Research
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Supplied U of A develops new particle accelerator to supply medical isotopes
Unlike traditional nuclear methods of generating isotopes for medical imaging, the new particle accelerator at South Campus can generate a…
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Matthias Ruth Wants to Reshape the Higher-Education Landscape as New VP of Research
Starting May 1, Matthias Ruth, a social scientist, geographer, economist, and engineering professor will be “reshaping” the way research is…
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Student and staff associations call on province to reject U of A budget
The protest movement against the University of Alberta’s budget, which includes fee increases to residents and international students, is asking…
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Climate change will have uncertain effects on caribou according to U of A biologists
Growing up in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Conor Mallory’s connection to the north began in his youth. Now as a PhD student…
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Future Energy Systems hosts first research symposium
On the eighth floor of the Donadeo Innovation Centre of Engineering, overlooking the river valley and the skyline of Edmonton,…
Read More » - Kevin Methuen
U of A graduate receives scholarship to study conservation in Mauritius
As the 29th New Noah scholarship recipient, a University of Alberta alum will going to the island of Mauritius learning…
Read More » - Olivia DeBourcier
90-million-year-old fish fossil found underfoot
Within a Columbian monastery, right under the feet of unknowing tourists, lay the nearly perfect outline of a 90-million-year-old fish…
Read More » - Olivia DeBourcier
U of A scientist links fracking and earthquakes in new study
In January 2016, the small town of Fox Creek, Alberta was shaken by a 4.3 magnitude earthquake caused by nearby…
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U of A receives funding to hire AI research chair
By providing the funds for the University of Alberta to hire a new research chair, DeepMind, the Artificial Intelligence research…
Read More » - Eric Beaudry
Study finds couples who sext frequently are more likely to experience relationship problems
A recent University of Alberta study has found that couples who engage in sexting are more likely to experience problems…
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