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Students take on the engineering of chocolate

For some students, the end of the semester means preparing for a final exam or writing a final paper. For some chemical and materials engineering students, it meant making chocolate. Beth Sterling Lee, a faculty officer at the University of Alberta, taught a special topics in chemical and materials engineering…

Wildfires along seismic lines may reduce spread of invasive species

Convocation Hall set to get a $7.4 million refresh

PLAYshop helps parents foster physical literacy with their children

Unpaid and unseen: rural families on the frontlines of care

U of A’s defence research makes uncertain times clearer

Canada is upgrading their defences with help from University of Alberta and others across Canada and Alberta. Recently, the U of A announced that it has launched a defence research initiative with a grant of $3 million. Back in early March, the U of A signed a memorandum of understanding…

Misinformation is unstoppable in Alberta

Lights out in Havana, fallout in Ottawa: What next?

Public attention on the AHS scandal is waning, to the UCP’s benefit

Burlap Sack: Doomscrolling to fill the time

Katherine Koller is set to release new short story book: ‘Earthen Stories’

Former University of Alberta professor Katherine Koller will release a collection of short stories called Earthen Stories on May 1. This book will feature short stories that explore the relationship between humans and the natural world. The narrative interweaves elements of the Earth, including dogs, skunks, mud, and the river.…

Film Review: ‘The Girl Who Cried Pearls’

Social Intercourse: April 8

Album Review: ‘Cinders’ by Larkk

Album Review: ‘Pray for Me’ by RAAHiiM

New School of Politics and Democracy sparks concerns from faculty

The University of Alberta and the Banff Centre have been the home of the Peter Lougheed School of Leadership since 2014. Now, the school has a sibling — the Peter Lougheed School of Politics and Democracy (PLSPD).  The U of A officially launched the PLSPD in October 2025. Its first…

Indigenous leaders struggle to make progress in GSA

2026 Predictions

The lives of students stuck in Gaza due to visa delays

From the archives: Wartime letters to the editor