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89% of children’s food products provide poor nutritional quality
Submitted by kmennis on Wed, 2008-07-16 13:25.select
Nine out of ten regular food items marketed specifically at children have a poor nutritional content - because of high levels of sugar, fat or sodium - according to a detailed study of 367 products lead by Dr. Charlene Elliott, professor in the U of C's Faculty of Communication and Culture, and published in the July issue of the UK-based journal Obesity Reviews. >>more.
Max Foran - Researchers Investigate Calgary Stampede one-of-a-kind book
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Researchers investigate Calgary Stampede in one-of-a-kind book
Four Communication and Culture professors showcase their research in the first ever academic book about the Calgary Stampede. Icon, Brand, Myth: The Calgary Stampede, edited by Max Foran, evolved out of a one-of-a-kind course on the culture of the Calgary Stampede and investigates the iconography and cultural significance of those 10 mad days in July.
Highest U of C honour awarded to Communication and Culture student
Submitted by support on Thu, 2008-07-10 15:40.select
The highest honour a graduating student can receive is the newest award presented by the U of C. The President's Award for Excellence in Student Leadership recognizes five outstanding students including one of the Faculty of Communication and Culture's most involved student leaders. read more Graduate of the Last Decade
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Communication and Culture alumna, Robyn Hauck, BCS '05, has been awarded the Graduate of the Last Decade Award. read more
Clive Marsh knows the importance of communicating effectively
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News Makers
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The New Yorker discusses the 1954 U.S. inquisition into the comic book industry and the horror genre including insights from Dr. Bart Beaty's book, Fredric Wertham and the Critique of Mass Culture. read more
Innovators
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Dr. Wisdom Tettey is working to stop the brain drain in Ghana. He is one of many researchers who embody the multi-disciplinary, solutions-oriented approach of the University of Calgary. University of Calgary innovators are finding solutions to today's most pressing challenges and educating the next generation of engineers, policy makers, scientists, artists and educators. read more
Annoucements
Dean's List 2008
Submitted by kmennis on Tue, 2008-07-15 14:20.select
Congratulations to Dr. Charles Tepperman and Laura Golebiowski.
Submitted by support on Thu, 2008-07-10 16:04.select
Film Studies professor Dr. Charles Tepperman was awarded the Dissertation Award from the Society for Cinema and Media Studies for his dissertation, "Communicating a New Form of Knowledge: Tracing the Amateur Cinema League and its Films (1926 - 1954). The award carries a $1,000 prize and Tepperman received the award at a ceremony in March.
Laura Golebiowski, a second year Communication and Culture student received The Petroleum History Society's award for article of the year in 2007. She originally wrote her paper, a media analysis of the widespread reaction to the discovery of oil in Turner Valley in 1914, for her first year seminar General Studies 201. It was subsequently published in the journal, Alberta History. Golebiowski received the award at a March 26 ceremony at the Fairmont Palliser Hotel.
Laura Golebiowski, a second year Communication and Culture student received The Petroleum History Society's award for article of the year in 2007. She originally wrote her paper, a media analysis of the widespread reaction to the discovery of oil in Turner Valley in 1914, for her first year seminar General Studies 201. It was subsequently published in the journal, Alberta History. Golebiowski received the award at a March 26 ceremony at the Fairmont Palliser Hotel.
New Librarian Hours
Submitted by support on Thu, 2008-07-10 15:45.select
Students, staff, faculty or anyone affiliated with C&C are always welcome to stop in for advice from our in-house librarian Chris Thomas in SS 307.
Fall 2008 - Wed/Thurs 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Winter 2009 - Tues- 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm/Wed - 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Missed the Triple-C Lecture Series?
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You can catch it on podcast. Click <a href="http://www.ucalgary.ca/podcasts/">here</a> to view podcasts you can download.