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GSA changes graduate student health and benefits plan

On August 15, the Graduate Students’ Association (GSA) announced that for the next year, Studywell will be the health and benefits provider for U of A graduate students.  The new plan is said to be an exact match to the previous plan with Desjardin. But, there are a few new changes. The…

Ask a prof: How concerned should we be about the measles exposure?

Restoring joy in health care: Research to reduce burnout in the workplace

First Northern Alberta Medical Program cohort begins their studies

U of A researcher honoured as a 2025 IFT Fellow

Alberta is failing its children

Canadians have a habit of looking at the news from our southern neighbours with a mix of horror and illusory pride. We think nothing of that sort occurs in our own country. For kids like Ariana Zapata, Dayana Rodriguez, and their respective siblings, the discrimination and fear faced by undocumented…

The Alberta Next Panel: Good in theory, not in practice

Fracturing the vows: Alberta’s divorce of Canada

Editorial: AI is reshaping university life — for better and for worse

Impending strikes across public schools in Alberta

Photostory: Purple City Music Festival

One of Edmonton’s biggest festivals just finished up. The fourth annual Purple City Music Festival had 70 bands across seven stages between 105 street and 101 street. The festival had a range of genres groups based all around North America. Liam Hodder Kontravoid during his set at Y Afterhours Liam…

American singer Uniity speaks out against American capitalism

Trans-rights focused band Chaser plays Purple City Music Festival

Synesthesia brings music for all your senses to Purple City

Swimming’s new release breathes air into old work

Diminishing third places and the students working to revive them

Third places are community hubs, separate from home and work, that allow for social interaction and leisure. Common examples include libraries, gyms, and cafes. Sociologist Ray Oldenburg first coined the term. In his essay, “Our Vanishing Third Places,” Oldenburg argued that “what suburbia cries for are the means for people…

Harm reduction on campus: Students pushing for more

The Greenhouse Effect: The potential for positive byproducts from the campus greenhouse

Understanding Reconciliation through FOOD!

The link between dietary restrictions and food insecurity