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Satellite launch marks new milestone for made-in-Alberta space science

Ex-Alta 2, a small “cubesat” will allow scientists to observe wildfires from orbit (Photo: AlbertaSat/NASA)

Reading Time: 6 minutes Second cube satellite built by student-led team will help scientists monitor wildfires

Mild fever helps clear infections faster: study

Using a custom swim chamber to study how fish responded behaviourally to fever, researchers Daniel Barreda, Amro Soliman, Farah Haddad and their team found that mild fever helped the fish clear their bodies of infection rapidly, controlled inflammation and repaired tissue damage. (Photo: Supplied)

Reading Time: 3 minutes Research on fish shows that waiting before reaching for medications may be beneficial for humans

Early stages of star formation captured by James Webb telescope

Researchers are getting their first glimpses inside distant spiral galaxies to see how stars formed and how they change over time, thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope. (Photo: NASA/Space Telescope Science Institute)

Reading Time: 4 minutes The telescope’s mid-infrared capabilities allowed scientists to observe previously obscured details in faraway galaxies

Alberta’s business leaders need to take education failures seriously

Reading Time: 4 minutes The province needs to begin ensuring students are graduating ready for citizenship and the workforce

Academic freedom one of the foundations of democracy

Photo by Nonsap Visuals

Reading Time: 3 minutes We must never give up the struggle to preserve our right to know

Learning styles myth needs to be rejected once and for all

Reading Time: 3 minutes The learning styles myth perpetuates a falsehood about how students learn

Fighting back against Big Brother’s brainwashing

Reading Time: 6 minutes Totalitarianism is on the move. We must fight back with everything we have before it is too late

Regulated career colleges key to solving labour shortages

Reading Time: 4 minutes An all-hands-on-deck approach needed if Western Canada is to maintain its advantage as a destination for global talent

Tackling homelessness takes a community, says master’s grad

Reading Time: 4 minutes Sydney Stenekes credits her degree with giving her the confidence to engage with people of diverse cultures

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