Commentary
Your questions about the topsy-turvy U.S. trade war answered
Continuing Education
I met the limitations of my judgment when navigating the space between conviction and flexibility
Living
A visual artist and fine arts instructor shares his four-step method
Thesis
A former 4-H club kid has to ask, can people actually learn without doing? It turns out there is no solid line dividing the two.
Tiny
When language ebbs and flows, students get creative
Thesis
Humans can’t help but create — the evidence is in our books, our gardens and even in our gods. And in enacting our creativity, we define our humanity
Living
A former U of A sociology professor refused to accept Japanese internment. Now his story is on the stage
At Work
A business grad-turned-poet shares tips to turn your passion into a day job
Relationships
Two decades after we graduated, we’re learning about life from our Gateway friends all over again
At Home
Spoiler alert: everyone’s going to be OK
DIY
Five tips for using and improving the online encyclopedia
Society
There’s no shortage of stories to help you shift your gaze and see things in a new way
At Work
There’s no sales pitch required
Society
Dig into this contentious call to action
Alumni Recommend
Here's a list of arty stuff to see, do, watch and try. It'll help you enjoy and understand the times we're in
At Home
These aren't your typical staff picks. Here's a curated booklist to broaden your horizons while you're holed up at home
Thesis
Learning is labour, and memory socks away its yields for a rainy day. But how we learn and recall involves surprising processes - and body parts
At Home
'We have everything we need and nothing more, and somehow that makes everything simpler'
DIY
An artist breaks down her favourite painting into 6 simple steps for even the most artistically challenged.
At Home
7 steps to rearrange your pictures, gallery-style
Continuing Education
From The Gateway to Guardians of the Galaxy: How one of the top artists in comics worked his way into the business
Did You Know
We forget almost everything, so what sticks and why?
Living
Designers share their fashion tips
Alumni Awards
John Hogg, '78 MA, '82 PhD, coach, professor
Alumni Awards
Paul Cantor, '62 BA, investment banker, leadership trainer
Commentary
We ask a journalist, media expert and psychologist for their thoughts on media literacy
Did You Know
Something shifted in a big way for Leonard Cohen when he arrived at the University of Alberta in 1966.
Just For Fun
Answering the question: What if our biggest discoveries were made into movies?
Feature
2024 Distinguished Alumni Award
Robert Philp is committed to protecting human rights, advocating equality and advancing education
Profile
Lessons from a man who tossed the family playbook and embraced a different path
Did You Know
This traditional art is Tara Kappo’s ‘medicine,’ linking her to her relations, human and non-human.
Profile
Advice from a Giller Prize-winning author
Distinguished Alumni Award
Well known for Corner Gas, Lorne Cardinal’s career has made him an Indigenous role model and advocate
Continuing Education
I grill it, flip it and serve it, all to perfection. But my reasons for not eating it are less global change and more personal challenge
Society
There’s nothing I can do for my family in Ukraine except plan for better days
Continuing Education
Unlock the innovator within you with these steps
Thesis
Sometimes a map shows the way to a place. Sometimes it points to a memory.
Just For Fun
Cooking together is as much about telling stories as it is about recipes
Just For Fun
You might learn something about romance
Alumni Awards
This former deputy minister is one of four 2020 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients
Society
In turbulent times, educators need amazing mentors
Living
This probably isn't what you had in mind
Health
A psychiatrist's guide to busting up bad thought patterns
Did You Know
An average dude pays attention to his wife's classical music. And he has some feelings about it
Continuing Education
I took 'be prepared' to a whole new level on my summer hiking trip. I like to think that's why I'm still alive
Money
Get weird. Be selective. Don't wait.
Living
Challenge yourself to sit and look at one thing for 10 full minutes
Thesis
If you could download your brain, would you still really be you?
Continuing Education
After five decades on the planet, I'm still searching for the balance between 'laid back' and 'lava'
Profile
Thing 1: He once gave a TEDx talk about gallstones
Feature
There is a magic that happens when you place words alongside a picture. Understanding the interplay can enrich the way we see and think
Alumni Awards
Teresa Spinelli, '83 BA, Businesswoman
Alumni Awards
Adam Sweet, '07 BA, '07 BA(SpecCert), Chief of staff, Edmonton Economic Development Corp.
Did You Know
The story behind the switch from newspaper to magazine
Discovery
75-million-year-old baby dinosaur skeleton by U of A paleontologists hailed as one of the rarest finds to date.
Did You Know
From the Collections
Profile
Laila Steen is the first to admit that having an arts student pursue a science degree seems pretty weird
Society
Level up your civic engagement
Did You Know
Death is scary, but getting your affairs in order doesn’t have to be
Profile
Telling the stories of the grads who came before deepens our connection to the U of A and to each other
Tiny
The U of A is full of tiny marvels – from miniature items to microscopic research
Profile
One grad is on a quest to revitalize Denesųłįné in her community
Tech
Instead of a career in journalism, one arts graduate launched a startup to neutralize internet toxicity with technology
Living
What we say when we avoid talking about death
Thesis
From lapdogs to sentries, our canines are part of many cultures in a way no other creature is
Just for Fun
One of my favourite profs assigned a seminal Dostoevsky novel 30 years ago. Would I ever finish it?
Society
Wish your neighbourhood was more walkable? Have some feelings about the bus stop in front of your house? Become a part of the solution with these tips.
Health
How a pandemic and an international movement for civil rights converged to throw light on flawed systems
Thesis
Can’t follow that street map? It’s not you, it’s a design flaw
New Trail Classic
In this profile reprinted from April 1969, then-U of A president Walter H. Johns worries about the ‘desperately serious’ pessimism of ‘these long-haired types’ at the height of the counter-culture era
At Home
How video games keep people connected
At Work
Three instructors share their tips for teaching online
Thesis
We change our minds all the time. What makes our decisions easy or hard?
Thesis
A registry of twins will let researchers look deeper into what factors influence our health and behaviour
DIY
Try making your own ink. It lasts much longer than that disposable pen in your pocket
Thesis
However we slice it (or bake it), bread is so much more than something we eat
Thesis
One scientist's research on anesthetics might help find the answer
Tech
Unexpected behaviour offers clues to how artificial beings learn
Did You Know
How resourceful Cubans get their Netflix
Living
There is value in contemplating the impact of our education and the places that make it possible
Alumni Awards
Margaret Evans, '14 BA, foreign correspondent, CBC
Feature
Three artists reflect on their work related to truth and reconciliation
Society
New Islamic cultural garden set to open in 2018
News
Puppy love, mid-life slumps and Zika virus
Did You Know
Uncovering campus treasures
Did You Know
U of A professor receives America's highest civilian award
Feature
Writer and alumna Aritha van Herk on the rewards and risks of friendship