The Week in Review: Feb. 19, 2021

This week, the deans of our three new colleges provide their perspective on the opportunities they see ahead. New research shows the power of positive messages in helping Albertans cope with the pandemic. Two new programs are helping Métis Albertans get access to vital dental care, and bringing the latest medical techniques to bear against rare genetic diseases in children. And a promising researcher was recognized for her innovative work to shed new light on diseases including stroke, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

February 19, 2021

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College Deans speak to the opportunities ahead

College deans Greta Cummings, Joe Doucet, and Matina Kalcounis-Rueppell provide brief introductions to the U of A’s three new colleges.
18 February 2021

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Research, Health And Wellness

Daily text message service helps with stress, anxiety and depression during COVID-19: studies

Regular disruption of negative thoughts mimics cognitive behavioural therapy model.

  • February 17, 2021
  • By Gillian Rutherford
U of A neuroscientist Maria Ioannou is among the newest recipients of the Sloan Research Fellowship, given annually to exceptional early career researchers in North America with the potential to make significant contributions to their field. (Photo: Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry; taken pre-COVID-19)
Science and Technology, Research, Health And Wellness

U of A neuroscientist recognized with prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship

Maria Ioannou’s research focuses on new approaches to lipid biology using powerful medical imaging techniques that could shed new light on a wide variety of diseases.

  • February 16, 2021
  • By Kirsten Bauer
Suzanne Depledge, comprehensive care director at the School of Dentistry’s oral health clinic, says the partnership program with the Métis Nation of Alberta is mutually beneficial for clinic patients and the students who provide services. (Photo: Ryan Johnson)
Research, Health And Wellness

U of A dentistry school partners with Métis Nation of Alberta to improve access to oral health care

Students learn about Métis culture while providing checkups, dentures and emergency services to people who may have avoided the dentist due to cost, distance or fear.

  • February 16, 2021
  • By Gillian Rutherford
Science and Technology, Health And Wellness

U of A researchers launch program to diagnose genetic diseases in children

Precision health pilot aims to improve care for Alberta patients living with rare diseases.

  • February 18, 2021
  • By Laura Vega

Education professor gives future teachers Black history lessons they can take to their own classrooms

An education professor at the University of Alberta is teaching future teachers about Black historical figures and events in Canada—and she wants to see that knowledge become part of the Canadian history taught in classrooms all year long.

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U of A in the media this week

Hope wins as final buzzer sounds at World's Longest Hockey Game

John Mackey (FoMD) says the record-setting event, which raised $1.84 million for a clinical trial of an anti-cancer drug developed at the U of A, will make a "huge difference" in the research.
15 February 2021 By CTV Edmonton

Sturgeon County to test water pollution detector

Amirreza Sohrabi says the device he and Roshan Water Solutions co-founder Parmiss Mojir Shaibani (both Engineering graduates) invented could cut the time it takes to test for possible contaminants in water from days to hours. Sturgeon County council voted to sign an agreement to field-test the...
12 February 2021 By St. Albert Today

When the next pandemic hits, scientists aim to have a vaccine already. Here's how

Nobel laureate Michael Houghton (FoMD) says it's not too late to have vaccines ready for future coronavirus pandemics, warning we need to be prepared.
12 February 2021 By CBC