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• Government Appoints Chair to the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy

  - 2008-06-23

  Canada's Minister of the Environment, John Baird, today announced the appointment of Robert Page as chair of the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy NRTEE. This appointment is effective immediately. "Mr. Page brings with him a wealth of experience and expertise that will continue to greatly...

  Tags: Canada, Dr., environment, Environmental, Government, University of Calgary

• Two Alberta Medical Students Receive Tarrant Scholarship to Support University Tuition for One Year.

  - 2007-11-01

  CALGARY, ALBERTA, Nov 1, 2007 Marketwire via COMTEX -- Alberta Medical Association's AMA Section of Rural Medicine will award the annual Tarrant Scholarship to two third-year Alberta medical students, at 11:45 a.m., Thursday, November 1 at the Deane House (806 - 9 Ave SE) in Calgary....

  Tags: Alberta, CAREER, Dr., physician, scholarship, University of Calgary

• NeuroScience Canada Awards $3 million to Two Brain Repair Program(TM) Research Teams; Accelerating the pace of Canada's world-class neuroscience research.

  - 2007-10-30

  MONTREAL, QUEBEC, Oct 30, 2007 Marketwire via COMTEX -- The Hon. Michael J. L. Kirby, Chair of the Board of Directors of NeuroScience Canada, is pleased to announce the recipients of two grants of $1.5 million each over three years for the study of brain repair. This...

  Tags: Dr., Parkinson, team, University of Calgary

• Pheromone Builds Scientific Advisory Board: Appoints Dr. Norman Wong to Help Develop Diabetes Product

  - 2006-07-19

  Pheromone Sciences Corp. ("Pheromone") (TSX VENTURE: PHS) is pleased to announce that Dr. Norman Wong, M.D., F.R.C.P.©, has joined its Scientific Advisory Board ("SAB") to assist the company with its diabetes product development. "With extensive experience in researching and treating diabetes mellitus, Dr. Wong is an important addition to...

  Tags: cell, Company, Dr., University of Calgary

• CPI Crown Properties International Corporation Announces The Appointment Of Dr. Norm Minor To The Board Of Directors.

  - 2005-03-31

  CALGARY, ALBERTA, Mar 2, 2005 CCNMatthews via COMTEX CPI Crown Properties International Corporation (TSX VENTURE:CWN) - At the CPI Annual General Meeting that was held on January 5th , 2005, Dr. Minor was nominated and elected to the Board of Directors. ...

  Tags: board, CAREER, Dr., Minor, University of Calgary

• Alberta Medical Association: New Scholarship Awards Medical Students Full Tuition for One Year.

  - 2004-10-28

  EDMONTON, ALBERTA, Oct 28, 2004 CCNMatthews via COMTEX On October 27, the Alberta Medical Association's AMA Section of Rural Medicine awarded the first annual Tarrant Scholarship, Alberta's largest medical school undergraduate award, in Edmonton. This year's recipients are: -...

  Tags: Alberta, CAREER, Dr., MARKETING, scholarship, University of Calgary

• Resverlogix Signs Agreement on Cell Therapy Cancer Technology Acquisition.

  - 2003-11-28

  CALGARY, ALBERTA, Nov 27, 2003 CCNMatthews via COMTEX Resverlogix Corp. ("Resverlogix") today announced the terms of the previously announced cancer therapeutic technology acquisition dated June 23, 2003 from the co-discoverers of the technology, Dr. Norman C.W. Wong and Dr. Koichiro Mihara (the "Vendors")....

  Tags: acquisition, agreement, Cell, Company, Dr., FINANCE, Investment, Molecular Inc., revenue, therapy, University of Calgary

• Resverlogix Announces the Appointment of Dr. William Cochrane as Chairman of the Board of Directors.

  - 2003-09-29

  CALGARY, ALBERTA, Sep 29, 2003 CCNMatthews via COMTEX Canadian Biotechnology Corporation Resverlogix has appointed former University of Calgary President Dr. William A. Cochrane, MD, FRCPC, as the new Chairman of its Board of Directors. The position of Chairman was previously held by Mr. Wayne...

  Tags: board, chairman, Dr., University of Calgary

• Power and terror: Noam Chomsky in our times

  - 2003-03-16

  Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky In Our Times--I saw this instructive documentary, followed by a panel discussion about the pending war in Iraq, with about 800 people at the University of Calgary on January 29. By interviewing Noam Chomsky and following a series of public talks he gave in the...

  Tags: Dr., Government, HEALTHCARE, Iraq, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, terror, U.S., University of Calgary

• Hacked in the culture war; A pastor's Web site is defaced during a verbal battle about gay sex-ed.

  - 2002-12-16

  Stephen Boissoin's e-mail just got hacked. Again. And the Christian Web site maintained by this evangelical minister was destroyed, too--replaced by a page featuring his own photo and the words, "Pastor Looking For Sexual Adventures." Reverend Boissoin recently hired an attorney, to handle a complaint against...

  Tags: Dr., E-mail, lawsuit, professor, University of Calgary, Web