University of Calgary research goals may take longer to reach in wake of budget cuts - Jeremy Nolais, Metro News

University of Calgary officials will have fewer academic staff than planned on campus this fall and may be forced to adjust timelines for becoming a top-five research institution in Canada, according to the vice-president and provost. Speaking to Metro nearly two months after the province slashed post-secondary funding by 7.3 per cent, the U of C’s Dru Marshall described the resulting pain across the system as “remarkable.” “The pace with which we achieve some of the goals we have set up, which are very ambitious, might be a little slower than we initially though we would be,” Marshall explained. “But make no mistake, the University of Calgary has an ambitious plan and we are continuing to drive forward on those goals and objectives — we will just not be driving at the same pace we would otherwise.” http://metronews.ca/news/calgary/660253/university-of-calgary-research-goals-may-take-longer-to-reach-in-wake-of-budget-cuts/