The University of Alberta hasn't had a marching band since the 1960s. Music education professor Tom Dust, '74 BSc, '79 BEd, and a group of more than 30 students, alumni and community members have picked up the baton to assemble the university's first marching band in nearly 50 years. The first bands at the U of A were associated with the Canadian Officers' Training Corps, which trained officers on campus for more than 50 years.
The Beaver Hills area east of Edmonton, home to the U of A's Augustana Miquelon Lake Research Station, has been designated as a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Biosphere Reserve. The designation recognizes the area as a discovery ground that fosters ecologically sustainable human and economic development. U of A researchers have conducted dozens of studies in the area in the last 30 years, focusing on everything from wildlife and outdoor recreation to wetlands and land management.
The QS World University Rankings has ranked the U of A's Faculty of Nursing as one of the best nursing programs in the world based on its academic and employer reputation and its research impact. The U of A ranked fourth behind the University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins University and the University of Toronto.
After filling campus stands for 106 years, the student newspaper is no longer printing a weekly issue. The change comes after a steady decrease in print advertising revenue, declining newspaper pickup and a doubling of online page views over the past four years. Starting in September, The Gateway will publish a monthly print magazine and release daily online content at thegatewayonline.ca.
With a tree trunk wall, teepee-shaped ceiling and fibre optic stars, Wahkohtowin Lodge reflects the cultures of Indigenous students. The lodge is a newly opened gathering place for Aboriginal students at Augustana Campus. It is designed to provide Métis, Inuit and First Nations students with a welcoming space where they are supported and their cultures celebrated.
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