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A University of Alberta researcher has discovered how two signalling molecules recruit immune cells known as “killer” T cells to a specific type of colon cancer with more favourable patient outcomes. The finding may represent a…

Passersby in Edmonton’s Garneau district may have noticed a new mid-sized cabinet covered in colourful stickers, looking like it belongs not on the street but in an office. Those who stop at its location outside Remedy Cafe on 109th…

Americans who face barriers to voting due to their racial background, age or socio-economic status are also less likely to have health insurance, according to recently published research in The Lancet Regional Health - Americas.“We saw a…

A University of Alberta engineering duo is getting a boost from the university’s newly formed commercialization engine, imYEG, to get a new device for people with breathing challenges to market. Medical devices that assist people who have…

COVID-19 social isolation is one of the main causes of Canada’s overdose epidemic. Each day there are up to 17 overdoses in Canada and two to four in Alberta. The vast majority of overdoses occur when people use alone. Monty Ghosh, a…

Kids anxious about heading back to school after a year of pandemic lockdown can best be helped by parents and teachers getting themselves grounded and present, says a University of Alberta education expert.Connecting with how their own…

In an essay written for the fourth annual State of the Mountains Report by the Alpine Club of Canada, Rolf Vinebrooke, a biology professor in the Faculty of Science, outlined the forces that alter the colour of mountain lakes and the…

University of Alberta research is making new strides in discoveries about capturing and storing carbon — while also yielding a high-value end product from carbon dioxide.A process that injects the greenhouse gas deep below ground, then…

In any form of energy conversion — even with something as green as solar panels — extra heat is generated. But with up to 72 per cent of it left unused, there’s also great potential to harvest electricity from that waste.A University of…

A new certificate the University of Alberta started offering this fall will help fast-track workers into the province’s rapidly growing renewable energy sector.The Renewable Energy Technologies (RET) Certificate is the first of its kind…