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  1. University mourns loss of talented young Drama student and performer

    Tristan (Tian) Mi, a student in his final year of the Department of Drama’s BFA Acting program and a lifelong performer, died suddenly and unexpectedly on January 19.

  2. English professor wins $12,000 travel award

    Thomas Wharton was recently selected as the winner of the 2011 Cécile E. Mactaggart Travel Award for Narrative Writing.

  3. U of A responds to community

    Faculties of science and arts team up to offer a new undergraduate program in community planning.

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  1. Tasers a 'new urban terrorism' again 'downtrodden': Canadian study (National Post)

    A study led by Temitope Oriola from the Department of Sociology found that Canadian police forces are most likely to use tasers on the poor, mentally ill and chronic drug users

  2. China in Canada, part 3: We need a plan (Financial Post)

    Political Science professor Wenran Jiang pens the last in a series of opinion pieces on the dynamics of Canada's business relationship with China

  3. Initiative links mountain passions (Rocky Mountain Outlook)

    English professor Stephen Slemon discusses the new Canadian Mountain Studies Initiative at the U of A

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  1. Music at Convocation Hall presents Joseph Lambert Massart and his Time

    January 28

    08:00 - 10:00 PM

  2. Music at Winspear presents Trial by Fire

    January 29

    03:00 - 05:00 PM

  3. Monday Noon Music

    January 30

    12:00 - 01:00 PM

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