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Supplied U of A genetics competition team to fight infection in bee populations
A team of students from the University of Alberta is preparing to compete in the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM)…
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U of A students and staff behind the scenes in Royal Alberta Museum’s grand reopening
In preparation for the Royal Alberta Museum’s reopening on October 3, volunteers like University of Alberta student Wendy Dennis have…
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Bacterial “sunscreen” may explain Earth’s oxygenation, according to new U of A research
UV protection offered by iron-silica particles in ancient seawater may have helped early bacteria oxygenate Earth’s atmosphere over two billion…
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U of A researchers working on regulating anxiety in the brain
Researchers in the University of Alberta’s pharmacology department have found another method to decrease anxiety in rats, potentially leading to…
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Researchers use nanotechnology to develop new super-dense drive
Using nanotechnology and computer engineering, physicists at the University of Alberta have developed a solid-state drive with 1,000 times more…
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New science citizenship course offered for Fall 2018
Large-scale issues like global warming can seem overwhelming and unsolvable, but a new course, Science 299, seeks to tackle this…
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Science students can now check their degree progress on Bear Tracks
Bachelor of Science (BSc) students can now monitor their degree progress through Bear Tracks, with updates for honours and specialization…
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Grade 11 students present summer research projects at the U of A
Thirty-seven Grade 11 students from across Alberta convened for the Women in Scholarship, Engineering, Science and Technology (WISEST)’s “Celebration of…
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100-million-year-old snake trapped in amber reveals new information on snake evolution
Three years ago, a pair of researchers bought a piece of amber in a Myanmar market without realizing the small…
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U of A students unveil new rover for international space robotics competition
The new student group University of Alberta Space Exploration Alberta Robotics (SPEAR) team’s rover will be riding the Drumheller badlands…
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