Geoff Mcmaster

To unpack the meaning of sleep in our lives and how it is culturally represented, a U of A researcher has launched a new podcast called Sleep is the New Sex, an extension of her long-term research project on the topic designed for a popular audience.

The University of Alberta has acquired one of five cryo-electron microscopes in Canada — and the only one in Alberta — capable of revealing the smallest details of cells, proteins and viruses, and accelerating the development of antiviral drugs.

U of A engineering researchers have begun to close the proficiency gap between aqueous and lithium batteries, finding a way to make the rechargeable water-based batteries perform far better than those currently available.

Theatre education can be beneficial for almost any profession, according to a U of A drama professor who found grads thriving in fields as diverse as law, finance and medicine.

Far from being an impractical training with a slim chance of resulting in a career, theatre education can be beneficial for almost any profession, according to a U of A drama professor who found grads thriving in fields as diverse as law, finance and medicine.

When Murtaza Haider takes on his new position this summer as the Radhe Krishna Gupta Executive Chair in Cities and Communities in the Alberta School of Business, he plans to pull together the best minds at the University of Alberta to envision what the thriving city of tomorrow will look like — starting with Edmonton.

A new U of A art exhibition called “Birds & Beasts: Wearing Honour and Order in the Qing Dynasty” explores how birds and beasts on clothing represented rank and legitimized a person’s position in the larger Qing bureaucratic and military system.

To further advance hydrogen technologies, the University of Alberta is launching a new Centre for Hydrogen Innovation, Workforce Development and Outreach (CHIWDO).

Rehabilitation medicine and engineering researchers are teaming up by using AI to identify mobility barriers in real time, so disabled people can plan their movements before leaving the house.

If you’re an employer seeking ways to improve your team’s performance, it might be a better idea to offer increasing “streak incentives” rather than set payouts as a reward, according to a new U of A study.

For those who work in public libraries, the risk of sexual harassment by patrons is high, according to professors in the U of A’s School of Library and Information Studies.

The Government of Alberta has contributed $100 million to transform the U of A’s Biological Sciences Building into a dynamic, shared laboratory complex where researchers and students from across the university — along with industry partners — will work on solving the most urgent problems of our time.

Deeply rooted and systemic white supremacy, xeno-racism and discrimination have penetrated the ranks of the Canadian military, according to a new report by U of A political scientist Andy Knight.

To help raise awareness of a severe immune deficiency called “bubble boy disease,” music professor Michael Frishkopf, known for his innovative use of machine learning in sound therapy, composed a piece of music based on an Edmonton boy’s genetic marker for the disease.

The Chemical Engineering of Coffee is a senior engineering course that explores the sustainability of the coffee industry and practices that produce the perfect brew.

DoM's Dr. Patrick Pilarski and team places 8th in the world with a prosthetic arm that uses AI

A U of A research team has developed a prosthetic arm that uses artificial intelligence and elegant mechanical design to respond to its user’s intention, winning eighth place in an international competition for assistive technologies that help people with disabilities in their everyday lives.

U of A engineering graduate Makenna Kuzyk has received the prestigious Order of the White Rose from Polytechnique Montréal, a $50,000 memorial scholarship given each year to a Canadian female engineering student to pursue graduate studies anywhere in the world.

With biomedical engineering student Emma Rutherford at the helm, the U of A’s tennis Pandas this year joined Pandas rugby and volleyball as the only teams in the university’s history to win five straight national championships.

Fighting the global scourge of microplastics, cryopreserving human cells to combat disease and improving efficiency in Canada’s construction industry are just three University of Alberta projects recognized with Alberta Science and Technology (ASTech) Awards for inspiring innovation in science and technology that benefit society.