November 6 2019 2:58pm How will climate change affect your personal health? Sherilee Harper with the University of Alberta’s school of public health has been researching this topic. She joins Jennifer Crosby on Global News at Noon Edmonton. ‘ });…
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University of Alberta students provide free dental care for those without insurance
Every Saturday morning during the school year, dentistry and dental hygiene students from the University of Alberta in Edmonton provide cleanings and checkups for free. It’s part of the Student Health Initiative for the Needs of Edmonton (SHINE) clinic. Students…
Opinion: Artificial intelligence could be Alberta’s oilsands 2.0
Artificial intelligence systems are becoming part of our world at a great rate. Postmedia Network Getty Images/iStockphoto Whether it be oil and gas, agriculture, health care, banking or retail, innovations in big data, machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI)…
University of Alberta’s Faculty of Engineering receives donation
October 29 2019 1:25am University of Alberta’s Faculty of Engineering is receiving a significant donation. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection[rel_id] != “object” ) { var resp = jQuery.parseJSON( jQuery.ajax({ url: “/gnca-ajax/videoshare-links/{\”id\”:\”” + svp.releaseInfo.contentId…
Calgary teen tackles stuttering fears head on, starts support group for people with disorder
Despite knowing the answers, Rhea Bhalla never put up her hand in class. The thought of stuttering in front of everyone horrified her. “Stuttering is a really isolating disorder,” the Calgary teen said on Monday. Related News Bhalla saw a…
End of an era for U of A volleyball coach Terry Danyluk
You can’t call it a retirement, but after 28 seasons, Terry Danyluk will no longer be on the bench coaching the University of Alberta Golden Bears volleyball program. Danyluk has moved in to a position as general manager of the…
Alta. universities, colleges say UCP funding cuts are ‘significant’, ‘a challenge’
Alberta universities and colleges are bracing themselves for the fallout from cuts to post-secondary education as a result of the province’s 2019 budget. Related News On Thursday, the budget for advanced education was slashed five per cent from 2018 and…
University of Alberta’s school of witchcraft and wizardry makes science fun for all
October 16 2019 9:08am The University of Alberta’s witchcraft and wizardry event is coming up. As a preview, teacher Michael Ng is playing with liquid nitrogen. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection[rel_id] != “object”…
Raptor dinosaur skeleton found in southern Alberta hailed a ‘scientific goldmine’
A rare dinosaur fossil found in southern Alberta is being called a “scientific goldmine” by researchers from the University of Alberta and the Royal Ontario Museum. A 76-million-year-old, nearly complete dromaeosaurid saurornitholestes langstoni specimen was unearthed in Dinosaur Provincial Park,…
Friday’s letters: U of A caves to groupthink
A University of Alberta billboard that suggests that climate change could result in a beefier barley yields, along 178 Street near 100 Avenue, in Edmonton Monday Sept. 30, 2019. University of Alberta vice-president Jacqui Tam has resigned her post over…