August 2009

Aug 28

Alberta arts and culture showcased at WorldSkills Calgary 2009
Emerging Alberta artists set to perform at Alberta House; Royal Tyrrell and Royal Alberta to showcase palaeontology fieldwork
Calgary... The vibrancy of arts and culture in Alberta will be on display during WorldSkills Calgary 2009. From September 2-5, several emerging Alberta musicians will showcase their creativity during the competition.

Aug 24

State-of-the-art veterinary facility opens at the U of C
New facility gives Alberta a unique advantage in food security, and protecting animal and human health
Calgary... Alberta’s first facility dedicated to training veterinarians and the study of animal and public health is opening to students this September. The new state-of-the-art Clinical Skills Building at the University of Calgary will accommodate more than 120 students who will study veterinary medicine in Alberta.

Aug 21

Expertise in GPS puts Alberta on the map
Calgary... The University of Calgary’s (U of C) Schulich School of Engineering is receiving funding from Canadian technology giant Research In Motion (RIM), maker of BlackBerry® smart phones, to explore topics related to advanced wireless location technologies and their use in mobile devices.