League for Democracy Party from power. This included the arrest of the party leader, Nobel Peace Prize winner and former State Counsellor of Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi. International reactions have been mixed in reaction to Aung San Suu Kyi...

Dr. Jennifer Jackson on injectable opioid agonist treatment in Alberta In a recent news release, the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Calgary revealed that a two-year injectable opioid agonist treatment (iOAT) program was successful in suppressing life-threatening opioid withdrawal symptoms. The program involves a regimen of injections of hydromorphone “2-3 times a day with a liquid medication being taken as well at the end of the day,” according to Dr. Jennifer Jackson, an assistant...

With the 2021 Winter Semester ‘Zoom-ing’ by (forgive the pun), University of Calgary students have been eager for updates on the format of the fast- approaching Spring, Summer and Fall 2021 terms.  In a January 2021 update on the UCalgary emergency management webpage, an announcement was made that the format of the spring/summer semesters would be “delivered with a blend of online and face-to-face courses, with most courses online.” Specific course details won’t be available until Fe...

Close (L-R): Tanya Harvey, an intensive care nurse at the Foothills Medical Centre Cell in Calgary, and Sahra Kaahiye, a respiratory therapist at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital in Edmonton, were the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 15, 2020. // Photo courtesy of Chris Schwarz/Government of Alberta. COVID-19 vaccine rollout: Is 2021 going to be the comeback year we hoped for? Thousands of doses of the Pfizer BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines have already been administer...

Leaving the comfortable nest of academia and education can be very intimidating for students who are suddenly thrust into the job market and left to fend for themselves. To give guidance and an opportunity to plan and help advance student careers, two UCalgary Alumni Career Coaches will be hosting “Conversations with a Career Coach,” on Jan. 25 from 12-1 p.m. According to Carol Wert, one of the coaches, this event is a virtual open forum discussion where students can ask questions related ...

The University of Calgary’s Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning has released its Winter 2021 program, notably consisting of solely virtual workshops and classes. The Institute’s mission, “Sparking Curiosity, Transforming Learning,” has been practiced quite literally, in stride with numerous other UCalgary programs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Natasha Kenny, the Taylor Institute’s Senior Director, said that the transition from in-person to virtual programming happened...