U of A In The News

Shazma Mithani (Medicine & Dentistry) explains there is a marketing push to smell salt as an alternative to energy drinks but there is no evidence that it works.

Published: May 22, 2025

Torah Kachur (Science) says it is the first time the U of A is running this course, called Global Science and Citizenship.

Published: May 22, 2025

Shannon Cornelsen (Medicine & Dentistry, Native Studies) writes about her family's survival of residential school inspiring her research to identify unmarked graves.

Published: May 22, 2025

Chetan Dave (Arts) says while businesses could see their costs rising, some might prioritize stability over costs.

Published: May 22, 2025

Ana-Maria Bosonea (Medicine & Dentistry) says researchers have found that pollen binds with particular matter from forest fires and other pollution.

Published: May 22, 2025

Lynora Saxinger (Medicine & Dentistry) says the measle vaccine has been highly studied and has no doubt about its safety.

Published: May 22, 2025

Timothy Caulfield (Law, Public Health) explains that misinformation about vaccines contributes to adults being hesitant to vaccinate themselves or their children.

Published: May 22, 2025

Matthew Guzdial (Science) says while AI can and has been used effectively in education, there's no evidence that it can teach people better than a human.

Published: May 22, 2025

Stephen Murgatroyd (Education) writes about Canada’s skills crisis.

Published: May 22, 2025

Stephanie Smith (Medicine & Dentistry) says there are likely more measle cases in the community that haven't been tested or confirmed.

Published: May 22, 2025

Brian Rowe (Medicine & Dentistry) says more needs to be done to make the public aware that e-scooter use can cause injuries.

Published: May 21, 2025

Alison Criscitiello (Science) discusses how her team drilled the deepest ice core in North America.

Published: May 21, 2025

Neesh Pannu (Medicine & Dentistry) explains there was a need to create an environment to have a holistic exploration of how AI will transform health care.

Published: May 21, 2025

Jake Hayward, Mike Weldon and Ross Mitchell (all Medicine & Dentistry) develop an AI scribe to support healthcare providers.

Published: May 21, 2025

Co-led by Alison Criscitiello (Science), scientists atop the Müller Ice Cap on an expedition on Axel Heiberg Island in Nunavut report their drill struck rock at a depth of 613 metres.

Published: May 20, 2025

Timothy Caulfield (Law, Public Health) says the Edmonton pathologist’s case is illustrative of the intractable problem faced by regulatory authorities in North America.

Published: May 19, 2025

Amit Kumar (Engineering) says the project holds promise and could serve as an example for communities across Canada on how to rely less on landfills.

Published: May 19, 2025

Britta Jensen (Science) says before her team began its work in 2019, little was known about the subject — dispersion maps stopped at the Canada-U.S. border

Published: May 18, 2025

Jennifer Swainson (Medicine & Dentistry) says that cannabis is not recommended for use in people with mood or anxiety disorders.

Published: May 17, 2025

Torah Kachur (Science) discusses the most prolific fossil bed in the world that's here in Canada.

Published: May 16, 2025

Matthew Guzdial (Science) explains AI models are trained on the entirety of the internet and will quickly average out or smooth over all of the advice already out there to respond to a prompt.

Published: May 16, 2025

U of A graduate student Natascia Ciancibello (Science) is using her story to help others recognize the signs and impact of mental health challenges.

Published: May 16, 2025

Richard Owen (Medicine & Dentistry) discusses Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association calling on Alberta to increase acute care capacity in Edmonton hospitals.

Published: May 16, 2025

Erin Bristow (Medicine & Dentistry) explains the risk of e-scooters.

Published: May 15, 2025