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An Instruction in Redemptional on Textbooks

Posted by , December 26th, 2009

Every year students throng to the college bookstore to acquisition the numerous textbooks that they command an eye to their classes. Not much do these students bring about that, in doing so, they are throwing admissible dough away. As implausible as it may have all the hallmarks textbooks, in some cases, actually sell for as […]

Providence Freemen Take Home MCAC Championship

Posted by admin, November 1st, 2009

Read more… Andry Giesbrecht recorded a goal and an assist, Brennen White earned the blank sheet, and the Providence Freemen won the Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference Championship banner Sunday afternoon with a 2-0 victory over the Canadian Mennonite University Blazers.

Trinity Western University Biology Prof Wins International Teaching Award

Posted by admin, November 1st, 2009

Read more… Dr. Venema, who teaches cell biology and genetics courses at TWU, hit upon an idea to make teaching with flies much easier.

Government of Saskatchewan, Royal Dutch Shell and University of Regina Establish International CO2 Storage Assessment Centre

Posted by admin, November 1st, 2009

The Government of Saskatchewan, Royal Dutch Shell and the University of Regina today announced a new international centre that will help make western Canada a world leader in the worldwide deployment and acceptance of Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage (CCS). Read more…

Ryerson University: Model Classroom Filled with Opportunities for Students and Faculty

Posted by admin, November 1st, 2009

Read more… The Committee for Effective Teaching and Learning Environments recently unveiled the new model classroom in POD-372.

Thompson Rivers University J-Schooler Wins Jack Webster Award

Posted by admin, November 1st, 2009

TRU Journalism student, Melissa Vasey was one of seven students recently awarded with the prestigious Jack Webster’s Student Journalism Award. Read more…

New Line of Woodworking Equipment Built for People in Wheelchairs Benefits NAIT Student

Posted by admin, November 1st, 2009

A 34-year-old Millwork and Carpentry student at NAIT is using a new line of wheelchair compatible woodworking equipment – which includes a band saw, jointer, and table saw that have all been built at a lower level and with on/off switches in easier to reach places. Read more…

Thompson Rivers University Foundation Awards Close to $2 Million in 2008/2009

Posted by admin, November 1st, 2009

Read more… Thompson Rivers University Foundation is awarding close to $600,000 to 610 students from Kamloops, 100 Mile House, 150 Mile House, Cache Creek, Barriere, Clearwater and many other communities in TRU’s region.

The University of British Columbia: Premier Opens World-Leading Spinal Cord Injury Centre

Posted by admin, November 1st, 2009

Read more… The world’s largest, most advanced and most comprehensive facility devoted to spinal cord injury research and patient care was opened today by Premier Gordon Campbell, Rick Hansen and members of the health care and spinal cord research community.

University of Ottawa Professor Named Canada’s Health Researcher of the Year

Posted by admin, November 1st, 2009

At the Canadian Health Research Awards ceremony being held this evening in Ottawa, Dr. Peter Tugwell, Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Community Medicine at the Institute of Population Health, will be named Canada’s 2008 Health Researcher of the Year – Health Services and Systems and Population Health Research. Read more…