1 week ago Opinion: International students don’t displace Alberta students

International students have long been essential to the University of Alberta’s success. They enrich classroom discussion, strengthen our research enterprise and contribute to the vibrant, global campus community that defines a top-100 research-intensive university. They also play a critical role in Alberta’s future workforce and economy. Yet, one misconception persists: that international students take away […]

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1 week ago Opinion: International students are an asset to Alberta universities

International students have long been essential to the University of Alberta’s success. They enrich classroom discussion, strengthen our research enterprise, and contribute to the vibrant, global campus community that defines a top-100 research-intensive university. They also play a critical role in Alberta’s future workforce and economy. Yet one misconception persists: that international students take away […]

Society

1 week ago Canada needs to hold a national conversation about mobilization, but it shouldn't start with an internal directive | Opinion

Any mobilization plan must be anchored in explicit political direction, supported by elected officials, and debated openly.

Society

2 w. ago University of Calgary makes it to top five research universities in Canada

Calgary university took fifth spot from the University of Alberta after obtaining more research funding this year

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2 w. ago Canadian transplant history made at University of Alberta Hospital

Doctors at the University of Alberta Hospital have become the first in Canada to use a robot-assisted surgical technique for pediatric kidney transplant patients.

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2 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Canada faces massive internal roadblocks to pipeline, 'nation

Want to know why nothing of significance ever gets built in this country? Consider the allegations levelled by NDP leadership contender Avi Lewis against pipelines, mines and other “nation-building projects” proposed by Prime Minister Mark Carney and others such as Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. At his party’s French-language leadership debate last week, Lewis insisted the […]

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2 w. ago Dyer: Trump's Ukraine surrender plan jeopardizes international rule of law

Russian, U.S. leaders want a return to the good old days, when anything you could conquer, you could keep.

Society

3 w. ago Royal Canadian Legion $1M donation to support PTSD research at University of Alberta

More than $1 million from the Royal Canadian Legion's poppy fund will go to the Heroes in Mind Advocacy and Research Consortium (HiMARC) at the University of Alberta.

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3 w. ago Edmonton firefighter goes from cancer diagnosis to calendar model

The calendar raises funds and awareness for research, treatment and the recovery of thermal injuries at the University of Alberta Hospital.

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3 w. ago Alberta government to provide update on plans for a new Stollery Children's Hospital

Alberta’s UCP government is set to hold a news conference Monday on plans for a new stand-alone Stollery Children’s Hospital. Infrastructure Minister Martin Long will host the event alongside Matt Jones, minister of hospital and surgical health services. Representatives from the University of Alberta’s pediatrics department and the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation are also set […]

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