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How beavers reveal climate change in northern ecosystems 

For the past 18 years, Glynnis Hood, professor emerita, has monitored beaver populations in Beaver Hills, particularly within Miquelon Lake Provincial Park. Through this long-term research, Hood and her team have documented increasing temperatures in the summer and winter months.  Each year, students from the University of Alberta’s Augustana and…

Notes from Council: Addressing transparency around student fees and affordability

Exploring the cerebellum’s role in adult reading impairments

Pharmacists can help address the primary care crises

External expert releases report on plans to remove 1978 organ

Travelling is harder now, but it can still be fun

Many University of Alberta students look forward to the summer months, when classes have finished, and the weather finally resembles something other than a frozen tundra. No doubt many are looking forward to travelling and getting out of the city for a while, to de-stress from the demands of school,…

Will the passenger rail finally leave the station for Alberta?

Is EPS’s new facility the best solution to help with substance use?

Labour unions have the right to worry for their future 

Strathcona hospital expansion is more than just infrastructure

Improv Review: ‘Crowd Worked: A Standup Show’

Four Canadian comedians, Cindy Rivers, Tosan, Lief Olsan Cormack, and Celeste Lampa, did an improvised comedy show, produced by Jared Leeder. The cast brought no scripted material and interacted with the audience to create jokes for the standup that night.  The show was hosted by Leeder. He started by introducing himself and…

Suvi Sharma on her Edmonton-based fashion brand, Silver’s Wind

Social Intercourse: July 1

Desiree Dorion chats about going outside the box for new album ‘Pieces of Me’

Freewill Shakespeare Festival makes a triumphant return with ‘Much Ado About Nothing’

New School of Politics and Democracy sparks concerns from faculty

The University of Alberta and the Banff Centre have been the home of the Peter Lougheed School of Leadership since 2014. Now, the school has a sibling — the Peter Lougheed School of Politics and Democracy (PLSPD).  The U of A officially launched the PLSPD in October 2025. Its first…

Indigenous leaders struggle to make progress in GSA

2026 Predictions

Photostory: Rockin’ Thunder 2026

Rockin’ Thunder lived up to its name this year, in both the music and weather.…

Photostory: The Pride Soirée 2026

Photostory: Edmonton Drag Festival 2026