- News
BoG discusses IT security policy draft
At the June 20 meeting of the University of Alberta Board of Governors (BoG), the information technology (IT) security policy was discussed and a SHAPE implementation report was presented. The meeting began with a presentation from Jonathan Veinot, chemistry professor and associate dean of the college of natural and applied…
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- Opinion
Friend or foe? Corporate involvement in education
Google Canada has given $5 million in grant money to the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii) to enhance artificial intelligence (AI) education in post-secondary schools across the country. The purpose of this is to integrate AI curriculum materials into pre-existing courses, as well as to foster AI literacy and prepare…
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- Arts & Culture
Social Intercourse: July 2
In our biweekly column Social Intercourse, we share our picks for notable things happening on campus and in Edmonton. Check out all these amazing local events! What: Whyte Avenue Art WalkWhen: July 11 – July 13Where: Whyte AvenueAdmission: Free The annual art walk in Old Strathcona is back this year! The art…
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- Sports
Four U of A athletes will represent Canada at the 2025 FISU Games
Wes Eze, Rachel Grenke, April Kippers, and Tise Okuboyejo will swap their green and gold for red and white this summer. The four track and field athletes will travel to Germany to compete for Team Canada in the 2025 Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire (FISU) Summer World University Games. Both…
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- Features
Diminishing third places and the students working to revive them
Third places are community hubs, separate from home and work, that allow for social interaction and leisure. Common examples include libraries, gyms, and cafes. Sociologist Ray Oldenburg first coined the term. In his essay, “Our Vanishing Third Places,” Oldenburg argued that “what suburbia cries for are the means for people…
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Beloved or bully? Magpie crowned bird of Edmonton
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Campus celebrates Canadian Multiculturalism Day on Main Quad
The Alumni Student Support and Engagement Team (ASSET), Graduate Students’ Association (GSA), and International Students’ Association (ISA) organized a celebration…
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