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Hands-on learning key to public health degree

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 21 August 2025
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Five ways purchasing food online can improve your health and well-being

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 24 February 2025
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Every child needs the wisdom of a grandmother

  • 18 February 2025

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Hands-on learning key to public health degree

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 21 August 2025
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"Healthy kids learn better"

  • Gillian Rutherford - Folio
  • 23 June 2025
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Convocation Spotlight: Sidney Gee, master in public health

  • 13 June 2025
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Convocation Spotlight: Nkechinyere Chinedu-Asogwa, master in public health

  • 12 June 2025
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Convocation Spotlight: Sarah Demedeiros, MSc in health policy research

  • 11 June 2025
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Convocation Spotlight: Jiabi Wen, PhD in health services and policy research

  • 10 June 2025
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Convocation Spotlight: Inara Shah, MPH with a GeC in Epidemiology and Applied biostatistics

  • 9 June 2025
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Eradicating plagues forever, and more...

  • Quirks and Quarks with Bob McDonald - CBC LISTEN
  • 6 June 2025
Elaine Hyshka

U of A professor comments on Alberta’s proposed involuntary drug treatment act

  • Alanna Smith - Globe and Mail
  • 15 April 2025
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U of A students develop an initiative to help unhoused population reach proper healthcare

  • Leo Cruzat - CTV
  • 25 March 2025
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Announcing the Dean of the School of Public Health, Dr. Laura McDougall

  • Verna Yiu - Quad
  • 21 March 2025
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College of Health Sciences Celebrating International Women's Day

  • 7 March 2025
From top left clockwise: Lia Daniels, Padma Kaul, Makenna Kuzyk, Ceilidh Morrissette, Elizabeth Onyango, Marie-Cécile Piro, Emma Rutherford and Verna Yiu.

Celebrating International Women's Day 2025

  • Brittany Shapovalov
  • 6 March 2025
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Five ways purchasing food online can improve your health and well-being

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 24 February 2025
Elder Darlene Cardinal, Elder Lorraine Albert, Elder Muriel Lee, Elder Jackie Bromley and Knowledge Keeper Norma Spicer — are working with master’s student Sarah Demedeiros (front row, left) and public health professor Stephanie Montesanti (front row, right) to share traditional teachings and cultural practices with their communities and beyond.

Every child needs the wisdom of a grandmother

  • 18 February 2025
Dr. Stephen Hodgins

What is a community health worker? It needs to be clearer, say experts

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 21 January 2025
2023-2024 Research Impact Report

2023-2024 Research Impact Report

  • 27 November 2024
Binita Jirel

Lofty goals: Nepali grad focuses on helping children and youth reach their full potential

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 27 November 2024
Ngo Omoaka

Convocation Profile: Ngo Omoaka

  • 26 November 2024
Tara Azima

Convocation spotlight: Tara Azimi

  • 21 November 2024
McKayla Kirkpatrick

Convocation Spotlight: McKayla Kirkpatrick

  • 21 November 2024
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Is public health for you?

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 10 October 2024
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Five tips for staying safe on an e-scooter

  • 19 September 2024
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U of A-led projects funded through CIHR Team Grants

  • 5 September 2024
Dr. Stephanie Montesanti

Strengthening Health Workforce through Indigenous Care

  • Celeste Peterson
  • 29 July 2024
Sherilee Harper

Researcher receives CIHR NFRF grant

  • 4 June 2024
Ishwar Tiwari

Convocation Spotlight: Ishwar Tiwari

  • 29 May 2024
Cristian Neves

Convocation Spotlight: Cristian Neves

  • 29 May 2024
Peace Omodele

Celebrating outstanding graduate Peace Omodele for her impactful contributions to community health

  • Jennifer Fitzgerald
  • 28 May 2024
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Understanding what happens when someone reports a hate crime

  • Danica Erickson
  • 28 May 2024
Rebecca Gokiert

Rebecca Gokiert receives Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award

  • 10 May 2024
Sherilee Harper

Public health researcher a lead author on latest global report on climate change

  • 16 April 2024
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How did you sleep?

