Research
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Supplied 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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Iguana dinosaur discovery in Brazil by U of A paleos a ‘missing link’
When a paleontologist at a Brazilian dig site heaved a sandstone at a fellow crewmember as a practical joke, it…
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Energy drinks dangerous when consumed to excess
Slopestyle mountain bikers effortlessly flying through the air, skiers back-flipping spans of impossible height, and bikini-clad women holding blue and…
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Spanish dino teeth discovery leads to big breakthrough
Ever since she was four, Angelica Torices knew that she wanted to study dinosaurs. But rather than the six metre-long…
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U of A conservation biologist on Cecil, trophy hunting
The subject of trophy hunting has been a hot topic since July 1 — the day Cecil the lion was…
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Research gives a bird’s eye view on falcon behaviour
On top of the Clinical Sciences Building at the University of Alberta, a pair of peregrine falcons are waiting for…
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