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U of A research hub helps conserve Canadian grasslands 

The Grassland Learning and Knowledge Hub is a five-year project that began in 2024. John Pattison-Williams, an adjunct professor at the University of Alberta’s Augustana campus, is the lead researcher on the project.  The hub is one of five across Canada dedicated to ecosystem and grassland conservation. The network includes…

Fuelling the fight against breast cancer

How beavers reveal climate change in northern ecosystems 

Notes from Council: Addressing transparency around student fees and affordability

Exploring the cerebellum’s role in adult reading impairments

Alberta can do better to protect students from poverty

Food Banks Canada recently issued Alberta a D- grade in its Poverty Report Card. They cited issues of housing affordability, higher than average food costs, and unemployment as some of the reasons Alberta received this grade. These issues, though, disproportionately affect students and youth. But can’t Alberta do something about…

Failed coal petition shows the dark side of the Alberta government

Travelling is harder now, but it can still be fun

Will the passenger rail finally leave the station for Alberta?

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

Album Review: ‘Can’t Please ‘Em All’ by General Chaos

Montreal-based punk rock trio General Chaos recently released their second full-length record, Can’t Please ‘Em All, via Stomp Records. Formed in 2022, when the members were just 12 years old, the teenage group is quickly becoming a leading force in the Montreal punk scene. The group brings a fierce energy…

Gus Englehorn embraces imagination and storytelling with album ‘The Broken Balladeer’

Social Intercourse: July 15

CHILIØ adds a little Alberta to Rockin’ Thunder’s main stage

Paul Langlois brings a lot of rock and a little Tragically Hip to Edmonton

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