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U of A satellite team pulls off space rescue mission in the nick of time

AlbertaSat team members complete maintenance on the ground station antenna on the roof of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Research Facility at the U of A. (Photo: Supplied)

Reading Time: 6 minutes Student-led AlbertaSat team comes to the aid of fellow cube satellite designers after communication failure threatens mission from International Space Station

Dialysis patients to be surveyed on mental health during COVID-19

Reading Time: 3 minutes Rates of depression, anxiety were 10 times higher for people with end-stage kidney disease even before the pandemic started

Potential new treatments for cardiovascular disease

Reading Time: 3 minutes Researchers have identified a new mechanism responsible for the buildup of plaque on artery walls, a process known as atherosclerosis

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

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

New scholarship encourages law students to champion racial justice

Reading Time: 3 minutes Scotiabank launches nationwide scholarship supporting future lawyers tackling systemic discrimination and creating change