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Elders, Knowledge Keepers and members of the Alexis Nakota Sioux First Nation and three other First Nations communities in Alberta are partnering with U of A researchers to co-create a wellness program based on sharing cultural knowledge to give participants tools to take care of their health. (Photo: Charice Chan)

Research, Health And Wellness

‘In order to be healthy, you have to know who you are’

Elders share cultural knowledge with First Nations youth in wellness-focused pilot projects.

July 17, 2024
By Gillian Rutherford

Science and Technology

Video Spotlight: Producing heat energy from captured carbon

Unique partnership explores ways to optimize Alberta’s energy transition.

July 15, 2024
By Geoff McMaster

A study by U of A nursing students suggests measuring peak oxygen uptake in childhood cancer survivors could help identify who is at risk of future cardiovascular problems and get them into exercise rehabilitation programs. (Photo: Getty Images)

Health And Wellness, Research, Science and Technology

Research takes on the long-term health of childhood cancer survivors

Nursing student researchers propose exercise programs to help prevent premature post-treatment heart failure.

July 11, 2024
By Don Bell

Media are missing out on opportunities to tell hidden stories about how climate change is affecting our mental health and how people are already adapting, says a U of A public health researcher. (Photo: Getty Images)

Health And Wellness

The hidden toll of climate change

A new study urges media to pay more attention to the damaging effects of an unpredictable climate on our mental health.

July 10, 2024
By Geoff McMaster

Michael Houghton Awarded 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

University of Alberta virologist awarded Nobel Prize

Michael Houghton wins Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine along with Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice for the discovery of the hepatitis C (HCV) virus.

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Science and Technology, Research

U of A Nobel winner’s impact extends from personal to global

Michael Houghton’s colleagues and trainees describe the determination that led him to discover the hepatitis C virus and continue his quest for vaccines that will save millions of lives.

08 October 2020 By Gillian Rutherford

Research, Science and Technology

COVID-19 has ‘created a new paradigm for developing vaccines,’ says U of A Nobel winner

A vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 is essential—and thanks to scientific advances and global will, it will likely come faster than any previous vaccine, according to virologist Michael Houghton.

08 October 2020 By Michael Brown