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El Ali meteorite sample

Research, Science and Technology

New minerals discovered in massive meteorite may reveal clues to asteroid formation
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Science and Technology, Research

Genome studies uncover a new branch in fungal evolution
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News

Convocation ‘22: Jaclyn McCutcheon, PhD, Biological Sciences (Molecular Biology and Genetics)
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Research, Society and Culture

Collaboration at all levels of government key to climate action, say researchers
A new University of Alberta study led by Maya Abou-Ghanem (‘21 PhD) suggests that these agro-based, commercial anti-icers react with ozone — a gas-phase pollutant and air quality indicator — in unforeseen ways and may provide a new chemical pathway for the release of chlorine gas, an important atmospheric oxidant, into wintertime urban atmospheres.

News

New U of A research highlights previously unidentified air quality impacts of winter road maintenance
Helicopter flies above dinosaur specimen near Morrin, Alta.

Research, Society and Culture, Science and Technology

Student-led dinosaur excavation culminates in airlift
Linglong Kong

Science and Technology, Research

Research chair brings a statistical perspective to make AI more reliable — and responsible
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Science and Technology, Research

Elk thriving in Alberta despite increases in predators and hunting success
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Business, Health And Wellness, Science and Technology, Society and Culture

Medical and agricultural sciences lead U of A performance in two major academic rankings
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Science and Technology

New online course offers a primer on all things energy
Microscope and chemicals in the lab.

Science and Technology, Research

How a new method could help get rid of toxic ‘forever chemicals’
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Science and Technology, Health And Wellness, Research

New U of A institute highlights impact of glycomics research on health
Get to know Tobie Smith, who takes on the role of Academic Department Manager of the Department of Biological Sciences.

News

Celebrating Staff: Meet Tobie Smith
Michael Caldwell, professor in the Department of Biological Sciences.

News

Innovator Spotlight: Michael Caldwell
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Science and Technology, Research

Female bighorn sheep with smaller horns are less reproductively fit: study
Eleni Stroulia

Society and Culture, Science and Technology, Research

Researchers aim to turn century-old building into a model of smart energy use
Hoping to instill the same love of science he learned as a camper, Reece Antler takes on a leadership role at Science Summer Camps.

News

From camper to leader, students come full circle through the Faculty of Science Summer Camps
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Society and Culture, Science and Technology, Research

AI researchers improve method for removing gender bias in natural language processing
Get to know Jill Bagwe as she takes on the new role of operations manager in the Dean’s Office for the Faculty of Science.

News

Celebrating Staff: Meet Jill Bagwe
Faculty of Science student Mariam Ayinde shares her perspective on how to get the full experience from your degree.

Students

Getting the full experience
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Science and Technology, Health And Wellness

How to keep mosquitoes at bay
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Research, Health And Wellness, Science and Technology

Islands in the heat: research reveals urban hotspots in Edmonton
Liang Li

Science and Technology, Research, Health And Wellness

Funding boost helps keep Alberta at the forefront of glycomics, metabolomics
Michael Meanwell, new assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry.

Instructors, Research, Employees

Meet Michael Meanwell: Organic chemistry a powerful tool in the development of life-saving medicines
Euijin (Alley) Choo, new assistant professor in the Department of Computing Science.

Instructors, Employees, Research

Meet Euijin Choo: Big data analysis an emerging tool to bolster cybersecurity
Tapeworm

Research, Science and Technology

Parasites may take a heavier toll on mammal populations than previously thought
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Research, Science and Technology

Researchers create new method for making lifelike aquatic artificial habitats
Wheat midge

Science and Technology, Research

Researchers aim to create new strains of wheat with built-in resistance to its biggest insect threat
Celebrating the graduates of Spring 2022: Kara Terry — Gold Medal in Science.

News

Awards & Accolades: June 2022
Celebrating the graduates of Spring 2022: Kara Terry — Gold Medal in Science.

Students, UAlberta

Celebrating the graduates of Spring 2022: Kara Terry — Gold Medal in Science
Celebrating the graduates of Spring 2022: Jayesh Vig — Dean’s Gold Medal in Science.

UAlberta, Students

Celebrating the graduates of Spring 2022: Jayesh Vig — Dean’s Gold Medal in Science
Convocation ‘22: Md Solimul Chowdhury, PhD Computing Science

UAlberta, Students

Convocation ‘22: Md Solimul Chowdhury, PhD Computing Science
Convocation ‘22: Emma McDonald, MSc Computing Science

Students, UAlberta

Convocation ‘22: Emma McDonald, MSc Computing Science
Congratulations to Pilar Lecumberri-Sanchez, assistant professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, on receiving the Mineralogical Association of Canada (MAC) Young Scientist Award!

News

Awards & Accolades: May 2022
Alona Fyshe

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

Social media data show language related to depression didn’t spike after initial pandemic wave
Stephanie Green

Science and Technology, Research

A new research approach using species traits could be critical for conservation efforts
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Science and Technology

Discovery offers new clues to lichens’ evolutionary advantage
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Research, Science and Technology, Health And Wellness

Researchers accurately identify people with PTSD through text data alone
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Society and Culture, Science and Technology

Ammolite is the Alberta gemstone 75 million years in the making
Congratulations to Maya Evenden, professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, being awarded the 2021 Faculty of Science Graduate Mentoring Award.

News

Awards & Accolades: March 2022
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Science and Technology, Research

New marking method gives biologists a better way to identify individual animals at night
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Science and Technology, Society and Culture

How a U of A program has helped thousands of women see themselves in STEM careers
Paleontologist Gavin Bradley on how following our childhood dreams and digging into our anxieties can lead to meaningful, creative art.

News

A spade in one hand and a pen in the other
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Research, Science and Technology, Health And Wellness

New research reveals clues to how antibodies get fine-tuned to fight infection
eejLab Inc. announces its research collaboration with the University of Alberta to use TeejLab's API Management platform to investigate how to identify and categorize Application Programming Interfaces.

News

Research collaboration with TeejLab API Management
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Research, Business, Science and Technology

Researchers and industry team up to assess long-term effectiveness and public perceptions of carbon storage technology
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Research, Science and Technology

Containment, not eradication, key to managing invasive species in Alberta lake: study
Celebrating International Women's Day 2022: The stories and achievements of eight of the many women at the U of A whose work challenges the status quo.

News

Celebrating International Women's Day 2022
Congratulations to Taleana Huff, graduate of the Department of Physics, on being awarded the 2021 CMC Microsystem’s Douglas R. Colton Medal for Research Excellence.

News

Awards & Accolades: February 2022
DSLP improves non-autoregressive natural language processing, study shows.

News

U of A researchers develop new translation tool for quicker, more meaningful machine-human interactions
Decentralized approach to multi-agent reinforcement learning yields promising results, new research shows.

News

Scaling Up AI for Success
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Research, Science and Technology

Grazing technique that mirrors natural patterns helps protect grasslands from drought
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Science and Technology, Research, Health And Wellness

VR technology could reveal how the brain forms memories in the real world
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Society and Culture, Research, Science and Technology

Public transit services in Canadian cities not meeting many women’s travel needs: report
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Research, Business, Science and Technology

Smart drone technology will help protect birds from industrial hazards
Hear from organic chemistry instructor Tina Grant on teaching the scientists of tomorrow and living for the “light bulb” moments.

News

Let’s Talk Teaching: Tina Grant
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Science and Technology, Research

Study shows most efficient ways to capture invasive lionfish