Feature
Water shapes life here on solid ground. But our effect on life underwater is as substantial as our need to better understand it
Alumni Impact 2024
An offhand idea sparked a husband-and-wife business that harnesses fruit flies to develop life-saving therapies
Discovery
From chatbots for seniors to efficient construction, U of A researchers are using artificial intelligence to enhance our lives
Research
Scientists are harnessing quantum mechanics to create computing power beyond anything we’ve ever known
Feature
Today’s challenges and how we address them will shape the way we live
Health
Many affected women are embarrassed about their common urinary condition. But help is here
Environment
For this industry, sustainability is more than a buzzword. And it’s coming to our farms and dinner plates
Just For Fun
Take one down, pass it around, how many local breweries in all?
Alumni Awards
Donald Brinton, '51 BSc(Ag), Broadcaster
Tech
Discovery
Lorne Babiuk receives Gairdner award for leadership in vaccine development and research
Discovery
Electron microscope tip makes Guinness Book of Records.
Profile
Grad bridges biotech innovation and community service, helping transform his adopted city into a research powerhouse
Did You Know
Fundamental quantum research could lead us to a whole new scientific reality — one with answers to the biggest problems of today and tomorrow
Did You Know
From bees to bats, pollinators are key to a stable food supply
Tiny
When language ebbs and flows, students get creative
Continuing Education
Unlock the innovator within you with these steps
Continuing Education
These aren't your average inspirational quotes
Discovery
What does it take to win the world’s top prize in medicine? Inside Michael Houghton’s seven-year hunt for a mystery virus
Unexpected behaviour offers clues to how artificial beings learn
Did You Know
Researchers "deactivate" viruses on surgical masks with simple treatment
Discovery
U of A researchers help find the elusive Higgs Boson
Discovery
Discovery of new 'adaptin' protein may offer insight into the cause of some neurodegenerative disorders
Feature
Neither individual actions nor general goodwill can protect and restore the land we rely on. But expanding our perspectives and adopting systems thinking just might.
Feature
Tools like ChatGPT are already having an impact on our learning, our jobs — even on our sense of what’s real. Experts weigh on what to expect.
Feature
Researchers are developing small molecule drugs to treat everything from age-old threats to modern menaces
Feature
Communities around the globe are struggling to remain viable. How can we stop their decline?
Discovery
Turns out having all-star scientists on board draws students, researchers and funding that boost the economy
Environment
In the drive to become more efficient and adaptive, farms are becoming innovation incubators
New Trail 100
Researchers have been solving problems in our lives for 100 years — and they’re still at it
Discovery
Discover five groundbreaking objects that you might be surprised have a U of A connection and hear from experts about their national, global and sometimes very personal impact.
Discovery
A new type of electrical system could soon make power lines obsolete
The work of internationally recognized virologists at the University of Alberta has propelled the University to the front lines of a biological war against viral disease.
Tech
One-of-a-kind machine allows researchers to expose the past of samples by analyzing their atomic makeup.