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Degree programs in Geophysics are equipping students to answer some of the most pressing questions of our time.

A magnetic mystery: UAlberta physicists explain decades-old puzzle of Earth’s magnetic field

June 30, 2020

Study illustrates why changes to Earth’s magnetic field are weaker in the Pacific.
New funding allows ALS researcher to expand search for treatment

June 24, 2020

UAlberta postdoctoral fellow Abhishek Narayan awarded prestigious Banting Fellowship for research on ALS.
New funding supports research on prion diseases

June 23, 2020

By building a better understanding of prion diseases, researchers hope to develop more effective drug treatments.
Business as usual in unusual times

June 12, 2020

Alexis Brown and Raj Joshi keep the financial side of physics running as smoothly as possible during the COVID-19 lockdown.
A cosmic Jekyll and Hyde

June 09, 2020

International team of scientists shares image of a double star system flipping between two alter egos, spotted by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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