March 2008

David Keith	Large-scale CO2 storage study launched Marvh 27, 2008 Alberta’s energy industry is partnering with top researchers from the University of Calgary on the largest-scale geological study in Canadian history for the permanent underground storage of millions of tonnes of industrial greenhouse gases.
Tam Donnelly	Eating healthy is not easy for elderly Chinese March 26, 2008 Elderly Chinese immigrants are at greater risk to a wide range of illnesses, including depression and cancer, than their counterparts in home countries, most likely attributed to their change in dietary habits as they age, suggests new research from the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Nursing.
Scott Raymond	Corn’s roots dig deeper into South America March 24, 2008 Corn has long been known as the primary food crop in prehistoric North and Central America. Now it appears it may have been an important part of the South American diet for much longer than previously thought, according to new research by University of Calgary archaeologists.
Nichollsia borealis	Ancient reptile rises from Alberta oil sands March 20, 2008 After being unearthed at a Syncrude mine, one of the oldest and most complete plesiosaur fossils recovered in North America, and the oldest yet discovered from the Cretaceous Period, represents a new genus of the prehistoric aquatic predator according to University of Calgary palaeontologists who have formally described the creature.
Naweed Syed	Regrowing nerve cells March 6, 2008 Western Canada Regeneration Initiative enables nerve cells on a computer chip to heal and regrow damaged nerves Neuroscientists, brain surgeons, graduate students, rehabilitation specialists and neurologists are joining forces to develop new technology aimed at repairing and regenerating peripheral nerves that connect the brain, spinal cord, and the body.
Alexander Lvovsky and Mirko Lobino	Physics breakthrough much ado about “nothing” March 5, 2008 How do scientists store nothing? It may sound like the beginning of a bad joke, but the answer is causing a stir in the realm of quantum physics after two research teams, including one from the University of Calgary, have independently proven it’s possible to store a special kind of vacuum in a puff of gas and then retrieve it a split second later.

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