Research
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Stock Image Q&A: Graduate student studying how cannabis use impacts athletes
Sociology graduate student Alec Skillings is recruiting athletes who use cannabis to study the relationship between the recent legalization of…
Read More » - Haley Dang and Jean Sumbilla
Q&A: changes to the Canada Food Guide
Changes to the Canada Food Guide reveal that Canadians don’t need to be getting as much bread as they think.…
Read More » - Sandy Ganesan
U of A survey finds poor quality of sleep among Albertans
While the majority of Albertans are getting enough sleep, many are not sleeping well due to a sedentary lifestyle and…
Read More » - Joshua Storie
Q&A: U of A researcher on challenges faced by Syrian refugees
A study from the University of Alberta found that private sponsorship programs for Syrian refugees are not necessarily superior to…
Read More » - Richard Bagan
Feminist philosopher to explore sexual violence with new research position
Cressida Heyes, a professor of political science and feminist philosophy at the University of Alberta, didn’t initially intend on becoming…
Read More » - Richard Bagan
Q&A: Does living in a colder community lead to higher alcohol consumption?
An international study co-authored by a professor at the University of Alberta tested the assumption that people who live in…
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U of A professor releases book on the treatment of sex offences
University of Alberta professor Chloe Taylor has taken on carceral feminism in her new book Foucault, Feminism, and Sex Crimes,…
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Q&A: PhD student looks at meat-eating hares
A study out of the University of Alberta found that in the winter, snowshoe hares scavenge food from various animal…
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High school student develops diamond-harvesting tool at the U of A
A new, more effective way of harvesting diamonds was discovered by a high school student at the University of Alberta…
Read More » - Haley Dang
Political science professor appointed as Canada Research Chair
A Lego model of the United Nations building sits on the desk of Yasmeen Abu-Laban, a professor of political science…
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