  • 5 April 2024
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A divided and hidden life: Mexican migrant farm workers speak out

  • 4 April 2024
Jessica Haight

‘Shared mission’ pays off for students’ mental health

  • 26 March 2024
Yan Yuan

Researchers develop tool to predict likelihood of premature menopause in childhood cancer survivors

  • 18 March 2024
Candace Nykiforuk

Financial strain is bad for our health, says new Canada Research Chair

  • 13 March 2024
Holly Mathias

Investigating the reality of caregiving in a small town

  • 11 March 2024
Xiang Xiao

Xiang Xiao, a School of Public Health graduate student, receives Cardiovascular Research Institute studentship

  • 8 February 2024
Roman Pabayo and Claire Benny

Preventable hospitalizations and deaths ‘of despair’ associated with income inequality

  • 7 February 2024
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Urgent and Long Overdue: Legal Reform and Drug Decriminalization in Canada

  • 5 February 2024
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5 things you may not know about the Campus Food Bank

  • 1 February 2024
Les Hagen

Opinion: Alberta leading the way in stamping out tobacco use

  • 30 January 2024
Elaine Hyshka

Experts condemn Sask.'s move to stop providing pipes, limit needle exchanges

  • 19 January 2024
Elizabeth Onyango

Innovator Spotlight: Elizabeth Onyango

  • 19 January 2024
Sherilee Harper

Setting the agenda for climate science

  • 16 January 2024
Claire Benny

Researching inequality and its impacts

  • Danica Erickson
  • 10 January 2024
Louis Hugo Francescutti

Public health advocate and community builder named to the Order of Canada

  • Shirley Wilfong-Pritchard
  • 2 January 2024
Adjunct professor Shannon MacDonald

Alberta directed removal of COVID, flu references in fall vaccine campaign, documents show December 22, 2023

  • 22 December 2023
Elaine Hyshka

Experts dispute Saskatchewan police’s description of latest fentanyl doses

  • 18 December 2023
Stan Houston

Opinion: Should Albertans trust cabinet to manage health emergencies?

  • 18 December 2023
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Opinion: Louis Francescutti co-authors article that says AI in the ER can help break the cycle of homelessness

  • 18 December 2023
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‘Very little buffer’: Older Albertans have lengthy waits to access long-term care beds

  • 15 December 2023
Sherilee Harper

School of Public Health Professor Sherliee Harper to attend COP28

  • 4 December 2023
Jamie Boisvenue

Participatory research gives people living with Type 1 diabetes a voice to reshape their care

  • 29 November 2023
Kirsty Choquette

Innovator Spotlight: Kirsty Choquette

  • 23 November 2023
Jessica Haight

Convocation Spotlight: Jessica Haight

  • 21 November 2023
Unyime Oguta

Convocation Spotlight: Unyime Oguta

  • 20 November 2023
World Hello Day

The power of “hello”

  • Azra Panjwani
  • 17 November 2023
Artem Mamadzhanov

Ukrainian grad student finds refuge at U of A

  • 15 November 2023
Kate Storey

Kate Storey discusses the philosophy behind SIRCLE Lab

  • 2 November 2023
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Winner of the prestigious 2023 CIHR Trailblazer Award, Kate Storey has been named to Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100

  • Shirley Wilfong-Pritchard
  • 30 October 2023
Jeffrey Johnson

Announcing the Extension of the Interim Dean of the School of Public Health

  • 27 October 2023
Mental Health Panel

What is your mental health lens?

  • 24 October 2023
Candace Nykiforuk

Candace Nykiforuk receives CIHR grant

  • 24 October 2023
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Stephanie Montesanti named Tier 2 Canada Research Chair

  • 24 October 2023
Riley Hammond

Innovator Spotlight: Riley Hammond

  • 24 October 2023
Dean Eurich

Studies confirm an overlooked risk for cardiovascular disease

  • 24 October 2023
Kate Storey

School of Public Health associate professor Kate Storey receives prestigious CIHR-IPPH Trailblazer Award in Population and Public Health Research

  • Shirley Wilfong-Pritchard
  • 13 July 2023
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U of A team to gather evidence from Canadians about their experiences with medical assistance in dying

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 7 July 2023
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CUP Graduate Student Equity Award: Final Celebration Event

  • 23 June 2023
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“My passion is advocacy for Indigenous organizations and making a better life for the people of the North,” says graduating School of Public Health student Crystal Lennie, ‘23 MPH

  • Shirley Wilfong-Pritchard
  • 9 June 2023
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MACE graduate working towards community-based social change

  • Jon Pullin
  • 8 June 2023
Jesse Alook

Experiential Learning Student Profile: Jesse Alook

  • 15 May 2023
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Have You Met … Simon Otto?

