University of Alberta

As a first-year student at Nigeria’s Abia State University, Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike dreamed of becoming a banker or financial expert.His first program choices were business administration and banking — fields that could lead to a…

In 2003, Italian dairy giant Parmalat collapsed in what remains as Europe's biggest bankruptcy.What made this toppling particularly unsavoury was the layers of presumed ineptitude that saw analysts recommend Parmalat’s shares be purchased…

Margeaux Maron was standing in water up to her knees in the cowboy change room under the grandstand on the Calgary Stampede grounds when she noticed old rodeo photos float by.“That’s a really historic space where generations of cowboys…

Men are less likely than women to connect personal behaviour such as tobacco and alcohol use, unhealthy diet or lack of exercise with increased risk of cancer or chronic disease, according to a recent study by University of Alberta public…

Teiotsatonteh Diabo really understood her influence on the younger kids in her community of Kahnawà:ke, Que., when she saw their hair.“I had really long, dark hair and I cut it,” she said. “Then I noticed a bunch of the younger girls had…

As our world adapts to climate change, a renewed focus on social vulnerability is critical to supporting affected communities, according to a study by University of Alberta urban planning experts.“Our research shows we must expand our…

There were times Jordan Abel wished he’d never started Nishga, the memoir that earned him a nomination for Canada’s biggest non-fiction honour, the Hilary Weston Prize.Writing the book was just too painful, he said. It probes the darkest…

Developing an ultra-clean source of energy by using carbon dioxide (CO2) instead of water to pump geothermal heat up from deep below the Earth’s surface is one of a list of possibilities behind a new partnership between a team of…

The Honourable Murray Sinclair, the first Indigenous judge in Manitoba and the driving force behind the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, will deliver the commencement address virtually to graduands as part of the University…

A gap in homegrown drug manufacturing means that Canadians are at the mercy of the global supply chain when it comes to ensuring they have access to the drugs they need.Around 80 per cent of the raw ingredients for the world’s drugs are…