University of Alberta

A clear-cut seasonal pattern of respiratory viruses has been identified by University of Alberta researchers, and could help hospitals plan ahead for waves of sick patients.Bouts of respiratory illness from six viruses that were analyzed…

For almost a century, the University of Alberta community has gathered around one of the most central buildings on North Campus to work, celebrate major achievements like convocation, and on the chilliest of days, to escape a cool walk…

For Jordana Salma, academic research should be a two-way street: an ongoing cycle of asking questions, identifying concerns and then working with communities to address them.The assistant professor in the University of Alberta’s Faculty…

A research project at the University of Alberta, in partnership with Crohn’s and Colitis Canada, is putting the power of big data to work in an effort to deliver specialized care and personalized therapies to Canadians living with…

The mental health of contracted workers who fly in and out of Alberta’s oilsands compares poorly with that of the general population, according to a new report co-written by U of A sociologist Sara Dorow.In one of the first studies in…

An international study involving University of Alberta researchers has revealed two effective ways to sterilize disposable masks, potentially allowing them to be reused by health-care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in areas with…

Patients with rectal cancer who exercised while undergoing a form of tumour-shrinking radiation therapy in advance of surgery were more likely to have their tumours disappear, according to a University of Alberta study that begins to…

A clear-cut seasonal pattern of respiratory viruses has been identified by University of Alberta researchers, and could help hospitals plan ahead for waves of sick patients.Bouts of respiratory illness from six viruses that were analyzed…

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 team of researchers at the University of Alberta has uncovered new antiviral agents that could lead to safer and more effective COVID-19 treatments than other current drugs under development.In a recently published paper in the Journal…