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To help singing and music programs recover from COVID, a U of A professor is leading a research project studying how the pandemic may have affected children’s attitudes toward singing. (Photo: Getty Images)
Society and Culture, Research

Music professor aims to spark a ‘singing renaissance’

After COVID curtailed group singing, a new research project explores how to help kids rediscover their voices.

  • March 17, 2025
  • By Bev Betkowski
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Anissa Armet (front) prepares food in a test kitchen. Armet co-led a study showing that it’s possible to restore damage to the gut and improve health by mimicking a traditional, non-industrialized diet. (Photo: Supplied)
Health And Wellness, Research, Science and Technology

Traditional diet shows promise for modern gut health

Restoring the gut microbiome could help reduce risk of diabetes and heart disease, study shows.

  • March 13, 2025
  • By Bev Betkowski
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The University of Alberta has 18 subjects ranked in the Top 100 and four in the Top 20 globally, according to the 2025 QS World University Rankings by Subject. (Photo: Alex Pugliese)
Science and Technology, Society and Culture, Health And Wellness

U of A’s strong subjects make gains in latest QS rankings

University ranks among the world’s Top 20 in four subjects including engineering, sport science and nursing.

  • March 12, 2025
  • By Adrianna MacPherson
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New research challenges existing guidelines that discourage high-intensity resistance exercise during pregnancy, providing evidence that it can be well tolerated by both the mother and fetus. (Photo: Getty Images)
Research, Health And Wellness

Study confirms safety of high-intensity resistance training during pregnancy

U of A researchers provide new evidence that could lead to updated guidelines for pregnant women.

  • March 12, 2025
  • By Adrianna MacPherson

U of A In The News

Statements & Announcements

Expanding opportunities for Albertans: LIFT Centre to lead on life sciences

U of A centre to advance research, train the workforce of tomorrow and expand access to high-demand fields.
28 February 2025

Statement on the Passing of His Highness, The Aga Khan IV from the University of Alberta

05 February 2025

Remembering a ‘giant of Prairie politics’

Peter Meekison, beloved political science scholar and co-architect of the Canadian constitution, leaves an enduring legacy.
31 January 2025 By Geoff McMaster

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