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U of A professors weigh in on Supreme Court’s carbon pricing decision in expert panel
After Canada’s highest court upheld the national carbon tax, professors from Canadian universities met to discuss the decision’s implication for…
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Alberta heightens COVID-19 restrictions amid “latest and last” wave of cases
Alberta’s provincial government has reintroduced COVID-19 restrictions in response to a surge in pandemic cases. The Step 1 restrictions, announced…
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Newly elected Political Science Undergraduate Association executives all women
The Political Science Undergraduate Association’s (PSUA) newly elected executive team makes the future of representation in politics look promising. All…
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Association of Alberta Deans of Education releases statement on K-6 curriculum draft
Education Deans throughout Alberta have issued a statement regarding the Alberta K-6 curriculum draft. The Association of Alberta Deans of…
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U of A medical school admissions program aims to address racial bias against Black applicants
Aspiring Black medical students will be encountering a new application process attempting to make medical school admissions less racially biased…
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Things are Getting “Loud” at the University of Alberta: new sound lab created on campus
University of Alberta researchers are on the way to developing an all-new Sound Lab to assist in developing various research…
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U of A computer scientist considered one of the top 10 AI researchers to watch in the world for work with reinforcement learning
Through research in reinforcement learning, Martha White hopes to develop artificial intelligence (AI) to make it more applicable to the…
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U of A researchers detect long-lasting changes in adult brains resulting from childhood trauma
A recent study at the University of Alberta explored the underlying biological connection between childhood trauma and an increased risk…
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Geologist Tom Chacko awarded 2020 University of Alberta Distinguished Professor
Tom Chacko, whose research on the Earth’s continental crust aims to better understand the planet’s early formation, has been awarded…
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