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Two free text messaging services have been launched to support the mental health of Alberta’s first responders.Text4PTSI and Text4Well-being are designed to help emergency personnel cope positively with feelings of stress, anxiety,…

It’s a common misconception, Dr. Kim TallBear says, that while Indigenous peoples have culture and tradition, white people own science and technology.As TallBear mentions in a video trailer for one of the Faculty of Native Studies’ newest…

A University of Alberta researcher is working to capture the power of sunshine to boost canola yield for western Canadian farmers.Over the next three years, plant scientist Linda Gorim of the Faculty of Agricultural, Life &…

A low-value byproduct of the coal mining process is proving highly effective at helping reclaim the land and water used in mining, University of Alberta research shows.Nano humus, a substance extracted from coal mine deposits and then…

It’s a common misconception, Dr. Kim TallBear says, that while Indigenous peoples have culture and tradition, white people own science and technology.As TallBear mentions in a video trailer for one of the Faculty of Native Studies’ newest…

Firefighters at the centre of the battle against the massive Fort McMurray wildfire in 2016 have persistent lung damage, according to new findings published by a University of Alberta occupational health research team.“Those who were…

Two University of Alberta professors are working to improve internet services for Albertans living in rural and remote communities as members of a new coalition.The Alberta Rural Connectivity Coalition (ARCC), which U of A digital…

A new study by University of Alberta biophysicists has revealed how a rare structure forms within RNA from the Zika virus that makes it resistant to our bodies’ immune systems. The results provide a potential target for new drug therapies…

In the early 2000s, one of the large islands that make up the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Banks Island, was buzzing as teams from the world’s top diamond companies trudged around the barren tundra looking for evidence of diamonds.One…

Infant boys with a higher composition of a particular gut microbiota show enhanced neurodevelopment, according to a new study.The University of Alberta-led research followed more than 400 infants from the CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD) at its…