Discovery
Innovators aren’t holding their breath for a vaccine — they’re tackling the biggest health crisis in a century on several fronts
Feature
To solve the puzzle of sustainable sustenance, researchers boost crop yields, combat pests and create new foods
Feature
Neither individual actions nor general goodwill can protect and restore the land we rely on. But expanding our perspectives and adopting systems thinking just might.
Did You Know
Generative AI models may sound like us, but to truly understand language requires human experience
Did You Know
When we power down for the night, our brains light up, creating and storing long-term memories
Environment
Researchers are targeting threats to our climate and food supply — some of the answers are smaller than you think
How-to
U of A researcher offers tips based on successful reading intervention program
Health
The microbes in your digestive tract can affect everything from your immune system to behaviour
Discovery
Turns out having all-star scientists on board draws students, researchers and funding that boost the economy
Environment
For this industry, sustainability is more than a buzzword. And it’s coming to our farms and dinner plates
Health
The Nobel laureate talks about persistence, post-COVID-19 virology and when 'the thinking' happens
Environment
Feature
Instead of playing catch-up with the next new virus, precision medicine aims to let us find it early and deal with it swiftly
At Home
How video games keep people connected
Thesis
A registry of twins will let researchers look deeper into what factors influence our health and behaviour
Did You Know
Tradition is central to health in the Northwest Territories
Tech
There's no such thing as a free orbit
Energy
By reducing the friction in pipelines, a researcher looks to make them safer and more cost-effective
Energy
We asked some alumni working in the energy sector to tell us what they see as the biggest challenges in the next five to 10 years. Here's what they had to say.
Energy
Our myriad devices, vehicles and appliances require more energy all the time. These research breakthroughs are poised to lessen the rate at which we burn energy, improving how we generate and store power.
Health
Find out where the added sodium, sugar and saturated fats in your foods are coming from
Health
Hopes for an Alzheimer's treatment are raised, then dashed, but can we tilt the odds?
Tech
Prosthetics learn to predict a person's motions to operate more naturally
Discovery
Discover five groundbreaking objects that you might be surprised have a U of A connection and hear from experts about their national, global and sometimes very personal impact.
Discovery
U of A research is always garnering media attention. Here's the lowdown on what's been causing a buzz.
Environment
Over the last two million years, most of Canada has been covered and uncovered by glaciers. Now these glacial ice cores reside in a state-of-the-art lab at the U of A
Discovery
U of A research is always garnering media attention. Here's the lowdown on what's been causing a buzz.
Health
A U of A team is looking to unleash the immune system so that it attacks powerful cancer cells and heals itself
Discovery
One U of A researcher argues that genes are followers, not leaders, when it comes to evolution
Did You Know
A partnership between the U of A and the father of India's 'Green Revolution' is yielding results for thousands of Indian families
Health
Meet the people working to make sure your family lives longer — and better
The work of internationally recognized virologists at the University of Alberta has propelled the University to the front lines of a biological war against viral disease.
Discovery
Discovery of new 'adaptin' protein may offer insight into the cause of some neurodegenerative disorders
Notes
Augustana forges an exciting partnership with liberal arts college in China.
Discovery
Electron microscope tip makes Guinness Book of Records.
Tech
A design grad's 3-D simulations get super-sized
Feature
Water shapes life here on solid ground. But our effect on life underwater is as substantial as our need to better understand it
Alumni Impact 2024
An offhand idea sparked a husband-and-wife business that harnesses fruit flies to develop life-saving therapies
Society
Justin Tetrault, a criminology professor at Augustana Campus, recently gave a talk about his research. Here are a few takeaways
Tiny
Researchers are harnessing everything from tiny tech to microscopic cells to treat major health threats
Tiny
Enter the weird and wonderful world of quantum physics
Tiny
Ice that’s tens of thousands of years old helps us study the past and peer into the future
Feature
Can sunshine be improved? Can paralysis be reversed? Four researchers push the bounds of knowledge to change lives
Health
Many affected women are embarrassed about their common urinary condition. But help is here
Society
COVID-19 changed how we process, ship and shop for food. What supply chain changes will stay into the future?
