#ucalgary — Public Fediverse posts

Reforming Disability Income Support in Alberta for Employment and Equity https://spp.ucalgary.ca/publications/Reforming-Disability-Income-Support-in-Alberta

I learned a LOT about accessibility supports, both generally and in Alberta. I fear the proposed tweaks won't even be considered by the UCP.

#UCalgary #AISH #ADAP #DRAHR #ABLeg

What Librarians Need To Know About Scite MCP & Institutional Access https://scite.ai/blog/scite-mcp-institutional-access

This is available to all users at #UCalgary, btw, as is the MCP connector for Consensus. I'll get some supporting documentation up soon!

The Duck Guy’s swan song: The legacy of the Snow Duck movement https://www.ucalgary.ca/news/duck-guys-swan-song-legacy-snow-duck-movement

What a great story!

#UCalgary #MentalHealth #Joy

Students!

The City of Calgary just posted their summer jobs.

There are a lot of them. #ucalgary #mru #yyc #abpse #yyccc

Here are some:

- Finance intern: $29.82/hr
- Archivists team intern: $29.82/hr
- Audio-Visual student: $29.82/hr

https://www.calgary.ca/careers.html?redirect=/careers

More than just a bother: UCalgary PhD student using tapeworms to combat inflammation - LiveWire Calgary https://livewirecalgary.com/2025/12/11/more-than-just-a-bother-ucalgary-phd-student-using-tapeworms-to-combat-inflammation/

Do click through to watch the 3-minute thesis presentation - that's #ScienceCommunication! #UCalgary

So happy to see that we're soon to be offering training on Zotero at #UCalgary

Zotero Citation Tool Workshop (online) https://workrooms.ucalgary.ca/event/3956213

For a more in depth analysis of the constitutional legacy of the Famous 5, check out this vintage episode of Alberta Unbound. https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s3-episode-7-2022-leitch-lecture-part-1-planting-a/id1511810939?i=1000557355398 #PersonsDay #PersonsCase #AlbertaUnbound #ualberta #ucalgary #Famous5 #eugenics #cdnpoli

Solar Report Cards - Solar Alberta https://solaralberta.ca/support-us/advocate-with-us/solar-report-cards/

These Solar Report Cards, and the additional Assessment Details, were created as part of a larger project completed by University of Calgary Capstone Project student, Yiming (Sebastian) Hu. #UCalgary #RenewableEnergy

#UCalgary in at number 6...

Prestigious academic ranking names the top 10 universities in Canada | National https://dailyhive.com/canada/universities-canada-top-10-ranking-2025?oly_enc_id=3892G2399967D6H

A neat opportunity to test drive an electric vehicle with no sales pressure. I did this at a different location earlier this year and had a great time.

MEET Calgary - Plug'n Drive Canada https://www.plugndrive.ca/meet-calgary/

#ev #UCalgary #yyc

Literary gold: There is a treasure trove of rare books in the vaults at the University of Calgary https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/local-arts/literary-gold-there-is-a-treasure-trove-of-rare-books-in-the-vaults-at-the-university-of-calgary

What a great article about MPOW!

#Archives #SpecialCollections #UCalgary

AI Student Support: A Model for The Centre for AI Ethics, Literacy and Integrity at the U of Calgary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9O1neAqYyU&t=349s (25 mins)

I'm also available if you have any questions!

#UCalgary #CAIELI

You at UCalgary Library https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIha-rqvM5g

Hey, that's pretty good!

#UCalgary #Promotion

More from MPOW! Learning Through Play: The Importance of Library Makerspaces - ACRLog https://acrlog.org/2024/12/04/learning-through-play-the-importance-of-library-makerspaces/

#UCalgary

Heads up, Calgarians, there's an event on Sept 21st you may want to be aware of:

"Rufo, the keynote speaker, is advertised as being “a prominent figure in the fight against critical race theory in American institutions.” "

https://www.desmog.com/2024/08/12/meta-and-koch-industries-to-sponsor-event-featuring-climate-denier-barry-cooper/

#Koch #Meta #chrisrufo #abpoli #UCalgary #BarryCooper #ClimateChange #climatePolicy #CanadaStrongandFreeNetwork

Ooo, fun one. My tests are failing because I all of a sudden can't listen on "localhost". Because #UCalgary decided it was a good idea to have a real host called "localhost" (that DNS-looks-up and can be pinged).

At MPOW

New Centre for AI Ethics, Literacy and Integrity offers students support in using generative AI - The Gauntlet https://thegauntlet.ca/2024/06/06/new-centre-for-ai-ethics-literacy-and-integrity-offers-students-support-in-using-generative-ai/

#AI #Libraries #UCalgary

New at MPOW!

New student-focused centre promotes literacy skills in generative AI https://www.ucalgary.ca/news/new-student-focused-centre-promotes-literacy-skills-generative-ai

#Libraries #UCalgary #LCR #AI #GenAI #InfoLit #InformationLiteracy #AILiteracy

Cool exhibit opening at MPOW

Massive Calgary exhibit showcases rare H.G. Wells books - Calgary | Globalnews.ca https://globalnews.ca/news/10404275/calgary-hg-wells-exhibit-books/

#UCalgary #SciFi #Archives

@eff If anyone reading this is local to #yyc and at any of our universities (#mru, #ucalgary, #uarts), I can help you with any technical aspects of running a tor relay

UCalgary library releases toolkit for faculty to help students navigate the information landscape https://www.ucalgary.ca/news/ucalgary-library-releases-toolkit-faculty-help-students-navigate-information-landscape

#misinformation #disinformation #teaching #UCalgary

Hot off the presses! It’s the latest Alberta Unbound - in which I gather the brilliant Jen Gerson, Karen Unland and Emily Laidlaw to talk about C-11, C-18, online harms, AI, the future of journalism and the rise & fall of the big social media players. We packed in A LOT! Buckle up! https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/alberta-unbound/id1511810939 #AlbertaUnbound #Alberta #cdnpoli #SenateofCanada #yeg #yyc #UCalgary #TheLine #Taproot #Facebook #Meta #X

Hey folks in the #UCalgary community, we're looking to hire a Learning Technology Production Coach, to help instructors get things working right in Brightspace, YuJa, Tophat and Zoom (and more!). If you are, or know a grad student who's interested in Learning Tech and supporting people let me know and I can hook you up with the official profile and contact info.

More context: here is the solid gold expert panel that I convened earlier this year to debate the (dubious) merits of an Alberta pension plan. This is a must listen, all over again, in light of this breaking news. https://spotify.link/AOIxYv3lgDb #CPP #Alberta #ableg #abpoli #CanadaPensionPlan #AlbertaUnbound #UAlberta #UCalgary #Canada #cdnpoli

Exciting news! Our work at #UWindsor on a highly potent antimicrobial composite material is now a published manuscript at RSC Sustainability. This work was performed together with the Kennepohl team from #ucalgary at #canadianlightsource who helped us determine the temporal speciation of copper in our composite. #research #bionanoscience #AntiMicrobials