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iGEM CALGARY's SECOND LIFE IN UTODAY - SEPTEMBER 18, 2009
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<p>On August 10th and 11th nine members of the U of C team and 2 facilitators, along with some team members and facilitators from U of L and U of A had the opportunity to go on a tour of the Oil Sands near Fort McMurray.
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"UToday is the University of Calgary’s daily online news source, published by External Relations. Created in September 2008, UToday offers the day’s top news, research discoveries and key events. Every day U of C researchers, staff and students make the news locally, nationally and internationally. It is a connection and engagement tool designed to help readers feel more connected to the university community and provide the information on ways to get involved in campus and activities. It’s our goal to ensure the campus community has the most up-to-date information as possible."[1]
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The trip included tours of both Suncor and ConocoPhilips sites as well as a trip to the Oil Sands Discovery Centre.  The trip was interesting as it got us thinking about how synthetic biology could possibly have an impact on the sustainability of oils ands projects: offering solutions to some of the problems facing oil sands projects today.
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Our work in Second Life has been featured today in our University's online magazine, UToday! To check out the article, click <a href="http://www.ucalgary.ca/news/utoday/september18-09/secondlife">HERE</a>.
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[1] From the University of Calgary's UToday Page: http://www.ucalgary.ca/news/utoday/guidelines
 
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LATEST NEWS
Tour of the Oil Sands @ Fort McMurray

On August 10th and 11th nine members of the U of C team and 2 facilitators, along with some team members and facilitators from U of L and U of A had the opportunity to go on a tour of the Oil Sands near Fort McMurray.

The trip included tours of both Suncor and ConocoPhilips sites as well as a trip to the Oil Sands Discovery Centre. The trip was interesting as it got us thinking about how synthetic biology could possibly have an impact on the sustainability of oils ands projects: offering solutions to some of the problems facing oil sands projects today.

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