Research
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Supplied Order of Canada Series: Transplanted into History —U of A clinician-scientist appointed Order of Canada for pioneering infant heart transplantation
University of Alberta clinical scientist researching heart transplantation in infants was one of five Edmontonians appointed to the Order of…
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Women Writers at the Touch of a Fingertip: The Orlando Project
Research is now easy with The Orlando Project, a scholarly project established at the University of Alberta, that allows students…
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World’s longest hockey game raises $1.8M for cancer research
A hockey game has raised $1.8 million for clinical trials of a new cancer medication developed at the University of…
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Things are Getting “Loud” at the University of Alberta: new sound lab created on campus
University of Alberta researchers are on the way to developing an all-new Sound Lab to assist in developing various research…
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U of A computer scientist considered one of the top 10 AI researchers to watch in the world for work with reinforcement learning
Through research in reinforcement learning, Martha White hopes to develop artificial intelligence (AI) to make it more applicable to the…
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U of A researchers detect long-lasting changes in adult brains resulting from childhood trauma
A recent study at the University of Alberta explored the underlying biological connection between childhood trauma and an increased risk…
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Geologist Tom Chacko awarded 2020 University of Alberta Distinguished Professor
Tom Chacko, whose research on the Earth’s continental crust aims to better understand the planet’s early formation, has been awarded…
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U of A researcher part of team creating the first Canada-based reagents for COVID-19 testing
With the increased importance of effective COVID-19 testing, a University of Alberta researcher has developed reagents crucial for identifying those…
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Worth a Thousand Words: Images of Research (IOR) Releases Colouring Book to Mark Fifth Anniversary
When thinking of graduate student research, “art” is rarely the first word that comes to mind, but that hasn’t stopped…
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Diet and exercise: U of A study finds birds manage body weight the same way as humans
A new study reveals that birds manage body weight through the human-like approach of optimizing a diet and exercise regime.…
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