UPSTANDING ALUMNI:

	Shooting from the Crease A former Dino makes Team Canada and has aspirations to coach in the U.S.
	Nursing Some Independent Thinking Cristina Zaganelli is advocating developpment of the nurse practitioner role to meet the health care system's mounting challenges.
	A Magical Production Simon Mallett discovered his passion for creating social change through theatre.

DEPARTMENTS:

Universal Note
Associate professor Bart Beaty on the opportunities for a young institution, city and nation

Update News
The latest developments and upcoming events at the U of C.

Uncover Research
Spinal disc research, the impact of climate change or caribou health and digging up statistics on child maltreatment in wealthy Alberta.

Unconventional Researcher
Melanie Keats is helping a new generation of young cancer survivors on the road to recovery.

Unite Community
Reaching out to Calgary kids through the Urban Dance Project.

Unexpected View
Julie Bogle on the challenges she'll face as a young leader on campus.

Unlimited Alumni
Catch up with your peers' news in the latest class notes.

Unveil Works
New books, CDs and recommendations from alumni.

Unleashed Opinion
An alumnus celebrates his peers' imagination and ambition in the arts.

Upbeat Events

Unforgettable Imagery
The new Child Development Centre goes green to meet the highest standards in Canada.

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U is published three times a year by University of Calgary External Relations and the U of C Alumni Association.

Editor: Colleen Turner [ colleen.turner@ucalgary.ca ]
Associate Editor: Matthew Fox [ mbfox@ucalgary.ca ]
Art Director: John Vickers, Scout Communications

Contributors:
Dr. Bart Beaty, Ken Bendiktsen, Karen Cook, Laurie Drukier, Greg Harris, Mark Hopkins, D.J. Kelly, Don McSwiney, Alana Mikkelsen, Leanne Niblock, Ewan Nicholson, Sabrina Phillip, Grady Semmens, Colleen Seto, Jason Stang, Chris Thomas, Kirk Thurbide, George Webber.

Cover:
Victoria finds motivation through movement as part of the U of C's Urban Dance Project.
/ Photo by Ewan Nicholson.