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Long-term study shows water fleas adapt to sunscreen ingredients
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U of A leads the nation in nursing and petroleum engineering based on latest QS subject rankings
Eighteen subjects rank among Top 100 in the world, highlighting the institution’s continued excellence at an international level.

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Machine learning programs predict risk of death based on results from routine hospital tests
Computer analysis can help the health-care system “learn” by providing information vital to improving care, says researcher.
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Michael Houghton Awarded 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
University of Alberta virologist awarded Nobel Prize
Michael Houghton wins Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine along with Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice for the discovery of the hepatitis C (HCV) virus.
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Science and Technology, Research
08 October 2020
By Gillian Rutherford

Research, Science and Technology
COVID-19 has ‘created a new paradigm for developing vaccines,’ says U of A Nobel winner
08 October 2020
By Michael Brown