Summer Reading: Five Slightly Unconventional Chick Lit Recommendations
A scholar who literally teaches a course on Chick Lit shares her picks for books that far transcend the bubblegum-pink beach read
Will Stampede Midway Food Spoil My Dinner — and My Health? (Asking for a Friend)
From cotton candy noodles to meal worm hot dogs, we pitch a registered dietician and UCalgary prof a few of Stampede’s new midway snacks. She offers her expert thoughts on the potential joy and heartburn of lunch on the grounds
What are the Odds?
New federal rules allowing faster-paced online sports betting are changing the game. A clinical psychology professor says we need to know when to walk away (and when to run)
Your Laptop Needs Rare Metals. These Students Have a Way to Get Them
A novel — and green — method can help meet growing demand for personal tech.
One to Watch: Thabo Chinake
Business-savvy, musically gifted and devoted to lifting others through storytelling, Thabo Chinake (a.k.a. KTheChosen) is a rising star and undeniable force of positive change.
Vet Med Grows Up
Sixteen years in, the faculty has not only hit its stride as one of the leading schools of its kind on the continent, but it’s finding solutions to a sticky challenge that has plagued the field for years.
The Oilsands’ Third Act
Can technology lower emissions, preserve the environment and give the oilsands a sustainable future? Stay tuned.
Kris Demeanor on Finding Peace in Chaos
In a worrisome world that keeps us up at night, the singer-songwriter makes his own kind of music
Facing Our Fears
Overwhelmed with worry for the mental health of her daughter with autism, Kristina McGuire found help in a program that changed her family’s world.
10 Things We Like About Andrew Phung
Rebounding with verve from a cancelled hit TV show, comedian and UCalgary alumnus Andrew Phung has another gold-star sitcom on his hands, CBC’s Run the Burbs. Here’s how he thinks, unwinds and stays in the now.
The Collective Good
These stellar citizens were inspired by recent mental, physical and social-justice challenges to improve the well-being of others, relating to COVID-19 and beyond.
Books from UCalgary’s Writerly Friends and Faculty
An accessible yet nuanced exploration of assisted suicide, an intimate, poetic interrogation of restrictive masculinity, and a look at how we might have approached 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic differently have been added to the bookshelf.