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<span class="purple"><p>About Calgary</p></span> | <span class="purple"><p>About Calgary</p></span> | ||
- | <p>Calgary is the largest city in Alberta and the largest between Vancouver and Toronto. The city is best known for ecotourism and winter sports. Winter sports | + | <p>Calgary is the largest city in Alberta and the largest in Canada between Vancouver and Toronto. The city is best known for ecotourism and winter sports. Winter sports attract many people to the nearby regions of Lake Louise, Banff, and Canmore, situated in the Rocky Mountain region west of Calgary. Calgary is also home of the Calgary Flames, our National Hockey League (NHL) team. Because of its strong agricultural and ranching history, Calgary has sometimes been deemed “Cowtown”, a nickname that is celebrated every summer during the world-famous Calgary Stampede.</p> |
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<span class="purple"><p>The University of Calgary</p></span> | <span class="purple"><p>The University of Calgary</p></span> | ||
- | <p>The University of Calgary is ranked | + | <p>The University of Calgary is ranked as one of Canada’s top best comprehensive research institutions. Currently more than 29,000 students are enrolled in 14 faculties in undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs. The University contains more than 30 research institutions and centers including the O’Brien Centre within which iGEM Calgary operates. The University is also a member of a group of Canadian universities dedicated towards intensive research known as the G13. </p> |
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<span class="purple"><p>The O'Brien Centre for the Bachelor of Health Sciences</p></span> | <span class="purple"><p>The O'Brien Centre for the Bachelor of Health Sciences</p></span> | ||
- | <p>The O' Brien | + | <p>The O' Brien Centre for the Health Sciences campus is located in the Foothills Hospital, near the University of Calgary. It is responsible for providing the iGEM team with lab space as well as funding. The O’Brien Centre was founded by David O’ Brien who is a member of the Board of Directors at the U of C. The O’Brien Centre is the hub of top-notch interdisciplinary research and education. It funds approximately 9 million dollars a year for research. The 2010 iGEM team thanks the O’Brien Centre for its generous contribution of O’ Brien Centre summer studentships as well as lab space this year.</p> |
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About the University of Calgary
About Calgary Calgary is the largest city in Alberta and the largest in Canada between Vancouver and Toronto. The city is best known for ecotourism and winter sports. Winter sports attract many people to the nearby regions of Lake Louise, Banff, and Canmore, situated in the Rocky Mountain region west of Calgary. Calgary is also home of the Calgary Flames, our National Hockey League (NHL) team. Because of its strong agricultural and ranching history, Calgary has sometimes been deemed “Cowtown”, a nickname that is celebrated every summer during the world-famous Calgary Stampede. |
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The University of Calgary The University of Calgary is ranked as one of Canada’s top best comprehensive research institutions. Currently more than 29,000 students are enrolled in 14 faculties in undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs. The University contains more than 30 research institutions and centers including the O’Brien Centre within which iGEM Calgary operates. The University is also a member of a group of Canadian universities dedicated towards intensive research known as the G13. |
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The O'Brien Centre for the Bachelor of Health Sciences The O' Brien Centre for the Health Sciences campus is located in the Foothills Hospital, near the University of Calgary. It is responsible for providing the iGEM team with lab space as well as funding. The O’Brien Centre was founded by David O’ Brien who is a member of the Board of Directors at the U of C. The O’Brien Centre is the hub of top-notch interdisciplinary research and education. It funds approximately 9 million dollars a year for research. The 2010 iGEM team thanks the O’Brien Centre for its generous contribution of O’ Brien Centre summer studentships as well as lab space this year. |