University of Alberta researchers looking to quantify climate change impact of carbon released from permafrost

Permafrost holds thousands of years worth of microorganisms and carbon, and as it thaws in our warming climate, it releases ...
LakelandToday.ca

UCalgary professor talks about potential of nuclear energy during Alberta engagement session

In December, the provincial government completed the first round of its online public information sessions regarding whether ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

U. of Alberta Expects No Scandal From Appointing Controversial Poet Derek Walcott

The poet Derek Walcott’s candidacy for a prestigious post at the University of Oxford drew such bitter criticism this month that the Nobel Prize winner withdrew from consideration. But the University ...
Edmonton Journal

University of Alberta incubates big international solutions

Necessity is the Canadian mother of innovation for Edmonton projects tackling real-world problems from drought to bone cancer to military buildup to market sovereignty with next-generation ...

Confusion as medical outpatient unit keeps moving University of Alberta Hospital

After a man died in the waiting room of one Edmonton hospital, there's more signs of a strained health-care system in Alberta ...
Edmonton Journal

Bill Flanagan: Why the U of A is moving from EDI to access, community and belonging

Academic excellence and research impact have always been at the heart of the University of Alberta’s mission. We are committed to drawing exceptional talent and fostering a vibrant intellectual ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Renowned Chemist Leaves U. of Alberta for U. of Washington; Bowdoin College’s Next President Led the Search Committee

A northern light is now shining south of the 49th parallel. Norm Dovichi, a renowned professor of chemistry at the University of Alberta, in Edmonton, left last month, taking 6 of the 35 people in his ...
The Chronicle of Philanthropy

U. of Alberta Gets $42 Million for Women and Children’s Health

The University of Alberta received a joint gift Wednesday that will pump more than $42 million (U.S.) into its Women and Children’s Health Research Institute, Global News reports. The bulk of the ...
Global News

University of Alberta rebrands DEI policy to ACB: ‘Time for a refresh’

The president of the University of Alberta says the decision to rebrand its diversity, equity and inclusion policy was not influenced by critics of the initiative in North America. Bill Flanagan says ...

University of Alberta unveils Canada's cutting-edge cryo-microscope

Go inside the new Alberta Cryo-EM Facility and see the microscope that reveals the tiniest details of life. Researchers can ...
Campus Safety Magazine

Reports: U. of Alberta Properly Handled Shooting Response

EDMONTON, Alberta — In a response to a shooting that left three campus security officers dead and one seriously wounded in an armored-car robbery at the University of Alberta earlier this year, school ...
Inside Higher Ed

U of Alberta Wants Staff to Return ‘Overpayments’

The University of Alberta in Canada wants nonacademic staff to repay “overpayments” and agree to other retroactive pay cuts, the Edmonton Journal reported. According to a contract proposal obtained by ...