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PhD student Adrien Lam is working with a Vancouver-based biotech company and U of A researchers to make donor hearts universally compatible for transplant. (Photo: PlanIt Sound)
Business, Health And Wellness, Science and Technology, Research

Engineering the universal heart

Inspired by a Nobel laureate, Adrien Lam is on a mission to eliminate organ rejection.

  • November 05, 2026
  • By Michael Brown
UNIVERSITY NEWS
(From left) Dr. Monica Regalbuto, vice-president of science and technology for Canadian Nuclear Laboratories; Dr. Simaan AbouRizk, dean of the Faculty of Engineering; and Dr. Amy Gottschling, vice-president of science, technology and commercial oversight for Atomic Energy Canada Limited, signed a memorandum of understanding Nov. 5 at the Engineering Teaching and Learning Complex. (Photo: Christy Dean)
Research, Business, Science and Technology

Nuclear research partnership targets sustainable energy, engineering innovation and high-tech careers

Agreement between U of A and two Canadian agencies brings together leading researchers and specialized infrastructure.

  • November 05, 2026
  • By Sean Townsend
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As modern agricultural practices gradually increase soil acidity, Western Canadian farmers will need to adapt their soil management across entire multi-year crop rotations to catch the problem before it affects productivity, new research suggests. (Photo: Getty Images)
Science and Technology, Research, Business

Why treating soil acidity crop by crop is no longer enough for Prairie farmers

Study helps tackle the challenge of how modern agricultural practices affect soil acidity, and managing those changes before they become a serious problem.

  • November 03, 2026
  • By Bev Betkowski
UNIVERSITY NEWS
The Royal Canadian Legion Poppy Flag was raised on Oct. 30 in the flag plaza outside University Commons to recognize Canada’s veterans and military members. (Photo: Sean Townsend)
Society and Culture

Poppy Flag raised at U of A to honour those who serve and have served

The Royal Canadian Legion’s symbol of remembrance will fly in the flag plaza outside University Commons until Nov. 11 in support of Canada’s veterans and military members.

  • October 30, 2026
  • By Sean Townsend

Folio Spotlight

Serving up food literacy to kids

Family routines and everyday experiences are part of the recipe, study shows.
03 November 2026 By Bev Betkowski

Particle physicists help explore the ‘dark side’ at world’s biggest dark matter detector

U of A experts are playing a crucial role in building the massive detector that will shed light on one of the deepest mysteries of the universe.
29 October 2026 By Geoff McMaster

Metabolomics innovator wins third NSERC award in three years

Synergy Award recognizes David Wishart’s collaboration to develop one of the world’s most essential resources for drug discovery and pharmaceutical research.
27 October 2026 By Sean Townsend
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