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After eight years of fundraising, the University of Alberta’s Campaign 2008 has tallied its donations and now takes its place as the largest such campaign ever completed in Western Canada and the second largest in Canadian history.

A team of researchers at the University of Alberta is developing a set of advanced nanotechnology particles that could one day replace radiation and chemotherapy as a cancer treatment.

The miniscule nanoparticles, about 100 times smaller than the width of a human hair, have the ability to deliver genetic material and medicines to targeted cells.

Obesity and the issues surrounding the condition were tackled by University of Alberta fourth-year nutrition students on Tuesday afternoon in Dinwoodie Lounge as they presented their poster-viewing event and symposium, “Obesity: Why the Weight?”

Robots were unveiled Monday in the Mechanical Engineering Building as the students of the MEC E 260 class took their theoretical design work to a whole new level.

After being sought out for the position of Dean of Pharmacy at the University of Alberta, Dr James Kehrer has accepted a five-year term which will continue his trend of moving progressively further north.

According to a recent study conducted out of Stanford University and the University of Waterloo, students negatively affected by stereotypes are more likely to underperform and see fluctuations in their GPAs.

The University of Alberta is expected to post an $84 million deficit for the 2008/09 fiscal year, following a
$50.3 million budgetary deficit in the previous fiscal year caused largely by holdings in an investment product that’s been implicated in the global financial crisis.

TORONTO (CUP)—Ryerson alumnus Garth Drabinsky may have been convicted of fraud, but the University may keep giving out an award named after him.

Ryerson’s history with Drabinsky dates back long before the scholarship was established. In 1987, he received a fellowship that eventually became an honourary doctorate once Ryerson received approval to grant graduate degrees in 1993.

MONTREAL (CUP)—Last week, the University of Winnipeg became the first university in Canada to ban the sale of bottled water on its campus, and campuses in Montreal are taking steps to do the same.

The ban came after almost 75 per cent of students voted in favour during a recent referendum held by the University of Winnipeg Students’ Association.

Four years into her first contract, Dr Indira Samarasekera has accepted the University of Alberta’s offer of another five-year term as President, a job which she describes as the best she’s ever had.