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Spady Family Scholarship expands horizons for rural students

Alumni family strives to broaden perspectives through humanities education

Five bright opportunities to seize at the 2025 Paradigmatic Revolutions Music Festival & Conference

From traditional Korean wind instruments to experimental collaborations, top musicians and scholars unite for a four-day exploration of global musical influences, intercultural exchange, and contemporary composition beyond Western-centric perspectives.

Innovative U of A instructors are transforming the student experience

Recognizing the recipients of the 2024-25 Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund at the University of Alberta.

The ‘smartwear revolution’ begins: clothing with built-in sensors will improve balance, reduce injuries and support people with muscle weakness

Interdisciplinary U of A team wins $24-million federal grant to advance the frontier of assistive technology.

Did they earn it? Study looks at “nepo babies” debate

Media stories tend to chalk up celebrity children’s success to hard work and talent while downplaying privilege, sociologists find.

Unwanted advances: Apple’s Memories, AirDrop pose problems for vulnerable women and marginalized individuals

Lack of up-front control over the features makes it harder for abuse survivors to avoid seeing photos of their abusers, or receiving unwanted sexual content, researchers find.

Report finds deep-rooted white supremacism lurks in Canadian military

Political scientist finds recruits seeking training and resources for perceived “race war.”

Second-year undergraduate student finds inspiration and community in the Black Youth for Social Innovation Program

The innovative initiative has opened doors and led to new opportunities for Iiesha Moume

Building a better Canada

Judge Gurcharan Singh Bhatia reflects on a life dedicated to human rights and the importance of educating future generations

From textbook pages to compassionate practice

Donors support thousands of U of A students to learn beyond the classroom, transforming their future careers and communities

U of A professor turns genetic marker for ‘bubble boy disease’ into music

Innovative mix of technology and music aims to raise awareness of the condition and a groundbreaking treatment.

U of A grad deemed instrumental contributor to Canadian culture

Michael Massey (B. Mus. 1967) shares his 70-year journey of becoming one of Canada’s most influential classical music artists

Remembering a ‘giant of Prairie politics’

Peter Meekison, beloved political science scholar and co-architect of the Canadian constitution, leaves an enduring legacy.

Video Spotlight: Indigenous learners delve into archaeology

New micro-course teaches students to identify and investigate cultural artifacts, helping to keep them on First Nations land.

Professor’s family intrigue sparks examination of Oklahoma’s fraudulent past

In “Ghosts of Crook County,” Russell Cobb recounts the exploitation of Indigenous people that figures prominently in the history of the Sooner State.

In memoriam: Dianne Kipnes, visionary leader and philanthropist

Remembering the legacy of a beloved U of A champion