#ScienceUpFirst turning the tide on COVID-19 misinformation online
U of A health law and policy professor Timothy Caulfield teams up with other evidence-informed influencers for social media campaign…
Religious ignorance is on the rise but we can combat it in our schools
Ignorance is the surest path to misunderstanding. And if it’s not addressed, misunderstanding quickly descends into intolerance…
Why we need to maintain performance-based education
Instead of pursuing the unattainable ideal of academic equality, we should focus on redefining our idea of educational success…
U of A teams up with West African universities
Project will provide training and mentorship to help emerging scholars from Canada and Africa diversify their knowledge and skills…
‘Five-minute rule’ for organ harvesting holds true for cardiac death
Canadian-led international research examines physiology of the dying process in an effort to reassure families, recipients and medical staff about organ donation and transplantation…
New scholarship encourages law students to champion racial justice
Scotiabank launches nationwide scholarship supporting future lawyers tackling systemic discrimination and creating change…
Newly discovered fossil named after U of A paleontologist
Former grad student discovers new trace fossil and names it in honour of former supervisor Murray Gingras…
More spending on public schools not producing better results in Ontario
Quebec spending per student is 13.6% less than in Ontario, and the lowest of any province, yet Quebec students achieve comparable results to students in Ontario…
Scientists unearth first baby tyrannosaur fossils ever found
University of Alberta PhD student part of research that sheds new light on how the dinosaurs grew from tiny to titanic size…
Repeating the cycle of racism through education
There’s a gap in the Canadian education system that prevents Black Canadians from being both Black and Canadian…