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Video Spotlight: Documentary film sheds light on ‘buffalo consciousness’

New film by Native studies professor Tasha Hubbard looks at the drive to bring back the buffalo.

September 13, 2024
By Geoff McMaster

The U of A’s new mechatronics and robotics engineering program —the first of its kind in the Prairie provinces — will give students in-demand skills and industry connections in a rapidly growing field. (Photo: Getty Images)

Science and Technology, Business

New mechatronics and robotics engineering program will help students ‘create the next generation of the world we live in’

Five-year degree program will be the first of its kind in the Prairies, helping establish Alberta as a tech hub attracting top talent.

September 12, 2024
By Geoff McMaster

Business, Society and Culture, Research

Labour market research centre gives Albertans a leg up in seeking careers

Website will provide high-quality, real-time data to forecast hiring trends on the horizon.

September 11, 2024
By Geoff McMaster

When someone has a cardiac arrest — whether it’s fatal or not — award-winning U of A-led research shows their family members will need care from hospital staff to cope. (Photo: Getty Images)

Research, Health And Wellness

Families of cardiac arrest patients need care too

U of A-led study honoured as “Article of the Year” by the Journal of Emergency Nursing.

September 09, 2024
By Gillian Rutherford

Michael Houghton Awarded 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

University of Alberta virologist awarded Nobel Prize

Michael Houghton wins Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine along with Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice for the discovery of the hepatitis C (HCV) virus.

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Science and Technology, Research

U of A Nobel winner’s impact extends from personal to global

Michael Houghton’s colleagues and trainees describe the determination that led him to discover the hepatitis C virus and continue his quest for vaccines that will save millions of lives.

08 October 2020 By Gillian Rutherford

Research, Science and Technology

COVID-19 has ‘created a new paradigm for developing vaccines,’ says U of A Nobel winner

A vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 is essential—and thanks to scientific advances and global will, it will likely come faster than any previous vaccine, according to virologist Michael Houghton.

08 October 2020 By Michael Brown