ALES News - Archive 2016
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What the nutrition expert wants for the holidays
Cathy Chan has the recipe for a gourmet gift for the modern foodie
Food can be a healthy part of the holiday season
UAlberta registered dietitian offers tips on how to avoid overeating during the holidays.
U of A rangeland scientists gain access to two important new study areas
Onefour and Stavely Research Ranches will test conservation, biodiversity questions
'They get their hands and feet dirty'
Animal science students toil alongside farmers during new, three-day mini-internships
How to future-proof Santa
Researchers from our faculty and others offer jolly Saint Nick some overdue upgrades
Ualberta projects garner $26M to tackle major Alberta challenges
Researchers aim to wipe out chronic wasting disease, build longer-lasting pipelines and breed a better tree.
How to pick a Christmas tree
A helpful video explanation from Dan Rosichuk at the U of A Forest Society on how to choose the perfect Christmas tree.
What the fashion historian wants for the holidays
Clothing curator Anne Bissonnette has her eye on a piece of wearable tech history
Design innovator receives Premier's award
Human Ecology professor Megan Strickfaden celebrated for improving lives of people with disabilities
Pulling the veil from our eyes
Human Ecology exhibit explores the impact of eyeglasses with array of rare and unusual spectacles
Will proposed changes to food system make it easier for Canadians to eat healthier?
Yes, say UAlberta experts, science shows comprehensive marketing and labelling changes improve healthy eating and reduce risk of disease
Diet changes alone can reap big rewards for people with diabetes
New study shows significant decrease in blood glucose with a few practical adjustments
Forestry professor emeritus inducted to Royal Society of Canada
Bruce Dancik honoured for editing (and saving) country's foremost science press
Trump's pledges on free trade bode ill for Canada's agriculture industry
Expect economic hardship here if U.S. leaves Trans-Pacific Partnership and implements other protectionism
Protecting a vulnerable predator
Conservation of land is critical to helping grizzlies and industry co-exist
Expert on canola and wheat diseases awarded Killam Annual Professorship
Prestigious award recognizes and encourages advanced scientific achievement
New patents and spin-off companies saluted
Four ALES scientists honoured for moving their technology from lab to market
Study identifies bacteria with longer-than-normal persistence in our gut
Discovery could help scientists adjust or reintroduce beneficial organisms
Cheaper and healthier: reducing diabetes and cholesterol with barley grains
ALES researcher commercializes new dietary fibre technology
Beef export deal with Mexico could pave the way to open other export markets
End of 13-year ban on lower-grade beef has Canadian ranchers eyeing Asian markets
'Forging ahead': Agriculture innovator recognized for clean tech focus
Founder of Forge Hydrocarbons named to Canada's Clean 50
UPDATE // Babiuk wins 2016 World Agriculture Prize
Developing six vaccines, shepherding world-class research facility and training more than 100 graduate students earns UAlberta's VP of research the nod
Desperately Seeking Susan ... and Emily, Kirsten, Megan, etc.
Clinical trial needs young women for under-researched condition linked to obesity and cardiovascular disease
Innovator and mentor recognized for four decades of leadership
Former ALES dean inducted into Alberta Agriculture Hall of Fame
New map helps predict where greenhouse gas might be emitted after permafrost thaw
Global guide uses areas of land surface collapse as indicators
Home on the rangeland
An AltaLink gift supports University of Alberta research to protect special ecosystems
Trees may be limited in how they can cope with climate change
Evidence for convergent evolution published in Science surprises researchers
Alberta's minimum wage hike: too much too fast or necessary and urgent?
UAlberta economist and social policy expert split on likely effects and timing of steep wage increase.
Atmospheric lead deposition near oilsands in decline since 1970s, says researcher
Findings counter belief that oilsands are polluting region with atmospheric lead
Project Serve pays off for students and community organizations
Annual volunteer day provides hands-on experience and helps build philanthropic habits
ALES grads do great things in urban microfarming
Founders of Reclaim Urban Farm receive Alumni Innovation Award
Three REES students share win at thesis competition
Judges impressed as competitors explain their research in three minutes or less
Polyol made from canola oil leading to new greener products
Spray foam, wall and roofing panels among newly created environmentally-friendly products being commercialized thanks to new conversion process
Too hungry to study
Study finds nearly half of UAlberta Campus Food Bank users are severely food insecure
Volunteers essential to discovering which type of dietary fibre is best for our health
Study needs 200 more participants to take a dietary fibre supplement for six weeks
Recognizing humility and compassion in your spouse helps predict marital bliss
If you want a happier marriage, it pays to adjust your own perspective, says researcher
Expert in field crop insect pests receives prestigious posthumous award
Lloyd Dosdall honoured for his remarkable legacy
ALES alumnus played pivotal role in getting electricity to Alberta farms
Gerry Heath also helped establish Edmonton's Co-Op Taxi
Textile scientist on quest to identify smelliest fabrics
Stinky clothing items needed to conduct odour study; findings will lead to better buying and manufacturing decisions
ALES ecologist co-leads compilation of huge soil fungi database
New database published in open-source venue, underscoring increasing trend to make data more easily available
Forestry grad jumps from the classroom into the fire
Early start to wildfire season keeps Tyler Schneider on the move protecting forests and communities-including his former hometown of Fort McMurray.
