Research
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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Oh snap: U of A biologists uncover how snapping shrimps snap
A new study from the University of Alberta is uncovering more about how snapping shrimp stun their prey with their…
Read More » - Chantal Yoon
U of A receives $5 million gift to fund youth mental health research
As the recipient of a $5 million gift, the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Alberta looks to become…
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U of A student-designed tech projects patient’s anatomy onto body during surgery
New technology being developed at the University of Alberta could allow surgeons to project patient’s internal anatomy onto their body…
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U of A cardiologist who gave hope to heart attack patients receives Order of Canada
When Dr. Paul Armstrong heard that he missed a call from the Governor General’s office, he knew he’d better call…
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U of A computing scientists may have deciphered the “world’s most mysterious” manuscript
University of Alberta computing scientist Greg Kondrak and graduate student Bradley Hauer believe the 600-year-old Voynich manuscript may have originally…
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