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During International Week (I-Week) 2022, the U of A community is looking forward to conversations surrounding the United Nations’ 2015 Sustainable Development Goals. 2022 is the halfway mark to the milestones set for the year 2030. In the…

A study on the health of RCMP officers who were deployed to the Fort McMurray wildfires in 2016 has found that their airway function was compromised in the first three months after deployment. An analysis of health data from 218 officers…

How can volunteering for an after-school program help you finish high school, go to university and even get a job?It’s all through the power of mentorship — having a role model and being one yourself. It promotes leadership skills, builds…

As the James Webb Space Telescope reaches its destination, a million miles from Earth, University of Alberta space historian Robert Smith will be watching almost as closely as scientists in NASA’s control room.Smith has staked his career…

A group of students led out of the University of Alberta School of Business has been charged with helping the Capital Region’s small businesses get ahead of the pandemic-induced warp-speed retail overhaul that is pushing customers online…

When Karim Fouad started his career with the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine looking for a way to heal spinal cord injuries, he remembers the enthusiasm that rippled through his discipline as prospects for…

The University of Alberta Health Hub and Accelerator has a new name, a new mission and values, and new services to offer innovators and entrepreneurs starting out in the health sector.Located at Enterprise Square in downtown Edmonton, the…

Diabetes researchers are reporting early success in a first-in-humans clinical trial to test whether pancreatic cells grown from stem cells can be safely implanted and begin to produce insulin.The team reported on their proof of concept…

Hospitals aren’t better equipped to help those struggling with a substance use disorder because of ongoing stigma in health care, according to a University of Alberta public health researcher who suggests the pandemic has underscored the…

On January 12, 2022 the Government of Canada announced the results of the Canada Research Chairs (CRC) 2020-2 cycle, the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) 2020 Transformation Competition and the Tri-Agency Scholarships and…