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Amy Kaler

A way forward for “Political Suicide Tax” in Alberta

  • Stephanie Bailey
  • 21 December 2022
Amy Kaler

Reflections from the Indigenous Connectivity Summit

  • Phil Mozejko
  • 19 December 2022
Amy Kaler

Remembering and Centering Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit and Transpeople

  • Crystal Fraser
  • 16 December 2022
Amy Kaler

Anthropology PhD Candidate receives a 2022 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship

  • Faculty of Arts
  • 05 December 2022
Amy Kaler

Community Service-Learning expands accessibility for students

  • Faculty of Arts
  • 30 November 2022
Amy Kaler

How a play called The Breathing Hole has transformed to reclaim language and model Indigenous pathmaking

  • Ottawa Citizen
  • 24 November 2022
Amy Kaler

PhD grad brings Métis literary history to light with groundbreaking thesis

  • The Quad
  • 18 November 2022
Amy Kaler

Our Next Vice-Dean for the Faculty of Arts: Dr. Marie-Eve Morin

  • Faculty of Arts
  • 18 November 2022
Amy Kaler

Arts professor named a 2022 Canada Research Chair

  • The Quad
  • 17 November 2022
Amy Kaler

Self-exiled poet covers Iran protests as a 'war correspondent in verse'

  • CBC
  • 10 November 2022
Amy Kaler

Announcing The Vice-Provost of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

  • Office of the Provost
  • 03 November 2022
Amy Kaler

Writing to remember

  • The Quad
  • 02 November 2022
Lorne Grant Cardinal

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD From Class Clown to Actor, Director and Producer

  • Therese Kehler
  • 26 October 2022
Brian Fauteaux

Music researcher shares his experience as a Polaris Music Prize juror and the program's significance for musicians

  • Lauren Bannon
  • 19 October 2022
Connections Exhibition

Beautiful brain: exhibit illuminates the human connections behind neuroscience

  • Gillian Rutherford
  • 06 October 2022
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Edmonton named Canada’s first UNESCO Learning City

  • Geoff McMaster
  • 05 October 2022
Truth and Reconciliation

Dean's Message on Truth and Reconciliation, September 2022

  • Dr. Robert Wood - Dean of the Faculty of Arts
  • 29 September 2022
North Campus

Newly funded micro-credential programs will provide Albertans with job-ready skills

  • Michael Brown
  • 26 September 2022
Oleksandr Melnyk

Ukrainian historian finds safe harbour at U of A

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 07 September 2022
Dr. Julie Rak

Five U of A researchers join the ranks of the Royal Society of Canada

  • Madisen Gee
  • 06 September 2022
Melodie Peet

Stages of growth

  • Carmen Rojas
  • 24 August 2022
Elizabeth Page

Learning to lead

  • Carmen Rojas
  • 20 July 2022
Claire Thomson

Rethinking the history of the Lakota of the Great Plains and challenging settler narratives

  • Chelsea Novak
  • 23 June 2022
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Finding connections between the past and the present

  • Lauren Bannon
  • 20 June 2022
Adam Hundert

Inspired like never before

  • Lauren Bannon
  • 17 June 2022
Deneh'Cho Thompson

Theatre grad working to break down institutional barriers from within

  • Folio - Geoff McMaster
  • 16 June 2022
Sandra Bucerius

Partnership grant funds national research aimed at reforming Canada’s justice system

  • Folio - Geoff McMaster
  • 16 June 2022
Joanna Gye

Taking on Religious Taboos

  • Carmen Rojas
  • 15 June 2022
Convocation 2022 Congratulations

Arts Convocation 2022

  • Various Contributors
  • 13 June 2022
Convocating BDes (Industrial Design) student Larissa Peeteetuce has some innovative ideas including a tabletop game based on Indigenous storytelling.

Walking a Longer Path

  • Lauren Bannon
  • 13 June 2022
Kamloops Anniversary of Research into unmarked graves from Residential Schools

Fighting 'denialists' for the truth about unmarked graves and residential schooling

  • Kisha Supernant and Sean Carleton
  • 03 June 2022
Gordon Hirabayashi

‘Hold These Truths’ shines a spotlight on a civil rights icon

  • Folio - Geoff McMaster
  • 02 May 2022
Aftikhar Mominzada

Afghan student aspires to take principles of ethical leadership back to his home country

  • Folio - Geoff McMaster
  • 19 April 2022
Katie and Olivia

Katie O’Connor and Olivia O’Neill Receive the Roger S. Smith Undergraduate Researcher Award

  • 12 April 2022
Iran’s past legal system shows benefits of mediation over offence-based judgment

Iran’s past legal system shows benefits of mediation over offence-based judgment

  • Folio - Geoff McMaster
  • 08 April 2022
Heather Eckert

Creative sentencing improves workplace safety: Why don’t we use it more?

