University of Alberta

The University of Alberta maintains strong international rankings, according to the 2024 QS World University Rankings by Subject released today. Five subjects offered at the U of A ranked in the top 50 internationally with 12 more in the…

Short-term pain for long-term gain: That might be one way to describe the results of new research from the Alberta School of Business on the impact of diversity and inclusion (D&I) practices on business firms. Such practices…

A new resource has been developed to support the work of Indigenous people, communities and organizations in language revitalization. Towards Indigenous Language Revitalization: An Informative Resource offers learners and communities…

Learning how to sew was a mandatory part of the curriculum when Rachel McQueen, professor in the Department of Human Ecology at the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Sciences, attended middle school…

The University of Alberta has launched a new research hub to investigate, explain and help mitigate the impact of climate change on human health. The interdisciplinary Climate Change and Health Hub is the first of its kind in…

New University of Alberta research could help in the fight against the honeybee’s number one enemy – the Varroa mite. Also known as the Varroa destructor, the parasite is a major contributor to annual losses of 30 to 40 per cent of…

Researchers have developed a statistical model that predicts the likelihood of female childhood cancer survivors developing premature menopause as they grow up, which could help doctors personalize treatment and counselling options…

Two engineering students have designed and launched an in-house recycling facility at the University of Alberta, diverting difficult-to-sort plastic from landfills. Their goal is to demonstrate how institutions such as schools,…

A cross-border science collaboration has yielded a global database that will help researchers understand how climate change is affecting ocean predators like the albacore tuna — which also happens to be an important food source for…

A multidisciplinary team at the University of Alberta has for the first time sought to understand how monkeypox virus may be causing neurological symptoms in people affected by the global outbreak of mpox disease, declared by the World…