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Supplied Q&A with Minister of Advanced Education Rajan Sawhney
Following the United Conservative Party’s (UCP) re-election to government on May 30, new cabinet ministers were appointed. Rajan Sawhney, who…
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Notes from Council: Motion for SCF to fund design report for new washrooms in Dewey’s postponed
At Students’ Council on August 15, council received a presentation from Jacob Verghese, the University of Alberta Students’ Union (UASU)…
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U of A researcher working to improve turnover in the game industry
Is your favourite video game more than three years old? Then the people who designed it may have already left…
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U of A’s wildfire analytics team develops tool to support communities
Wildfire Analytics, the University of Alberta’s wildland fire research team, has developed a new tool that assesses directional vulnerability to…
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U of A researcher develops water purification filter from chicken feathers
Muhammad Zubair developed a water purification filter from chicken feathers for his PhD in bioresource technology. Zubair, who started his…
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Notes from Council: 2023-24 executive goals presented
“Notes from Council” is The Gateway’s ongoing series of recaps of noteworthy items from Students’ Council meetings. At Students’ Council on August…
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U of A ranks 111th in 2024 QS global institution rankings
The University of Alberta was ranked 111th internationally and fourth in Canada by the 2024 QS World University Rankings. The…
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PhD student wins three awards for poetry collection ‘Whitemud Walking’
Whitemud Walking, a poetry collection published in 2022 by Matthew James Weigel, has won the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award, the…
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U of A research explores how silicon acts as protection from deadly plant disease
Research from the University of Alberta has found that adding silicon to soil could help protect canola plants against a…
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U of A researcher aims to increase support for dayhome educators
Laura Woodman operated a dayhome for 10 years. Now as a PhD student in the department of human ecology at…
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