Health
Menopause gets the research treatment
Discovery
U of A labs are part of the worldwide hunt for solutions
Feature
When COVID‑19 hit, the U of A, home to one of the world’s pre-eminent virology institutes, was ready
Did You Know
A bench-clearing brawl might look chaotic, but it's really a ritual that says a lot about human behaviour
Thesis
Schools of identical Prussian carp are here - and they're hungry
Tech
An interdisciplinary centre allows you to virtually venture where you couldn't before
Energy
Social sciences and humanities help us examine the challenges of energy systems
Energy
Researchers look at ways to make our energy projects more people-friendly
Energy
The properties of this poultry byproduct are handy for purifying water used in industrial processes
Energy
Could an old technology answer some modern problems?
Health
Jump into the Bod Pod to find out what you're made of
Thesis
Metabolism research could design your optimal diet or give advance warning of disease
Tech
Unexpected behaviour offers clues to how artificial beings learn
Did You Know
Researchers "deactivate" viruses on surgical masks with simple treatment
Health
A special grant lets researchers look at how Alberta wildfires are affecting firefighters' physical and mental health
News
U of A research is always garnering media attention. Here's the lowdown on what's been causing a buzz.
Discovery
75-million-year-old baby dinosaur skeleton by U of A paleontologists hailed as one of the rarest finds to date.
Discovery
U of A research is always garnering media attention. Here's the lowdown on what's been causing a buzz.
Did You Know
Uncovering campus treasures
Discovery
Curiosity-driven research on Arctic mosses turns up unexpected findings and makes Catherine La Farge a rock star in the botany world.
Did You Know
For anyone who ever wondered what their degree was really worth, comes the answer: $12.3 Billion
Environment
Canadian Mountain Studies Initiative brings together scholars attempting to understand mountains in a global context
Discovery
Investment in research projects aims to improve quantity, quality and sustainability of water in rural Alberta
Tech
One-of-a-kind machine allows researchers to expose the past of samples by analyzing their atomic makeup.
Discovery
Research expert Andre Martel shares his fascination with the tastiest of bivalves...mussels.
Discovery
The first-ever meteorite to land in P.E.I. is caught on camera and makes auditory history — now it’s at the U of A
Discovery
From chatbots for seniors to efficient construction, U of A researchers are using artificial intelligence to enhance our lives
Health
Gradual hearing loss can impact your well-being, but help is available
Feature
Researchers are developing small molecule drugs to treat everything from age-old threats to modern menaces
Research
Scientists are harnessing quantum mechanics to create computing power beyond anything we’ve ever known
Health
Four reasons to stay active during cancer treatment
Health
Medicines or treatments that work for one patient or group might be less effective for another
Environment
In the drive to become more efficient and adaptive, farms are becoming innovation incubators
New Trail 100
Researchers have been solving problems in our lives for 100 years — and they’re still at it
Just For Fun
If there were a dating site for bugs, what would it look like?
Feature
Research shows talking about it can make us stronger. And that we can learn how to find it
Living
Discover the secret stories of stuff in this surprising U of A collection
Thesis
Intersectionality is a simple concept with deep roots and big implications
Just For Fun
Just remember that, when it comes to claims about health, research is your friend
Energy
Turn your windows into solar panels, plus more ingenuity from U of A spinoff companies
Energy
Solving the challenges behind the system that keeps the lights on
Energy
Grad students are adapting centuries-old engine designs to capitalize on abundant geothermal energy
Energy
Methane-eating bacteria already exist, so why not put them to work for us?
Health
Sweets have a bad reputation, according to one expert who debunks the myth in time for holidays
Tech
He's not very funny, but he has a lot to tell us
Unexpected behaviour offers clues to how artificial beings learn
Discovery
A new type of electrical system could soon make power lines obsolete
Did You Know
International research team discovers two never-before-seen celestial phenomena
Discovery
Electrical engineering PhD students use ultrashort laser pulses to weld neurons together
News
Puppy love, mid-life slumps and Zika virus
Discovery
Fifty-five composers turn sounds captured from Earth's magnetosphere into music
Discovery
The low down on what's up in U of A labs
News
Stories from our campus community
Discovery
U of A researchers help find the elusive Higgs Boson
Discovery
Lorne Babiuk receives Gairdner award for leadership in vaccine development and research
Continuing Education
Two U of A professors follow up on a study that began over two decades ago.
Discovery
U of A astronomer's research reveals the "weird" physics inside a neutron star
Discovery
U of A research team makes a breakthrough in plastic solar cells