Research
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Olivia DeBourcier 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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Undergraduate Research Initiative launches student-run journal
A team of students working with the Undergraduate Research Initiative have recently launched Spectrum, the first interdisciplinary, student-run, peer-reviewed journal…
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A new student group is designing a fully electric airplane
With carbon dioxide emissions from aircrafts contributing approximately 2 per cent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, the aeronautics industry…
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U of A researcher studies geothermal energy potential in Alberta
The future of geothermal renewable energy is being spearheaded by University of Alberta researchers. The university is developing new energy…
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U of A professor working on AI program to help judges
Five years from now, computing science professor Randy Goebel hopes to turn the Artificial Intelligence program his team created into…
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U of A-discovered microbe could be key to combating climate change
Researchers from the University of Alberta and the University of Vienna, have identified a new microbe to join the fight…
Read More » - Joe Zoyall, John Ulan
U of A researchers to convert air pollutants into fuels
University of Alberta professors Steven Bergens and Lisa Stein are working to turn greenhouse gases into clean fuels as part…
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Q&A: Chris Hadfield
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSChris Hadfield, the guitar playing astronaut, the first Canadian to…
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Physics professor reflects on a year of space research at the U of A
While some undergrads were cramming for finals in Rutherford, others were at the Kennedy Space Centre watching the satellite they…
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Light-up proteins could allow researchers to see thoughts and memories in the brain
A new light-up protein could revolutionize neuroscience by allowing scientists to see memories in the brains of mice, and eventually…
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