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 Major donation will create new heart of campus
Don and Ruth Taylor have announced a donation of $25 million to the new Taylor Family Digital Library at the University of Calgary. The gift will be used to create a new learning hub in the heart of campus. >> more
Building a better way for MS patients
Jayman MasterBUILT donates $1 million to support MS research and patient education to improve care.
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 “Internationalization is about the decisions we make at home”
Anne Chung (left), a fourth year Civil Engineering student, is one of eight winners of one of the University’s most prestigious awards, the Internationalization Achievement Award. In accepting the award Chung said, “I thought for the longest time that internationalization was just about studying overseas. I now realize that internationalization is more about the actions we take here at home.”
The awards, sponsored by the university’s International Centre, were presented to Chung and her fellow nominees recently. Chung won in the Student category for her work with the U of C’s chapter of Engineers Without Borders. >> more
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Spotlight on Events
 Holiday Entertainment
The U of C is featuring many musical events during December: a Winter Concert by the Calgary Hopak Ensemble (Dec. 16) and Rajdarshan, a night of Bengali song and dance (Dec. 22). Local dance schools are also presenting Christmas programs: The Nutcracker by Jeuness Classique Ballet Co. (Dec. 9 & 10), Cinderella Kids by Drewitz Dance Productions (Dec. 14 & 15). >> more
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Research in Action
 Avalanche research findings are out to save lives in Canada’s winter playground
Understanding why, how and when avalanches are likely to occur is critical to keeping people safe in Canada’s mountains. Communicating safety tips and risk updates to skiers, snowboarders and snowmobilers is essential to saving lives. Dr. Bruce Jamieson, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Research Chair in Snow Avalanche Risk Control, and associate professor at the U of C Schulich School of Engineering, has invested 24 years into avalanche research, forecasting, hazard assessment and avalanche control. >> more
 It's all in the bones
As a consulting forensic anthropologist, Dr. Anne Katzenberg uses her study of bones for everything from identifying skeletal remains to help bringing closure to distressed families who have lost a relative, to unlocking the secrets of past civilizations. Through her research, Katzenberg, a professor in the Department of Archaeology, learns everything she can from what’s left of people from the past — usually bones, teeth and occasionally with mummies, hair and soft tissue that can be reconstructed. >> more
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