Those midterms are coming up fast?and It’s time to start thinking of study strategies. Quizlet, whose goal is to ?build beautiful, simple software that helps students learn,? is free web-based software that allows you to search for study aids or create your own. Originally created by a high school student to help him study better,… Read more »

Dear Members, You may have recently seen information on the internet speculating about the future of Athabasca University. These reports suggest that the Alberta government may broker a merger between AU and University of Alberta, and that this may result in drastic changes to the services and programs offered to students AU students. We want… Read more »

Happy Thanksgiving! While dinner’s in the oven, enjoy discovering a different side of turkey, cranberries, vegetables, and pie. Whether You’re celebrating with a vegetarian feast or cooking the ?traditional? turkey and trimmings, these links serve up some unique table talk: Turkey Tale Ever wonder why turkeys share a name with a country on a different… Read more »

At Home: Snow Tax Digging your way out after a heavy snowfall is bad enough. But Winnipeg residents could be facing another downside of a harsher than usual winter: a snow tax. As the Winnipeg Sun reports, accounting firm KPMG’s ?operational review of Winnipeg’s public works,? commissioned by the city, is proposing a ?winter control… Read more »

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Dear Members, You may have recently seen information on the internet speculating about the future of Athabasca University. These reports suggest that the Alberta government may broker a merger between AU and University of Alberta, and that this may result in drastic changes to the services and programs offered to students AU students. We want… Read more »

The Voice Magazine is seeking a new Managing Editor to handle all the day-to-day duties of publishing The Voice each week. We publish 50 issues per year each Friday. Hours are flexible, but you must be able to devote 25-30 hours per week to the job. The Editor will work from home and must have… Read more »

School may have just started, but those midterms are coming up fast?and It’s time to start thinking of study strategies. Quizlet, whose goal is to ?build beautiful, simple software that helps students learn,? is free web-based software that allows you to search for study aids or create your own. Originally created by a high school… Read more »

Next Thursday is the WHO’s World Mental Health Awareness Day, and in Canada the entire week of October 6-12 is dedicated to Mental Illness Awareness. Whether you (or your family and friends) deal with the daily reality of living with a mental health issue, or you want to help work toward increased awareness and acceptance… Read more »

At Home: Spray-on Tech Solar cell technology has always been seen as the pot of gold at the end of the green energy rainbow, but thus far it has remained costly, inefficient, and difficult to use. Recent research from the University of Alberta, however, could be ushering in a new era of environmentally friendly power…. Read more »