Ground beef may need higher cooking temperature to be safe
Researchers discover some E. coli survives much longer than expected
Capstone projects give graduating ALES students a market edge
Solving real-life problems hones skills employers seek
Health of immune system of babies tied to moms consuming a specific type of choline
ALES researchers find they need a form found in eggs, beef and chicken
US science journal films protocol of ALES researcher
How-to videos a burgeoning trend in how scientists communicate
Animal behaviour specialist takes top kudos for undergrad teaching excellence
Animal behaviour specialist Clover Bench is one of three recipients of the 2016 Provost's Award for Early Achievement of Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.
High tech tools measure methane emissions of beef cattle
Lasers, "breathalyzers" and GPS used in efforts to mitigate climate change
Budding fashion designer wins new scholarship
Human Ecology program merits new award based on its past successes
ALES nutrition researchers pick up prestigious awards for a fourth year in a row
Peer recognition underscores U of A's major position in human nutrition
Fort McMurray blaze among most extreme of wildfires
Record heat, tinder-dry conditions contributed to Alberta's most devastating inferno, says UAlberta wildland fire professor. Expect more extremes in the future.
Human Ecology students get and give during mandatory practicum
Discovering untapped strengths and who they are as professionals are just some of the benefits of the program for students
ALES launches first study of fish health in oilsands' replacement lakes
$1M project assesses CNRL's Horizon Lake site
Serving up a Pure Prairie celebration
The team behind the Pure Prairie Eating Plan, nutrition researchers Rhonda Bell and Cathy Chan, are the University of Alberta's 2016 Community Scholar Award winners.
New hybrid canola cultivar offers double resistance to clubroot
First of its kind, product is available to farmers this season
Weddings expose our rising devotion to consumption
New exhibit traces 100-year shift from simple ritual to spectacle
ALES students endorse international learning experiences
Stints volunteering, job shadowing deepened understanding and developed contacts
Feds provide major support for two ALES studies
First of its kind, product is available to farmers this season
Unpacking the Alberta climate plan
Climate change expert Debra Davidson comments on the plan's feasibility and what it all means for Albertans
Forest ecologists win NSERC grant to study how fungi restore pine forests
Findings could result in pre-emptive strike against climate change
Biofuels start-up gets major investment
Federal grant of $4.2 million kick starts production plant build
Filling in the food education gap
Crowd-sourcing campaign underway to create mobile food factory to visit schools
ALES graduate student punches ticket to finals of 3-Minute Thesis competition
REES student explores willingness to pay for reforestation
Passing the smell test
The dual mission of textile scientist Rachel McQueen: get us to wear sustainable fabrics and, at the same time, save the environment
Novel food product earns students trip to international food showcase
Students developed a dairy-free gelato made from pulses
New study to focus on impact of family diversity on older adults
Researcher obtains ALES' first Kule Institute Research Cluster Grant
Human Ecology professor curates film series on accessible design
Art Gallery of Alberta event presents 10 shorts from Canada and abroad
Biodiversity expert advances from tier 2 to tier 1 Canada Research Chair
Advancement comes with seven-year term and $200,000 in annual funding
Alberta wildflower helps scientists plan for climate change
Transplanting it to hotter and cooler regions triggers vital questions
Remembering former dean John Bowland
Former dean of the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry oversaw planning and construction of Agriculture/Forestry Centre
ALES Range Team shines again at prestigious competition
Team wins eight awards at North American event
Keeping people and pets together
Pre-veterinary students volunteer time and knowledge to help vulnerable people care for their animals companions
International Year of Pulses highlights powerful food of the future
Dry peas and beans, lentils, chickpeas, can fight both disease and global warming
Passionate speech about Golden Rice delivers Macgregor Smith win for third-year student
Strong field highlights 84th edition of ALES student public speaking competition