Reading Time: 4 minutes New research reveals gradual extinction of dinosaurs before cataclysmic asteroid impact
Author: Michael Brown
Study challenges the link between obesity and junk food advertising
Reading Time: 3 minutes Banning junk food advertising may have little effect on reducing obesity
Clot-busting drug used for heart attacks effective in treatment of stroke
Reading Time: 3 minutes Could become the standard treatment for acute ischemic stroke
U of A receives $48.3 million in provincial funding to expand enrolment
Reading Time: 3 minutes Funding will allow for 2,000 more students in the next three years
Discovery offers new clues to lichens’ evolutionary advantage
Reading Time: 3 minutes New research challenges understanding of organisms that have been textbook cases since late 1800s
Alberta-based Quantum Silicon Inc. is ushering in the future of electronics
Reading Time: 4 minutes Manufactures atom-scale circuits that are faster and use far less energy
Promising chemotherapy treatment for bladder cancer enters human trials
Reading Time: 4 minutes A rejected patent application nearly derailed years of research, but support from experts saved the day
Research into memory could help treat people with PTSD
Reading Time: 3 minutes Psychology researcher Peggy St. Jacques’ work has earned her a Canada Research Chair
Social media campaign takes on COVID vaccine hesitancy
Reading Time: 3 minutes Social media campaign co-created by U of A’s Timothy Caulfield aims to help people find credible information online
Nanotechnology could significantly reduce industrial use of freshwater
Reading Time: 3 minutes Innovative collaboration brings freshwater solutions to industries