University of Alberta

Edmonton, Canada

June 13, 1997



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Barriers to rural health-care
delivery coming down

Rural patients will soon have the benefit of the professional health-care expertise found in major centres thanks to the U of A's Telehealth project and a $21 million investment. Full Story

Take That

Kenju Yoshimi, left, and Valente Fabella demonstrate Ken-Jutsu at the Kurimoto Japanes Garden Spring Festival held Sunday, June 8th at the U of A Devonian Botanic Garden. A record crowd toured the garden and enjoyed traditional Japanese dancing, drumming, flower arranging, music and a tea ceremony. The festival was co-sponsored by the Consulate-General of Japan.

Better information equals better health, says Noseworthy
The U of A's Dr. Tom Noseworthy heads an information management committee designed to ensure health-care technologies can speak to each other.


Comparative study of Chinese literature and culture gets big boost
The Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange funds a three-year position in the Department of Modern Languages and Comparative Studies.


U of A counselling aces the ABC's of customer service
Student Counselling Services is caught in the act of excellence when a secret survey of students in post-secondary institutions finds U of A is number one.


Multimedia enters the world of literature and changes the way kids learn
Peter Rabbit leads the way in literary kitsch and use of a host of technologies changing the literary experience for our children.


Poetry assignment leads to love
Carol Brandly (BA '93) shares guidelines to haiku, tanka and the art of love.

Top Nova Scotia student likes U of A attitude
Personal phone calls from the U of A president and chancellor have strengthened recruitment of Canada's top students.


Let the adventures begin...
The U of A offers summer adventures for cruisers, scholars and the intrepid alike.


Campaign surpasses 54 per cent mark
The U of A fund-raising campaign is at the $78 million mark in money raised and committed.


Black cats, broken mirrors and Friday the 13th
"Daily life holds enough unpredictability that we still turn to superstitions to account for the unaccountable. So thumbs up, fingers crossed, cross your heart..."


"New, new" art springs from the studios in HUB
Dr. Graham Peacock is recognized as a leading artist of what has been dubbed "new, new painting." But teaching the kind of art he's made his reputation on isn't always easy.


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