Students, trainees, faculty and staff, On Aug. 31, Alberta Health Services (AHS) will reinstate parking fees for faculty and staff who park in AHS owned lots. If you’re working from home and wish to cancel your parking, please complete the Parking Cancellation Form and return it, along with your parking permit, to the Parking Services Office located at the Foothills Medical Centre. Please note that your physical parking permit must be returned in person. If you’ve been paying for parking through payroll deduction, please also complete and return the University of Calgary Staff Parking Notification Form. If you pay via pre-authorized debit withdrawal, you’ll receive a separate communication asking you to complete and return a Pre-Authorized Debit Cancellation Notice. Parking charges will continue to apply until all forms, permits and access cards are returned to AHS Parking Services. If you choose to cancel your parking and later decide to reinstate it, please contact AHS Parking Services to do so. All faculty and staff who cancel and reinstate their parking will be assigned to Lot 6. If you have any questions or concerns, please email AHS Parking Services at [email protected]. Return to campus
- We all have an important role to play in keeping our campus community safe. The university has developed a web page to help keep you informed about best practices and guidelines, including weekly safety tips, information on cleaning and disinfecting, and more. Review the safety information.
- As of Aug. 17, buildings on main campus will be unlocked between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday to Friday, and will be locked overnight and on weekends. Review the Aug. 12 message for more information.
- Buildings at our Foothills campus remain open from 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday to Friday, and will be locked overnight and on weekends. If you require access outside of these hours or on weekends and have not completed the building access form, please do so at cumming.ucalgary.ca/access.
Learning and working
- As many of you continue to learn and work from home, here are some ergonomics resources to help you minimize fatigue, discomfort and injury.
- Libraries and Cultural Resources has announced several enhancements to library services as the university prepares for the fall term. Learn more.
- Our Health Sciences Library will host a free online Endnote Desktop workshop on Aug. 20, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Please contact [email protected] for further information.
Research operations
- Researchers with participant interactions should familiarize themselves with the latest guidance. Read the August 11 email.
- Applications for the Roy and Vi Baay Chair in Kidney Research will be accepted until Sept. 1, 2020. Learn more.
- Applications for the Dr. Robert Haslam Chair in Pediatric Neurology will be accepted until Sept. 15, 2020. Learn more.
CSM in the news
- Street CCRED delivers protective equipment, training and personnel for community support agencies and shelters in Calgary. Read more.
- A group of UCalgary researchers, including Dr. Paul Kubes, PhD, join Sepsis Canada, a new research network focused on improving our understanding of this deadly infection. Read more.
- Researchers with the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases discover the microbiome’s role in attacking cancerous tumours. Read more.
- Dr. Catherine Lebel, PhD, is helping understand what may be happening in the developing brains of children born to depressed moms. Read more.
Have a wonderful week! Sincerely, Jon Meddings, MD
Dean, Cumming School of Medicine
University of Calgary |
