Episode 29: Escape with STEM
UCalgary COVIDcast
Brennan O'Yeung, founder of Escape with STEM — escape room experiences designed to inspire young Indigenous students to enter STEM fields — talks about moving the program online during the pandemic.
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Episode 28: Student Mental Health
UCalgary COVIDcast
Dr. Kevin Baird, a psychiatrist in our Student Wellness Centre, talks about providing mental health support for students, the issues they're facing, and what supports are available during the pandemic and when they return to campus.
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Episode 27: Kids living with ADHD
UCalgary COVIDcast
Dr. Emma Climie, PhD, talks about some of the issues faced by kids with ADHD and their parents, managing things like learning, sleep and physical activity, and what a return to school might look like.
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Episode 26: Fake News Detector
UCalgary COVIDcast
We talk to Dr. Ray Patterson, PhD, a professor of business technology management, about a method to detect fake news sites by analyzing their digital supply chains.
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Episode 25: Psychology of the Pandemic
UCalgary COVIDcast
We talk to Dr. Cara MacInnis, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology, about people's behavioural changes and changes in the way we interact as we navigate "the new normal."
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Episode 24: Protecting Our Seniors
UCalgary COVIDcast
Dr. Jacqueline McMillan talks about how and why older people are more vulnerable to COVID-19 and what we can learn from this pandemic so we're better prepared for next time.
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Episode 23: The Importance of Sleep
UCalgary COVIDcast
Registered psychologist Dr. Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen talks about the importance of getting proper sleep, especially in stressful times, and what people can do if sleep is an issue for them.
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Episode 22: Calgary's Economic Future
UCalgary COVIDcast
Mary Moran, president and CEO of Calgary Economic Development, talks about Calgary's new economic realities and the challenges of restarting an economy that's been battered on all sides.
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Episode 21: Getting Back on our Feet
UCalgary COVIDcast
Adam Legge, president of the Business Council of Alberta, talks about re-imagining Alberta's revenue model and economic landscape and how to set ourselves up for long-term prosperity.
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Episode 20: The New Economy
UCalgary COVIDcast
We talk to economist and policy researcher Lindsay Tedds about what economic recovery might look like after the pandemic and what policies we can put in place to soften the blow.
info_outlineFor our students, the coronavirus pandemic has been an especially tough time. They've been dealing with questions about living arrangements, moving to online classes, research delays and uncertainty about when things will return to normal. Dr. Kevin Baird (BSc ’00, MSc ’02, MD ‘05), a psychiatrist in our Student Wellness Centre, talks about providing mental health support for students, some of the issues they're facing, and what supports are available for students during the pandemic and when they return to campus.
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