Research
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Jonah Angeles Students set to break the walls of science down in Berlin
Innovative, interdisciplinary research was showcased last week at the aptly-named Falling Walls Lab (FWL) competition. 16 competitors from across the…
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University Cup honours sociology prof
Nestled amongst Chinese checker boards and ceramic cats in his office on the sixth floor of the Tory Building, an…
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Diabetes “dimmer switch” sheds new light on insulin production
Diabetes researchers from the University of Alberta say they have discovered a biochemical pathway that could potentially treat — and…
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Decorated physics prof seeks to answer “the big questions”
A University of Alberta professor was part of the discovery of the Higgs Boson particle in 2012, and now, he’s…
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Phillip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum officially opens
While driving through the Northern Alberta countryside, Philip J. Currie has to double take when he sees his name on…
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Video game developed at U of A could be a life-saver
A recently-developed video game is breathing life into the field of neonatal resuscitation. The University of Alberta’s Department of Computing…
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Researching global maternal health in low-income countries
Maternal health is crucial for Pakistan, a country with one of the highest levels of infant mortality in the world.…
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Researchers make right place, right time rescue
When they set out from Fernie, B.C., Jonathan Ruppert and Tyana Rudolfsen were expecting an ordinary day of examining temperature…
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Preventing bird-window collisions
Those living in older, treed neighbourhoods are bound to have a variety of backyard visitors. Sometimes they’re cute, but they’re…
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Snails n’ schistosomiasis: Shelled slugs in U of A laboratory could be the answer to solving the ‘swimmer’s itch’
Though the snails kept in Patrick Hanington’s lab at the School of Public Health may look harmless, they play an…
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