Meet Your New Council The AUSU Council and staff have added and updated their bio pages. If You’re curious about who these nine people are, you can go to our council page to find out more, or meet our Councillors in the AUSU chat room at the times announced on the front page of the… Read more »
Several months ago, when we booked a week at a Manitoba resort for late May, we made some assumptions. I know what You’re thinking: Manitoba resort?who’s she kidding? Promotional materials promise hiking trails, water sports, golf, horseback riding, pools, on-site spa, and much more. we’ll see. We believed spring seeding would be done. And it… Read more »
The new AU Research Centre website is up and running, and It’s the place to go for all the news about AU’s ?scholarly, research and creative activities.? As the site explains, AU’s 2006-2011 Strategic University Plan (SUP) ?commits Athabasca University to building new capacity as a research institution, and provides a framework for the development… Read more »
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People’s fears and insecurities are a goldmine for marketers. Not that this is news; even The Rolling Stones were lamenting the fact back in 1965, when that man on TV was telling Mick how white his shirts could be. But while the ?60s may have ushered in the Age of Aquarius, according to some psychologists… Read more »
At Home: Canadian Geographic prints environment issue on wheat paper In a first for a North American magazine, Canadian Geographic?s annual environment issue has been printed on paper made from wheat. The special issue has been printed using wheat straw?the part of wheat That’s left after the grain harvest. As the CBC reports, Canadian Geographic… Read more »
The new AU Research Centre website is up and running, and It’s the place to go for all the news about AU’s ?scholarly, research and creative activities.? As the site explains, AU’s 2006-2011 Strategic University Plan (SUP) ?commits Athabasca University to building new capacity as a research institution, and provides a framework for the development… Read more »
Review: Devra Davis, The Secret History of the War on Cancer About a year ago, I participated in a phone survey concerning Canadian health issues. One question asked me to determine which should be the greater priority for the federal government: preventing heart disease or treating cancer? I asked the pollster why the prevention of… Read more »
STUDENT: Carmen Boudreau-Kiviaho Athabasca students are scattered all over the world! Canadian-born Carmen Boudreau-Kiviaho, a Master of Arts?Integrated Studies (MAIS) student at AU, has lived in Finland for nearly the past 10 years. She explains why she chose to relocate to Finland, and how the MAIS, particularly in Canadian Studies, will give her an edge… Read more »