Geoff Mcmaster

U of A conservation scientist Dr. Timm Döbert is embarking on a world-first Race with Nature expedition , cycling 30,000km over nine months from the northern coast of Alaska to the southern tip of Chile, to help reconnect people with nature by emulating migratory birds

Ife Adebara, who brings her unique expertise to the U of A and the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute as part of the CIFAR Pan-Canadian AI Strategy, is working to incorporate African languages into large language models and make the tools of AI more accessible to African people.

Two recent court cases have resulted in costly verdicts for Meta and YouTube — prompting some, including U of A media expert Mackenzie Common, to call this social media’s “big tobacco moment.”

The University of Alberta is fast becoming a global hub for expertise in critical minerals, encompassing the entire “value chain” from exploration and extraction to assembly, end-use products and recycling. Its researchers are international leaders in the extraction of minerals from oilsands waste.

In times of financial crisis, some people would rather roll the dice on a new business to cope with the uncertainty of unemployment or to explore a potential new identity, say business researchers.

Children as young as seven begin to internalize stereotypes about who is more or less likely to pursue occupations related to STEM — beliefs that may influence their career choices as they approach adulthood, according to a U of A child psychology study.

Based on more than 75 interviews with survivors and knowledge keepers, U of A historian Crystal Gail Fraser’s By Strength, We Are Still Here: Indigenous Peoples and Indian Residential Schooling in Inuvik has won the 2025 Governor General's History Award for Scholarly Research.

As global political will falters, multinational companies may be in the best position to step up on climate change action — if they have the right economic incentives.

Leading medical AI expert coming to U of A as Killam Memorial Chair

By analyzing vibrations from earthquakes, U of A researchers found compelling new evidence that suggests the formation of the Rocky Mountains is more complex than previously believed — and continues to evolve today.