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Students returning in the fall may notice an increased use of a Moodle-based online learning system if the University of Alberta accepts the advice of a recent report.

A large donation will allow the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre (BMSC), a University of Alberta research facility, to use technology to bring students along for marine dives from the comfort of their classrooms.

"Can you tell me who the federal Minister of Postsecondary Education is? Trick question, because there isn't one."
—Aden Murphy, Vice President (External), testing councillors' knowledge during his presentation on lobbying

A group of students from the University of Alberta recently claimed fourth place — their best ranking ever — in an annual racecar design competition.

The Formula Society of Automotive Engineers (FSAE) West competition takes place annually in Fontana, California and the U of A FSAE student group makes a prototype racecar for competition every year.

An unusual peak in vehicle break-ins on campus over the past few weeks has been stopped, according to Campus Security Services, as they believe they’ve caught the individual responsible for most of the incidents.

The University of Alberta is adding at least five staff members to its current group of student counsellors to help improve the mental health support system for students.

Donna Cave, director of the University Health Centre, said that the hope is to provide students the services they need for overall wellness.

Protesters marched through the streets of downtown Edmonton last week, calling for a public inquiry into the police actions during the Toronto G20 summit and declaring their "solidarity with the Toronto 900" who were detained.

Despite an improving economy, the unemployment rate for Alberta students has gone up by five per cent since last summer, leaving many students searching for work.

According to Statistics Canada, Alberta's unemployment rate for full-time students aged 15–24 rose to 19.1 per cent in May of this year, up from 14.1 per cent in May 2009.

"I’m really happy with myself… Uh, I mean I’m really happy with the U of A."
—Aden Murphy, Vice President (External), on progress in advancing U of A initiatives in CASA, June 22

A team of University of Alberta researchers have discovered that plants have an inherent ability to take in information about their environment and use it to generate smart growth strategies.