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Oct 31
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Water research to be strengthened at University of Lethbridge hub
Lethbridge... In recognition of the University of Lethbridge’s commitment to water research, the Government of Alberta is pleased to announce an additional $10 million contribution to help complete the Alberta Water and Environmental Science Building.
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Oct 29
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Agri-business leader to chair Olds College Board of Governors
Edmonton... William Taylor Quinney has been named chair of the Board of Governors of Olds College.
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Oct 29
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Lakeland College expands and diversifies with government funding
Vermilion... The Alberta government is providing more than $3.4 million to Lakeland College to increase its capacity to accommodate 600 additional learners in trades and industrial training programs, and to upgrade existing structures. The province has also provided funding for a sign language interpreter diploma program to start in 2008.
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Oct 29
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Business leader to chair Mount Royal College Board of Governors
Edmonton... Cathy Williams has been named as chair of The Board of Governors of Mount Royal College.
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Oct 25
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New building will provide more space for management education and health sciences students
Lethbridge ... Capacity for 450 students in health (nursing and addictions counselling) and management studies programs will be added at the University of Lethbridge as a result of the Alberta government’s $50-million investment in the university’s Markin Building project, which will house the School of Health Sciences and Faculty of Management. Government will also provide another $18 million for upgrading University Hall.
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Oct 25
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Government adds up to 1,300 training seats at Lethbridge College
Lethbridge... The Alberta government is investing $8.5 million to modernize the trades facility at Lethbridge College, providing for the possibility of up to 1,300 additional student spaces in its trade and industrial training programs. An additional $2.2 million will help to enhance the college’s safety and emergency response system.
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Oct 17
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Electrical engineer appointed as chair of Bow Valley College board
Calgary... Scott Thon has been appointed as chair of the Bow Valley College board of governors.
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Oct 10
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NAIT’s governing board gains new chair
Edmonton... Edmonton lawyer and community volunteer Douglas Goss has been designated chair of the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)’s Board of Governors.
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Oct 10
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Alberta Ingenuity launches bold new $100 million research program
Calgary – Alberta Ingenuity is setting out on a new path that will significantly change the research funding landscape in Canada. Similar to approaches taken at elite institutions around the world, such as the Carnegie Institute at Stanford University, the Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle, and the Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo, the Ingenuity Accelerators program is based on providing significant levels of financial support to attract outstanding researchers to work in areas important to Alberta’s economic future.
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Oct 10
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New agreement with GE boosts Alberta's advanced technology sector
Edmonton... Through the first strategic partnership between GE and a Canadian province, the Alberta government and GE Water & Process Technologies will collaborate to find technological solutions to challenges facing the province.
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