Need to brush up your skills or pursue an area of interest, but don’t want to take a formalized university course? As flexible learning becomes increasingly popular, more and more schools and organizations are offering online learning opportunities. Add two to the ever-growing list: Coursera and Udacity. Coursera ?partners with the top universities in the… Read more »
At Home: No Boys Allowed Boys will be boys, the old saying goes, but one fish farmer has had enough of their antics. As The Toronto Star reports, Jonathan Lucas, a Whitehorse-based fish farmer who breeds Arctic char, has developed a compound which can be applied to Arctic char sperm to reduce the likelihood of… Read more »
Cue the disappointed sighs: Scope’s much-hyped bacon mouthwash was just a drawn-out April Fool’s prank. But can you blame us for believing? The meaty mouthwash would have joined an illustrious list of products that probably should never have been marketed: HuffPost Top 15 What are the 15 ?stupidest products of all time?? The spray-on hair… Read more »
At Home: All Moneyed Up and No Place to Go What would you do if you suddenly became a multi-millionaire? Quit your job and live a life of luxury? Take an exotic vacation? Buy a bigger home or fancier car? Or pay off debt and then go on a little shopping spree? For a recent… Read more »
This weekend, artistry will abound as countless adults and children decorate eggs in recognition of the Easter holiday. But decorative eggs are about more than a supermarket kit with shockingly bright colouring tablets. This week’s links take a look at some of the more egg-celent artwork out there, both created by nature and by people…. Read more »
Need to brush up your skills or pursue an area of interest, but don’t want to take a formalized university course? As flexible learning becomes increasingly popular, more and more schools and organizations are offering online learning opportunities. Add two to the ever-growing list: Coursera and Udacity. Coursera ?partners with the top universities in the… Read more »
AUSU will hold its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, April 10, at 5:30 pm MST. The meeting is free and will be held via teleconference; all currently active undergraduate students may attend. If You’re interested in issues affecting AU students, you won’t want to miss the teleconference. The meeting will review AUSU’s financial statements for… Read more »
At Home: Look Backward Where did it all come from? Where is it going? The universe is full of unanswered questions?and That’s just the known universe. But astrophysicists are hoping that a new research telescope will help shed light on the past and present of the universe as a whole, and that technology is being… Read more »
Spring has sprung?according to the calendar, that is. The weather forecast and the frozen soil seem to put the lie to the notion that we’ve entered a balmier season. Is your itch to start gardening getting out of hand? Despite the outdoor temperatures, It’s not too early to start planning and planting your garden! This… Read more »
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