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Childhood victims of bullying more likely to experience depression, anxiety as teenagers: study
February 26, 2020
While Pink Shirt Day raises awareness, interventions at school can stop the cycle.
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Distant star and planet get new Cree names following national contest
February 26, 2020
Winning Canadian entry renames star and exoplanet Nikâwiy and Awasis, translated as “my mother” and “child” in Cree.
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New U of A project helps rural Albertans access rehabilitation medicine services
February 25, 2020
Project out of Rehab Robotics Lab allows patients to heal at home by bringing specialized care to remote clinics.
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Sights and sounds of slot machines increase allure of gambling, study shows
February 25, 2020
Cues like coin-dropping sounds and dollar symbols can make slot machines more attractive—and winning more memorable, U of A psychology researchers find.
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Treating heart attacks with clot busters leads to better outcomes, U of A researchers find
February 25, 2020
New study challenges traditional thinking when it comes to treating deadliest form of heart attack.
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Alberta’s switch to biosimilar drugs may pose legal challenges for doctors
February 24, 2020
Prescribing cheaper medications for arthritis, diabetes or Crohn’s disease could be at odds with physicians’ legal requirement to act in patients’ best interest, say U of A legal researchers.
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‘Never boring’: New book recounts life and legacy of composer Malcolm Forsyth
February 21, 2020
Celebrated classical composer and U of A music professor remembered by family, friends, colleagues and students.
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Tiny versions of ancient spear-throwing weapons were likely used to train children, U of A archeologists find
February 20, 2020
Scaled-down atlatls found in Oregon suggest Indigenous children in Pacific Northwest were taught to hunt from an early age.
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U of A scientist lending expertise to NASA Mars 2020 rover mission
February 20, 2020
Mission will mark first attempt to collect samples from Mars for potential return to Earth.
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Up to 70 per cent of us feel like a fraud, says U of A psychologist
February 19, 2020
“Impostor syndrome” even more common among high-achieving graduate students.
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