University of Calgary

Spring/Summer 2014

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Features

A-Ha!

Brainstorming ideas is less about what’s inherently in your brain and more about how, and where, you choose to practise it.

You’re Going to Need a Bigger Bucket

With so many new adventures opening in Alberta this summer, the question becomes — which will you toss in your bucket first?

In this Issue

Update News

From term endings to a dual-country law degree — discover what’s new on campus, and off.

Unexpected View

Take a peek backstage with two drama alumni, John Gilchrist and Rebecca Northan.
Nancy Pollock-Ellwand and David Down

Unite Community

From Calgary’s new initiatives on health and wellness to bridging international research.

Unrelenting Athletes

How a group of alumni helped buy the Phoenix Coyotes for a cool US$170-million.

U Give Back

How did Robin Terentiuk and her late husband Fred help educate more than 23 students?

Upstanding Faculty

Drop into Isabelle Barrette-Ng’s class and discover what rap and a chocolate bunny have to do with biochemistry.

Where Are We?

Test your knowledge of the university’s hot water tunnel system and you could win tickets to the Glacier Skywalk.
Vern Kimball, CEO of the Calgary Stampede and president of the Alumni Association, shares highlights of the university’s Alumni Strategy.

Update Alumni

Vern Kimball, CEO of the Calgary Stampede and president of the Alumni Association, shares highlights of the university’s Alumni Strategy.
Associate VP, Alumni, Mark C. Sollis focuses on how best to build a dynamic and relevant alumni community, one brick at a time.

Update Alumni

Associate VP, Alumni, Mark C. Sollis focuses on how best to build a dynamic and relevant alumni community, one brick at a time.

Upstanding Alumni

Meet Lawrence Braul, CEO of the Trinity Place Foundation of Alberta, who's hammered his way to the helm of a local housing program.
In March, Kubes was appointed to lead one of the University of Calgary’s six multidisciplinary strategic research themes: “Infections, Inflammation and Chronic Diseases in a Changing World.”

Upstanding Researcher

Fighting infections with antibiotics is a complicated business, Dr. Paul Kubes explains why.

Class Notes

Connect with fellow grads and discover who’s doing what where.