Building a better mousetrap has been a trope since the first rodents ventured into caves to gnaw on tomorrow’s breakfast bones. So, in today’s high-tech realm the problems are familiar: how to handle situations in a way that will prevent untenable problems from getting worse. To that end, this Research Assistant Opportunity is about “simulating… Read more »
Library Chat Tues, Oct 15, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU Library www.athabascau.ca/library/index.html No pre-registration needed; access through chat box on home page Developing Your Research webinar series: An Intro to Literature Reviews Tues, Oct 15, 1:00 to 2:00 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU Library and Write Site www.athabascau.ca/news/events/developing-your-research-webinar-series-an-intro-to-literature-reviews Register… Read more »
Scholarship name: 10 Words or Less Scholarship Sponsored by: StudentScholarships.org Deadline: November 15, 2024 Potential payout: $1000 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be between the ages of 14 and 25, and be attending school in Canada or the U.S. in the Fall of 2024. What’s required: An easy online application with contact info and a ten-word… Read more »
Facebook: Quizlet student initiative! A student taking the challenging Psych 375 course is creating a Quizlet classroom, inviting other students to join the initiative. This student has completed the first chapter of Psych 375 for the Quizlet. Anyone interested in joining in on the collaborative project can visit Quizlet at: https://quizlet.com/join/f8vv6Kz8Z Reddit: Strengths (and weaknesses)… Read more »
Facebook: How was the testing site for the exam? A student asks Calgarians about their experience writing exams at testing sites. One student found writing the exam through the University of Calgary seamless. Another student wrote at Cochrane library, which cost $20 or $25 and was less stressful than ProctorU or determining a campus location… Read more »
Scholarship name: Patricia Trottier and Gwyn Morgan Student Essay Contest Sponsored by: Manning Foundation for Democratic Education Deadline: November 3, 2024 Potential payout: up to $2500 Eligibility restriction: Applicants must be undergraduate students studying in Canada or Canadian students studying abroad, and must be attending school in the 2024/25 year. What’s required: An online application… Read more »
AUSU Council Meeting Tues, Oct 8, 3:00 pm MDT Online Hosted by AUSU Contact governance@ausu.org for Zoom information and meeting package MBA for Executives Webinar Tues, Oct 8, 10:00 to 11:00 am MDT Online Hosted by AU Faculty of Business www.athabascau.ca/news/events/mba-for-executives-webinar-20241008 RSVP through above link Library Chat Tues, Oct 8, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm… Read more »
Library Chat Tues, Oct 1, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU Library www.athabascau.ca/library/index.html No pre-registration needed; access through chat box on home page Developing Your Research webinar series: Keeping Organized as You Search Tues, Oct 1, 1:00 to 2:00 pm MDT Online Hosted by AU Library and Write Site www.athabascau.ca/news/events/academic-research-keeping-organized-as-you-search Register… Read more »
Facebook: Super Moms! A single mom with two children who works five hours daily is enrolled in the Foundations of Advanced Practice Nursing and Pharmacotherapeutics and Pathophysiology for Nurse Practitioners. Her son is enrolled in competitive hockey. She asks if this is too much to take on at once and several other working student moms… Read more »
Climate change, and the artful engineering of a cleaner and saner future, is literally at the front line of critical thinking. But where garden variety activists may founder on policy, climate change research at least has a stolid base in hard science about what needs to be done and how that doing can be made… Read more »