Research
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Richard Bagan Frequency of hand gestures not linked to specific cultures says U of A study
A study from the University of Alberta found that the amount of hand gesturing when speaking is more connected to…
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Student wins international contest with Dance Your PhD video
When Pramodh Senarath Yapa, a physics PhD student at the University of Alberta, saw the email telling him he’d won…
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Q&A: Philomina Okeke-Ihejirika on feminism and higher education
Philomina Okeke-Ihejirika is a professor in the department of women’s and gender studies at the University of Alberta. Originally doing…
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Four 4,000-year-old tablets make up the oldest item in the U of A’s library collection
Three years ago, the University of Alberta acquired the first of four ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets, which together form the…
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Squirrel Sex 101
Everyone at the University of Alberta has seen, heard, or been chased by a squirrel on campus. They’re North American…
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Laws on sex work don’t reflect sex worker’s perspectives, says PhD study
A study from the University of Alberta found that Canadian laws about sex work do not sufficiently take into account…
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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.…
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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…
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