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Heléna Plain Study finds students expect female professors to be more nurturing
A recent American study found female professors are treated differently by their students compared to their male counterparts. The study was…
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Political science professor to receive Order of Canada for work on gender in politics
When Janine Brodie got the call from the Governor General’s office that she’d been named as a member of the…
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A big discovery about a tiny particle
A recently published scientific journal article has exposed new possible properties of the neutrino, an elusive subatomic particle. Previously, neutrinos…
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New quantum computing graduate program emphasizes business and entrepreneurship
Unlike most graduate programs, Quantum Nanotechnology Training in Alberta (QUANTA) was created specifically to train physics and engineering students to…
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U of A genetics student included in Her Campus’s 22 under 22 most inspiring women
Hayley Todesco’s earrings, shoes, and socks glitter with a mermaid scale pattern while fuzzy pink keychains dangle from her equally…
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U of A professor wins Governor General’s History Award for book on women in the prairies
For University of Alberta history professor Sarah Carter, it was a paper by a student that inspired the topic of…
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The U of A cattle research ranch is trying to make cows more efficient
Two hours east of Edmonton, just outside the small town of Kinsella, is the Roy Berg Kinsella Research Ranch and…
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Survey results show poor mental heath of Canadian, Albertan transgender youth
A study released in October is the first major survey of transgender youth in Alberta. The Canadian Trans Health Youth…
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Meeting a hero: Colonel Chris Hadfield at the U of A
When Colonel Chris Hadfield, the first Canadian to walk in space, walked into the lobby of the Jubilee Auditorium he…
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Troodon tricks and dino hips: discovery reveals new dinosaur classification
A University of Alberta Master’s student has stirred up the paleontology world with the discovery of hip bones from a…
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