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Clement Fusil on Unsplash Sick of forest fires? Get rid of the forest!
With the increasing frequency and severity of forest fires, lots of scientists and environmentalists are scrambling to find a solution.…
Read More » - NewsRichard Bagan
Frequency of hand gestures not linked to specific cultures says U of A study
A study from the University of Alberta found that the amount of hand gesturing when speaking is more connected to…
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Student wins international contest with Dance Your PhD video
When Pramodh Senarath Yapa, a physics PhD student at the University of Alberta, saw the email telling him he’d won…
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Federal government announces $1M investment in U of A nanotechnology facility
The Canadian government announced they will invest $1 million in the University of Alberta’s nanoFAB facility to help purchase new…
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Q&A: Does living in a colder community lead to higher alcohol consumption?
An international study co-authored by a professor at the University of Alberta tested the assumption that people who live in…
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Q&A: PhD student looks at meat-eating hares
A study out of the University of Alberta found that in the winter, snowshoe hares scavenge food from various animal…
Read More » - MagazineOlivia DeBourcier
How to be a superhero: A Q&A with physician and citizen-scientist astronaut Shawna Pandya
Dr. Shawna Pandya’s life reads like the origin story of a superhero before they get their powers. She grew up…
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High school student develops diamond-harvesting tool at the U of A
A new, more effective way of harvesting diamonds was discovered by a high school student at the University of Alberta…
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Checking out bugs with Peter Heule: Q&A with the Royal Alberta Museum’s live animal supervisor
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS Peter Heule is the live animals supervisor at…
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U of A gets $2.5M federal grant to open a new supercomputing facility
Merging the worlds of industry and academia, a new artificial intelligence supercomputing facility is expected to open in spring 2019…
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