  • 8 May 2023
Stephen Hunter

Stephen Hunter receives WCHRI award

  • 8 May 2023
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CUP Graduate Student Equity Award Profile: Jah-Amaka Enwedo

  • 8 May 2023
Nisa Lambrecht

Experiential Learning Student Profile: Nisa Lambrecht

  • 8 May 2023
Maddie Amyotte, Sheena Bradley and Shelby Weiss

‘A new way of doing research’: Indigenous communities and U of A allies partner to support family, women and children’s well-being

  • 1 May 2023
Jenn Mulji

Experiential Learning Student Profile: Jenna Mulji

  • 1 May 2023
Tessa McDougall

CUP Graduate Student Equity Award Profile: Tessa McDougall

  • 24 April 2023
Hanji Baek

CUP Graduate Student Equity Award Profile: Hanji Baek

  • 13 April 2023
Stephen Hunter

Postdoctoral fellow Stephen Hunter studying how social factors affect the health of young people

  • 11 April 2023
Luc Sauze

CUP Graduate Student Equity Award Profile: Luc Sauze

  • 27 March 2023
International Women's Day 2023

The College of Health Sciences Celebrates International Women's Day

  • 8 March 2023
Megan MacNeil

CUP Graduate Student Equity Award Profile: Megan MacNeil

  • 2 March 2023
Elizabeth Onyango

Researcher seeks community-driven solutions to food insecurity in Alberta, Africa and elsewhere

  • 27 February 2023
Dean Eurich

Machine learning model helps doctors predict opioid prescription risk for patients

  • 22 February 2023
Mary Etem Mbiatem

CUP Graduate Student Equity Award Profile: Mary Etem Mbiatem

  • 14 February 2023
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Fyrefly Institute a bright light of support for 2SLGBTQ+ youth

  • 1 February 2023
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Celebrating Staff: Lan Chan-Marples

  • 1 February 2023
Audrey Medwayosh

CUP Graduate Student Equity Award Profile: Audrey Medwayosh

  • 31 January 2023
Bryna Gibbons

CUP Graduate Student Equity Award profile: Bryna Gibbons

  • 25 January 2023
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Diabetes Canada announces $1.5 million of new research funding for five U of A recipients

  • 17 January 2023
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Program offers houseless emergency department patients a bridge to home

  • 12 January 2023
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Donor Profile: The Al Rashid Education Foundation

  • 5 January 2023
Les Hagen

New online reporting system tracks worldwide efforts to cut down on tobacco-related deaths and disease

  • 14 December 2022
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CIHR doctoral award opens window to mobilizing health systems research across Alberta

  • 5 December 2022
Marina Banuet Martinez

‘Rising star’ wins prestigious International Development Research Centre award for research into intersections between climate change and human health

  • Sasha Roeder Mah
  • 2 December 2022
Shelby Yamamoto

Researchers to map health effects of climate change across Alberta

  • 2 December 2022
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School of Public Health graduate Breanne Aylward is awarded prestigious SSHRC fellowship

  • 1 December 2022
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Ebola may hit children harder and longer than adults, study suggests

  • 1 December 2022
Pengfei Wang

Celebrating Staff: Pengfei Wang

  • 28 November 2022
Sherilee Harper

World at a ‘tipping point’ in climate change talks, COP27 delegate says

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 9 November 2022
Jah-Amaka Enwedo

Grad students from diverse backgrounds push the boundaries of community-engaged research

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 9 November 2022
Sandy Campbell

Celebrating Staff: A Q & A with Sandy Campbell

  • Danica Erickson
  • 31 October 2022
CHS Deans 2022

College of Health Sciences boasts all women leaders in historical first

  • 18 October 2022
Arif Alibhai

Alumni Profile: Arif Alibhai

  • Tarwinder Rai
  • 19 September 2022
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New online hub designed to be a lifesaver for Albertans experiencing domestic abuse

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 15 August 2022
Simon Otto

School of Public Health expert in antimicrobial resistance and use (AMR/AMU) invited to speak at G20 summit pre-event

