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Society and Culture, Science and Technology

Schulich Leaders aim to put their love of technology to work solving problems and helping others

Six exceptional students beginning STEM studies at the U of A this year have received a financial boost to help them realize their educational and entrepreneurial dreams.

  • September 17, 2021
  • By Michael Brown
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Health And Wellness, Research

Convalescent plasma doesn’t help severely ill COVID-19 patients, Canadian study shows

Blood transfusions from people who recovered from the disease didn’t help patients improve — and in some cases made them sicker, according to a major clinical trial.

  • September 16, 2021
  • By Gillian Rutherford
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Health And Wellness, Research

Even better than the real thing: Simulated, anonymized data could be key to health-care innovations

Synthetic data based on real health records ensures confidentiality and could be used to train students, test products and predict impact of policies, says researcher.

  • September 15, 2021
  • By Gillian Rutherford
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Health And Wellness, Society and Culture

Leaders need moral courage now more than ever amid ethical dilemmas, says Roméo Dallaire

The former UN force commander and Canadian senator will lead a series of “critical conversations” on the mental health impact of moral injury and the need for human connection to help us all cope with tumultuous times.

  • September 14, 2021
  • By Geoff McMaster

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Research Highlights

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Energy channelled by space weather favours the north, new study shows

U of A physicists discover surprising new findings about how our planet’s magnetic field controls space weather as it shields us from solar wind.
11 January 2021 By Folio Staff
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U of A researchers discover one of our cellular building blocks acts as a gel, not liquid as previously believed

Landmark discovery of the physical state of complex DNA and protein “packages”—called chromatin—in a cell’s nucleus could lead to better understanding of diseases such as cancer.
12 January 2021 By Ryan O’Byrne
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Target of new cancer treatment valid for breast as well as blood cancers: study

Results reinforce rationale for clinical trials expected to begin in May.
20 January 2021 By Gillian Rutherford

U of A In The News

Impact & Initiatives

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Pilot program aims to give high schoolers a head start on becoming entrepreneurs

U of A business professor teams up with Edmonton school to teach students what it takes to turn ideas into successful ventures.
19 May 2021 By Michael Brown
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Canadian-led project saves lives in Somalia through innovative solar-powered oxygen system

U of A researchers team with Grand Challenges Canada and World Health Organization to bring a health-care necessity to a Somalian conflict zone.
20 May 2021 By Ross Neitz, with files from WHO Somalia
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U of A’s innovative wheat-breeding program gets $2M funding boost

Five-year agreement with Canadian Wheat Research Coalition will support development of new varieties of earlier-maturing, higher-yielding wheat for Western Canadian growers.
03 May 2021 By Bev Betkowski

Statements & Advisories

News Release: Nine Alberta post-secondary institutions enhance safety measures

University of Alberta, University of Calgary, University of Lethbridge, MacEwan University, Medicine Hat College, Mount Royal University, NAIT, SAIT, and NorQuest College to introduce vaccination mandate, required vaccination proof, and changes to rapid testing programs
13 September 2021

University back-to-school story ideas for a fall term unlike any other

With back to school comes a sense of optimism and renewal that the world sorely needs. This search for normalcy is being informed by University of Alberta experts available to comment on everything from how to maintain good mental and physical health to trying your hand at entrepreneurship and...
30 August 2021

Institutional Statement About China Relations

04 May 2021 By Walter Dixon

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