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Society and Culture, Research, Health And Wellness

U of A podcast examines impact of Jasper wildfire on older adults
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Society and Culture, Research, Health And Wellness, Science and Technology

Keeping moms in the game: FIFA launches guide for pregnant and post-partum players
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Students

Convocation 2026: Carly Frenkel
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Students

Convocation 2026: Danny Kalra
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Students

Convocation 2026: Kira Sinclair
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Students

Convocation 2026: Makayla Porteous
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Health And Wellness, Research, Science and Technology, Society and Culture

Latest QS subject rankings highlight U of A’s growing strength on the global stage
Jordan Davis

Health And Wellness, Science and Technology

Fixing bodies instead of bikes
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In the Community

Celebrating International Women's Day 2026
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Instructors, Research, Health And Wellness, Employees

Have You Met Alexandra Walters?
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Society and Culture, Health And Wellness, Research

Teaching parents physical literacy for their kids
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Society and Culture, Health And Wellness, Research

Four Tips for Finding Your Groove in Digital Media
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Health And Wellness, Society and Culture, Research

Night shift work puts strain on pregnant nurses’ blood pressure
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Research

The women who changed Canada’s Nordic skiing story
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Research, Health And Wellness, Society and Culture

Stress under the spotlight
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News

A life that changed sport
Dale Schulha

News

Dale Schulha and the faculty that shaped his life and legacy
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News

Meet KSR’s Faculty General Manager
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Health And Wellness, Society and Culture

Four ways to build healthy activity into your life
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News

Building stronger communities: Chelsey Pitchko Thomas reflects on her BARST experience
Edan Wade

News

Convocation spotlight: Edan Wade
Brooklyn Lema

News

Convocation spotlight: Brooklyn Lema
Colin Norrish

News

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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News

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
A pregnant woman plays soccer

Health And Wellness, Research

Rethinking contact sports in pregnancy
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News

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

News

Continuing to learn, grow and lead in adapted physical activity
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News

Have you met … Kerstyn Sorenson?
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Research, Science and Technology

A third of Canadians willing to open their wallets for wetland conservation
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Health And Wellness

Shana Dion finds purpose in the Indigenous sport and recreation graduate certificate
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Instructors

KSR degrees open doors to countless career paths
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Science and Technology, Health And Wellness, Research

‘Definitive test’ finds exercise a potent weapon against colon cancer
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News

Convocation spotlight: Kaylyn MacDonald
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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
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Science and Technology, Health And Wellness, Society and Culture, Research

A playbook for grit: three lessons from new research
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Research, Health And Wellness

World’s first stand-alone guidelines on postpartum exercise and sleep released in Canada
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News

Have you met … Jacob Lang?
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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
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Health And Wellness, Research

Peaking earlier: six-second max power test for athletes outperforms standard 30-second version
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Health And Wellness, Society and Culture

Ski Like a Girl Podcast highlights the spirit of the Canadian Birkebeiner
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News

Honouring the legacy of Dr. Brian Nielsen
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Research, Health And Wellness

Wearing a mask while exercising indoors improves lung function
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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.
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Health And Wellness, Society and Culture, Research

Study uncovers disparity between how textbooks and self-advocates discuss autism
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Health And Wellness, Research

Smartphone swipes reveal clues to how we make decisions
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Health And Wellness

Celebrating women in Nordic skiing: U of A scholars launch Ski Like a Girl Podcast
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Health And Wellness

Winter workout tips, from scientists who study extreme cold
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Health And Wellness

Navigating sport, recreation and post-secondary life with a disability
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Health And Wellness

Are you an SDG champion? Meet Josephine Godwyll
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Students

Q&A with student researcher Haoxuan Liu
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Students

Q&A with student researcher Ethan Brown
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Health And Wellness, Instructors

Have you met … Rylan Kafara?
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Students

Convocation Spotlight: Brynn Walmsley
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Health And Wellness

In for the chill: five useful tips to help you stay fit in the winter
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Health And Wellness

More than an hour of exercise a week may help with ‘baby blues’, says study
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Students, Health And Wellness

Top 40 Under 40 2024: Rebecca Rubuliak
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Health And Wellness

Researchers simplify digital reconstruction of bones
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Research, Health And Wellness

La forme physique fait toute la différence
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Commentary, Health And Wellness

In search of ‘ikigai’: Why the Japanese concept could be a key to well-being
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Health And Wellness, Research

‘Sweat, spike, solve’: Research suggests a new strategy for people with Type 1 diabetes to lower blood sugar after exercise
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Research, Health And Wellness

Leading research at the top of the world
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Health And Wellness, Research

Probing the path to Paralympic glory
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Employees, UAlberta, Instructors

Have you met … Dan Mason?
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Health And Wellness

‘Experts in their own lives’: amplifying children’s voices in research