  • 10 August 2022
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5 Things I’ve Learned About Community

  • 3 August 2022
Kathy Belton

New report provides insights on injury-related ER visits for people experiencing houselessness

  • 3 August 2022
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Fellowship in Health System Improvement relaunched after pandemic pause

  • Jon Pullin
  • 2 August 2022
Denise Spitzer

Reproductive control of Indigenous women continues around the world, say survivors and researchers

  • 27 June 2022
Samuel Yang

Connecting with communities to improve sleep education

  • Kaya Persad
  • 16 June 2022
Stepahnie Montesanti

Recognizing family violence as a serious public health issue

  • 16 June 2022
Trista Simpson

Convocation Spotlight: Trista Simpson

  • 2 June 2022
Amanda VanSpronsen

Convocation Spotlight: Amanda VanSpronsen

  • 2 June 2022
Jesse Alook

Former emergency department nurse looks to career in public health to broaden impact

  • Sasha Roeder-Mah
  • 1 June 2022
Kimberly Fairman

Kimberly Fairman works to build momentum in community health

  • Tarwinder Rai
  • 31 May 2022
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Celebrating Staff: Jacqueline (Jacqui) Andersen

  • Allie Voisin
  • 24 May 2022
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Resilience Through An Education Lens: UAlberta Transition Year Program

  • 11 May 2022
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Pathways to improve Indigenous Health: ‘Listen, and then listen some more—then act’

  • By Tarwinder Rai
  • 6 May 2022
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U of A innovators leading to better mental health care

  • 2 May 2022
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The journey to Everest: ‘Small steps can make a huge difference’

  • Shirley Wilfong-Pritchard
  • 26 April 2022
Candace Nykiforuk

Action-Oriented Public Health Framework on Financial Wellbeing & Financial Strain

  • 21 April 2022
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Celebrating World Health Day 2022: "Our Planet, Our Health"

  • Shirley Wilfong-Pritchard
  • 7 April 2022
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University of Alberta graduate students press for clean water in all Indigenous communities, decades after federal promise

  • 23 March 2022
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Safe storage proves most effective at preventing poisoning

  • Shirley Wilfong-Pritchard
  • 21 March 2022
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Excess sugar consumption costs Canada’s health-care system $5 billion each year: study

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 16 March 2022
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Celebrating International Women's Day 2023

  • 8 March 2022
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Celebrating International Women's Day 2022

  • Allie Voisin
  • 8 March 2022
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Containment, not eradication, key to managing invasive species in Alberta lake: study

  • 3 March 2022
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Public health researcher a lead author on latest global report on climate change

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 28 February 2022
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Teaching a computer to read doctors’ notes will capture valuable data for cancer registries

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 22 February 2022
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APPLE Schools helps kids become healthier for life

  • 16 February 2022
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Celebrating Staff: Amber Holder

  • Allie Voisin
  • 8 February 2022
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Income inequality in secondary schools contributes to higher rates of adolescent depression

  • 8 February 2022
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The magic of mentorship: How an after-school program is building brighter futures for Indigenous youth

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 25 January 2022
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New community-driven project aims to support revitalization of Indigenous languages for current and coming generations

  • 13 January 2022
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Pandemic, stigma a double barrier to health care for people who use substances, says public health expert

  • 12 January 2022
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Celebrating Staff: Mauricio Rivera-Quijano

  • Allie Voisin
  • 6 January 2022
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How immigrant women can build STEM careers in Canada: ‘Realize there are different pathways to success’

  • Allie Voisin
  • 16 December 2021
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New mentorship program puts U of A graduates on path to careers in energy sector

  • Bev Betkowski
  • 15 December 2021
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The promise and pitfalls of synthetic data

  • 13 December 2021
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Mentorship program for Indigenous youths thriving in Alberta

  • 22 November 2021
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Just stop talking about weight with kids, says public health PhD grad

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 17 November 2021
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Researcher brings local voices, and experiences into international climate change policy

  • Keri Sweetman
  • 13 October 2021
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Americans who face voting barriers due to race, age or low income are also less likely to have health insurance: study

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 6 October 2021
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Solving poverty needs all hands on deck, advocates say

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 27 September 2021

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