Fifty three percent of food products specifically targeted to babies and toddlers in Canadian grocery stores have an excessive proportion—more than 20 per cent—of calories coming from sugar, according to a new study by University of Calgary professor Charlene Elliott.

Montreal poet and translator Oana Avasilichioaei has been named the 2010 - 2011 Markin-Flanagan Canadian Writer-in-Residence. She will be in residence at the U of C from September 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011

A psychology study is looking at ways to decrease stigma of mental illness in the workplace. Employee and employer attitudes towards depression have a major influence on the health of people who struggle with the disorder, and researchers at the University of Calgary are studying ways to improve these attitudes.

On April 1, 2010, the Faculties of Communication and Culture, Humanities, Fine Arts and Social Sciences became a single administrative unit named the Faculty of Arts. The following addresses how this transition affects undergraduate students.

Eleven graduating students from the Faculty of Social Sciences were awarded Silver Medals for top academic achievement in their departments. Tyson Kennedy, Amanda Potter and Kim Tan-McNeil were also recognized for the highest distinction in scholarship from the faculty. The Students received their recognitions at a reception following the June 9 Social Sciences convocation ceremony.