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Joel Camacho

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Convocation spotlight: Joel Camacho
Edan Wade

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Convocation spotlight: Edan Wade
Brooklyn Lema

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Convocation spotlight: Brooklyn Lema
Colin Norrish

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Convocation 2025: Colin Norrish
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Business, Society and Culture

In memoriam: Bruce Saville, entrepreneur, philanthropist and sports fan extraordinaire
A mother exercises with her baby

Science and Technology, Research, Health And Wellness

Exercise reduces risk of common postpartum pelvic floor problems
U of A's fall 2025 CRC recipients

In the Community

Meet the U of A's Fall 2025 Canada Research Chairs
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When the stage becomes the arena: Inside the psychology of competitive dance
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Society and Culture, Health And Wellness, Research

Research reveals what pushes people to steer clear of wildlife on mountain trails
A man lifts weights

Science and Technology, Health And Wellness, Research

New clinical trial tests whether heavy lifting could combat cancer side-effects
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Research, Society and Culture, Health And Wellness

Research reveals key to ensuring sports programs connect with youth at risk
Four men and one woman in a boardroom

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Beyond the quota: A handbook calls out gender gaps in sport leadership
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Kabul-Edmonton: How Afghan newcomers found joy — and friction — on local soccer fields
A pregnant woman plays soccer

Health And Wellness, Research

Rethinking contact sports in pregnancy
A couple trekking and looking with binoculars

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What nature teaches us: A conversation with Howie Harshaw
Miranda Hull-Dalik

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Continuing to learn, grow and lead in adapted physical activity
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Have you met … Kerstyn Sorenson?
Aerial shot of Canadian wetlands. (Photo: Ducks Unlimited)

Research, Science and Technology

A third of Canadians willing to open their wallets for wetland conservation
Two older men do exercises during a physical therapy session, aided by two physical therapists. (Photo: Getty Images)

Science and Technology, Health And Wellness, Research

‘Definitive test’ finds exercise a potent weapon against colon cancer
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Convocation spotlight: Siri Nelson
Woman drinks water during outdoor exercise session. (Photo: Getty Images)

Research, Health And Wellness, Science and Technology

Exercise app could bridge access gap for cancer survivors in rural and remote communities
Interview for the steadward centre

Society and Culture, Health And Wellness

Para swimming community gathering to raise funds for athlete programs
Students in a movement class moving on a wooden floor

Health And Wellness, Students

Moving bodies become better-thinking bodies
The decision whether to sleep or exercise in those precious minutes new moms have to themselves is a continuing dilemma, but the latest research suggests physical activity actually reduces fatigue and improves the quality of sleep. Philippe Lopez AFP/Getty Images

Health And Wellness

Fitness: A new exercise prescription for new moms
Female athlete exercises outdoors. (Photo: Getty Images)

Science and Technology, Health And Wellness, Society and Culture, Research

A playbook for grit: three lessons from new research
Woman exercises alongside baby. (Photo: Getty Images)

Research, Health And Wellness

World’s first stand-alone guidelines on postpartum exercise and sleep released in Canada
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Have you met … Jacob Lang?
Aerial shot of University of Alberta North Campus. (Photo: Alex Pugliese)

Science and Technology, Society and Culture, Health And Wellness

U of A’s strong subjects make gains in latest QS rankings
Pregnant woman lifts weights. (Photo: Getty Images)

Research, Health And Wellness

Study confirms safety of high-intensity resistance training during pregnancy
Older woman exercising. (Photo: Getty Images)

Health And Wellness, Research

Exercise prescription isn’t one-size-fits-all for cancer patients
Stylized photo of someone's feet pedaling a bicycle.

Health And Wellness, Research

Peaking earlier: six-second max power test for athletes outperforms standard 30-second version
Group posing at a conference in Viking costumes

Health And Wellness, Society and Culture

Ski Like a Girl Podcast highlights the spirit of the Canadian Birkebeiner
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Honouring the legacy of Dr. Brian Nielsen
Person exercising while wearing a mask over their mouth and nose.

Research, Health And Wellness

Wearing a mask while exercising indoors improves lung function
Person jogging in winter.

Health And Wellness

Stay safe while running in the cold!
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UAlberta, Health And Wellness

U of A has broken into the Top 100 in the Life Sciences category.
Child being active.

Health And Wellness, Society and Culture, Research

Study uncovers disparity between how textbooks and self-advocates discuss autism
Hand swiping on phone.

Health And Wellness, Research

Smartphone swipes reveal clues to how we make decisions