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Supplied Screening for mean texts? There’s an app for that
Three high school students have teamed up with a University of Alberta professor to hack into the issue of cyberbullying.…
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Biologists swap ATVs for fat bikes in wake of Fort McMurray fires
As a massive forest fire raged in and around Fort McMurray last summer, Elly Knight was scrambling to find a…
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UAlberta scientists leading the charge on magnetic particle research
The only Canadian-led, and University of Alberta-led, research team at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Geneva, Switzerland is leading…
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Feels Bad, Man: Pepe the Frog is now a hate symbol
Pepe the Frog has gone from the sad frog to the hateful frog of the internet. In late September, the…
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Olive Yonge becomes first nursing prof to receive Distinguished University Professor award
After more than 40 years at the University of Alberta, Olive Yonge is reflecting on her education, career, and research…
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Reading retention tips from the Student Success Centre
Regardless of their programs or faculties, most students at the University of Alberta can anticipate large amounts of readings. Reading…
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More spaces added in Computing Science as a solution to over-enrollment
Spaces for computing science students appear to be opening up this year — while 900 students congested the department’s wait…
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Adult colouring books: Therapeutic art, but not art therapy
While adult colouring books might be advertised as tools for stress management, experts question their therapeutic value. When colouring books…
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Esteemed UAlberta ecologist Mark Boyce to receive Miroslaw Romanowski Medal
From studying sage-grouse sex to run-ins with angry black bears, Professor Mark Boyce’s conservation efforts have earned him a medal…
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USRIs: students may discriminate against gender and race
At the end of every semester, students fill out a course evaluation form called the USRI, or the Universal Student…
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