  • The Conversation
  • 03 April 2022
Kenneth T. Williams is an Indigenous playrwright and the author of The Herd, having its world premiere at the citadel next week. Photo by Aloys Fleischmann

The Herd works to navigate Indigenous agency as tradition merges with a contemporary world

  • Edmonton Journal
  • 31 March 2022
Elizabeth Sawchuk at a dog in Tanzania

U of A anthropologist uncovers oldest human DNA ever found in Africa

  • Geoff McMaster
  • 17 March 2022
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Jewish and Métis academics discuss self-identification vs. state-identification

  • Alberta Native News
  • 15 March 2022
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Arts experts discuss the war in Ukraine

  • Various Contributors
  • 15 March 2022
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How urban design could help Alberta diversify its economy

  • Geoff McMaster
  • 14 March 2022
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Search for unmarked graves at former residential schools in Canada and what the next steps are

  • Global News
  • 10 March 2022
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The rising cost of living: What is inflation?

  • 08 March 2022
Natalia Khaneneko-Friesen

How a U of A institute aims to be a source of hope and truth amid Ukraine invasion

  • Geoff McMaster
  • 07 March 2022
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Why the world won’t sanction Russian oil

  • Michael Brown
  • 04 March 2022
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Alberta donates $10 million to Ukraine, including funds for defensive military equipment

  • CBC
  • 04 March 2022
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Search reveals 169 potential unmarked graves at former Canadian residential school, officials say

  • CNN
  • 02 March 2022
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UAlberta voices raised in solidarity with Ukraine and Ukrainians

  • 25 February 2022
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Statements from the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies on Russia's War Against Ukraine

  • CIUS Staff
  • 25 February 2022
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Alberta's Ukrainian community comes together to support each other, family overseas

  • CBC
  • 25 February 2022
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Buddhist art exhibit gives students hands-on experience with museum work

  • Bev Betkowski
  • 25 February 2022
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Can't hang your hat on oil to meet public expenditures: Economist on Alberta's budget

  • 24 February 2022
Elizabeth Sawchuk at a dog in Tanzania

Ancient DNA helps reveal social changes in Africa 50,000 years ago that shaped the human story

  • The Conversation
  • 24 February 2022
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Russian and East European history expert discusses Ukraine crisis

  • Global News
  • 23 February 2022
Andy Knight

Q and A: Transitioning to a new world order with U of A professor Andy Knight

  • Edmonton Journal
  • 22 February 2022
Theatre Project Yorath House

People from under-represented communities take centre stage in theatre project

  • Geoff McMaster
  • 17 February 2022
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New website offers a worldwide hub for research on decolonization and anti-racism

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 16 February 2022
Robert Wood

Announcing the Dean of the Faculty of Arts

  • Steve Dew
  • 09 February 2022
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What the ‘freedom convoy’ reveals about the ties among politics, police and the law

  • The Conversation
  • 09 February 2022
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Anderson Cooper features U of A department in 60 Minutes segment on residential schools

  • CTV News
  • 07 February 2022
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Gondek vs. Kenney: Competing visions of Alberta's energy future

  • CBC
  • 02 February 2022
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Black History Month gains more meaning when Black communities reclaim it

  • Geoff McMaster
  • 01 February 2022
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Game changer: How a U of A grad is reshaping video game culture from within

  • Geoff McMaster
  • 28 January 2022
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Russia has reached the point of no return in its conflict with Ukraine

  • The Conversation
  • 27 January 2022
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Change opioid policy to save lives: experts

  • St. Albert Today
  • 27 January 2022
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Refugee resettlement in the North: Yukon group looks to sponsor 1st family since pandemic began

  • CBC
  • 26 January 2022
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Arrival of James Webb Space Telescope is next chapter for ‘mega-science’

  • Geoff McMaster
  • 25 January 2022
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Beads made from ostrich eggshells reveal oldest known social network

  • Geoff McMaster
  • 21 January 2022
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Ukraine and Russia border tensions

  • CBC
  • 20 January 2022
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Alberta trade offices seek outside help in ramping up U.S. presence

  • CBC
  • 17 January 2022
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Indigenous criminology students share passion to change the justice system from within

  • Geoff McMaster
  • 14 January 2022
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New community-driven project aims to support revitalization of Indigenous languages for current and coming generations

  • Bev Betkowski
  • 13 January 2022
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From stage to sound: seniors’ theatre company turns plays into podcasts

  • Geoff McMaster
  • 05 January 2022

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