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Traumatic childhood stress can lead to brain changes in adulthood

Reading Time: 3 minutes New findings an important step toward developing potential new treatments for mental health disorders

Transit opens door to startup’s germ-killing innovation

Outbreaker Solutions' push-plate made of virus-killing salt is now being piloted at Edmonton's Bay/Enterprise Square LRT station. (Photo: ETS via Facebook)

Reading Time: 4 minutes Pilot project by Outbreaker Solutions is testing antimicrobial door-push plates made of compressed salt in select transit stations

Life skills needed for long NHL career are learned in minor hockey

Reading Time: 3 minutes In a study aimed at helping youth develop mental health skills, seasoned pro players offer insights into early lessons that helped them stick around in the big leagues

Preserving the history of Alberta’s Black heritage

Reading Time: 4 minutes Great-granddaughter of an early settler, Debbie Beaver is preserving a vital part of a province’s history for all to know

Global vaccine certification would help world bounce back from COVID-19

Reading Time: 4 minutes U of A professor Andy Knight is leading international development of a standard vaccination protocol to spur recovery worldwide

World’s Longest Hockey Game moving cancer research closer to goal

This year's World's Longest Hockey Game is the seventh edition of the event, which has been supporting cancer research in Alberta since 2003. (Photo: Mandy Kostiuk, 2011)

Reading Time: 5 minutes Annual fundraising effort to support clinical trial of precision drug developed at U of A

U of A teams up with West African universities

Reading Time: 4 minutes Project will provide training and mentorship to help emerging scholars from Canada and Africa diversify their knowledge and skills

Tracking common nighthawks to shed light on declining populations

U of A biologists used GPS data to track the 10,000-kilometre migratory route of common nighthawks—the first step in finding out where and why the birds’ population numbers are declining. (Photo: Liam McGuire)

Reading Time: 3 minutes U of A biologists track the migratory birds over 10,000 km with GPS to study their route – and the cause behind their declining numbers

Financial strain top source of worry in COVID-19 mental health crisis

Reading Time: 3 minutes U of A public health researcher studies tools for recovery ranging from tax clinics to guaranteed basic income

‘Five-minute rule’ for organ harvesting holds true for cardiac death

Reading Time: 4 minutes 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

Author: University of Alberta