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One promising form of clean energy that hasn’t attracted much media attention is produced by what’s called small modular reactors (SMRs), which generate enough nuclear power to run an industrial plant or cover the energy needs of a small…

Riding through Alberta winters to get to a one-room schoolhouse on horseback and finding ways to secure university prerequisites through correspondence, Mike Petryk knew earning an education was worth every extra mile. “Even though my…

From in-class lessons to in-clinic experiences, future doctors in northern Alberta can now take their full University of Alberta medical education closer to home as a first step to practicing medicine in their own communities.…

A University of Alberta pharmacology researcher has discovered that a new experimental anti-obesity drug improves diastolic heart function in mice with Type 2 diabetes independent of its weight loss effects, suggesting the drug may work as…

Exploiting the remarkable capability of viruses to transport gene therapies past what until now has been a circulatory roadblock is at the heart of a University of Alberta-led discovery that promises to re-energize the field of genetic…

The next time you go to a local emergency department, don't be surprised if the doctor has some high-tech help taking notes about your case. A University of Alberta team of researchers is testing an artificial intelligence scribe tool to…

A team of researchers has gained insight into the genetic processes underpinning how plants detect twilight and the role twilight plays in plant growth. “We got these surprising findings that twilight has a very relevant effect on key…

University of Alberta researchers will lead two new cross-Canada clinical trials to help prevent hepatitis C (HCV) and treat long COVID, thanks to a grant of nearly $5.5 million announced today by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.…

Researchers at the University of Alberta and their colleagues from around the world have identified the specific locations from which most of the approximately 200 Martian meteorites originate. They’ve traced the meteorites to five impact…

Together with a nationwide team, Dr. Kisha Supernant — director of the Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology (IPIA), chair of the The Canadian Archaeological Association Working Group on Unmarked Graves (CAAWGUG), and professor in…