2021 Sustainability News

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Science and Technology, Research

Carbon-capturing material invented in Alberta could help industry reduce emissions and costs
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Science and Technology

New mentorship program puts U of A graduates on path to careers in energy sector
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Research, Science and Technology

New tools will yield better estimates of methane emissions from northern permafrost
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Science and Technology, Business, Research

Engineering experts, geothermal company partner on project to produce clean energy using captured carbon
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Science and Technology, Society and Culture

Understanding social vulnerability is critical for climate change adaptation: study
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Business, Science and Technology

New program puts learners on fast track for jobs in renewable energy sector
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Research, Business, Science and Technology

Geothermal energy could be generated from captured CO2, study shows
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Society and Culture

Grad student helps Town of Stony Plain plan for sustainable growth
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Business, Science and Technology, Research

Edmonton startup’s simulated sunlight aims to help producers grow more food with less energy
Herbert farm

Society and Culture

Students help local food producers boost sustainability
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Society and Culture

U of A named as one of Canada’s greenest employers for 13th straight year
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UAlberta, Research

Biochar boosts carbon storage in Sturgeon, study finds
THE impacts

Society and Culture

U of A ranks among world’s top universities striving for a sustainable world
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Society and Culture, Students, UAlberta

Learning about racial justice, eco-anxiety and critical environmental issues at the AASHE Conference
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Society and Culture, Instructors, Research

U of A professors weigh in on Supreme Court’s carbon pricing decision in expert panel
David Bressler

Science and Technology, Business, Research

Project to create jet fuel from biowaste gets federal funding boost
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Research, Science and Technology

Nanotechnology innovation in water recycling could significantly reduce industrial use of freshwater
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Research, Science and Technology

Grazing livestock could reduce greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, study shows
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Instructors, UAlberta, Commentary

Digging into the Climate-Preserving Power of Soils
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Science and Technology

Canadian scientist briefs U.S. policy-makers on technology to remove carbon dioxide from atmosphere
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Health And Wellness, Research

Equipment upgrades will boost innovative metabolomics research linking environmental exposures with health outcomes
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Research, Science and Technology

New equipment will help U of A scientists create compounds that could power the future
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Commentary, Instructors

Remote Teaching
Adaptation Resilience Training

Students, Research

Meet The Preppers
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Society and Culture

U of A teams up with West African universities to foster next generation of global scholars and leaders
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Research, Science and Technology

Recode The Internet