Research
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U of A research examines effect of melting glaciers on our drinking water
The quality of drinking water and the influence of melting glaciers in western Canada is being explored in a new…
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Coming full circle: New dean of science returns to her academic roots
The appointment of Edmonton-born Matina Kalcounis-Rueppell as dean of science marks, for her, an academic life come “full circle.” Since…
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Helen Zhang
Making space for the unaddressed: U of A research project focuses on black mental health
A University of Alberta research project is creating space to talk about an issue the black community often sweeps under…
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Sofia Gauvin
Unseen forces
U of A particle physicist, Marie-Cécile Piro, spends most of her days over two kilometres underground. Over five Empire State…
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Helen Zhang
U of A research shows implementing sugar tax would improve Canadian health outcomes
University of Alberta research has shown that implementing a sugar tax would decrease some public health related concerns, but produce…
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Diana Yehia
U of A Killam Scholarship winner researching Canada’s overdose crisis
A new innovative research project offered by the University of Alberta is giving a new different perspective on Canada’s overdose…
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Reducing animal and train collisions through U of A research
A University of Alberta project is helping reduce the number of animal and train collisions occurring in Banff National Park.…
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Helen Zhang
U of A public health associate professor leads UN report on climate change
A University of Alberta public health associate professor led a recently approved United Nations report on the effects of climate…
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Nana Andoh
Profile: Dustin Morrill
Artificial intelligence (AI) is continuing to break boundaries and researchers at the University of Alberta push this notion further, including…
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Helen Zhang
Study finds linguistic phenomenon when people process compound words
People say the strangest things. At first, it all seems normal: the word “snowball” is “a ball made of snow,”…
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