Campus News

Campus-wide budget cuts have led the Department of Computing Science to eliminate some valued positions, leading to a negative response from students.

The School of Business at the University of Alberta will be offering more real estate-related courses in the future and could eventually turn real estate into a major or minor option for commerce students, thanks to the recent introduction of the Stan Melton Chair in Real Estate.

School projects don't often pave the way for future careers, but that's the case for four University of Alberta food science students who recently created Chickitos — a hot new chickpea snack — for a product development class.

If you're worried that the campus is being taken over by masses of children in brightly coloured shirts, you can rest easy: they're just here for camp.

Presented by the Faculty of Engineering and taught by engineering, science, and education students, these camps use hands-on activities to show kids the fun and value of science and engineering.

A graduate student is on a hunger strike and has been camping in front of SUB for almost two weeks, claiming that the University of Alberta refuses to take him back as a graduate student.

Following allegations of plagiarism, Philip Baker has resigned from his position as Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Alberta, but will retain his position as a faculty member.

Destructive and inappropriate behaviours like sexual harassment and racism aren't that different from junior high bullying, according to a University of Alberta psychologist who says we can learn from students who stand up for their peers.

The University of Alberta administration aims to provide better information, communication, and resources for students and faculty with a revision of the current policy on the way alcohol is handled.

The University of Alberta's new Comprehensive Institutional Plan (CIP) calls for a flood of extra government funding in order to attract more students and professors.

A prominent initiative that's emerged from federal election campaigning has been the Liberal Party's Canada Learning Passport, which promises future postsecondary students a $1,000 yearly grant over four years, and the Students' Union will add their own plans to improve student interest.