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New drug target offers hope in fight against antibiotic-resistant E. coli

Researchers at the University of Alberta have identified a promising new drug target that could help combat antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli (E. coli), a major cause of urinary tract infections (UTIs) responsible for nearly 250,000 deaths globally each year. Drug target protease GlpG As antibiotic resistance continues to rise, treating common…

Children notice and internalize STEM stereotypes

UASU hosts first Women’s Health Day

BoG approves tuition increases and draft recruitment policy

Students react ahead of vote to remove EDI from U of A recruitment policy

Limitations to MAID moves focus away from health-care struggles

The state of health care in Alberta is nothing short of a crisis, and reducing medically assisted in dying (MAID) is not the answer. Recently, the United Conservative Party (UCP) announced Bill 18. The proposed bill would greatly limit MAID to those only with foreseeable death in 12 months. But,…

How free pancakes overshadowed tuition increase approvals

Alberta’s return-to-office order risks solving the wrong problem

How removing EDI opens the door to hate at U of A

Alberta’s red tape on sexual health education gets tangled

2026 Kreisel Lecture reflected on “place” with three awe-inspiring speakers

On Friday, February 27, the Centre for Literatures in Canada (CLC) hosted the 2026 Kreisel Lecture. It celebrated the 50th anniversary of the writer-in-residence program at the University of Alberta, which is the first and longest running writer-in-residence program in Canada.  The lecture was a great success. Despite the snowy…

Social Intercourse: March 25

Performance Review: Deadmau5 at Igloofest Edmonton

Photostory: Igloofest Edmonton

Performance Review: Last Dinosaurs at the Starlite Room

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