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Learning a new language in school might seem as simple as taking a class but when it comes to learning an Indigenous language, it can be difficult to know where to start. As Jaclyn Kucey explains, a University of Alberta group has released a new guide that can help.

The University of Manitoba, in partnership with the universities of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Calgary, is receiving a combined $57 million to conduct vaccine and biomanufacturing research, as well as for the construction of two research facilities in Winnipeg.

Swimmers in Edmonton are going the distance to expand the sport. Nearly 50 athletes spent Saturday morning in the water at the University of Alberta to raise money for athletes with disabilities. Jasmine King has the details.

An international team of scientists suggests that claims a Tyrannosaurus Rex was as smart as primates are simply not true. University of Alberta research associate in the department of biological sciences Cristian Gutierrez-Ibanez joined Global News at Noon to speak more about the research and its findings.

As Alberta continues to anticipate drought conditions this spring, Global News is looking to the past to learn lessons in the future. University of Alberta historian, Shannon Stunden Bower, joined Global News at Noon to speak about what we can learn from the largest ecological disaster in north American history that took place nearly a...

People gathered at the Telus World of Science and the University of Alberta observatory to catch a look at the partial solar eclipse Monday afternoon. Breanna Karstens-Smith spoke with onlookers.

The provincial government will spend nearly $225 million to train more doctors in rural Alberta, and with the hope they stay in rural Alberta. This will be done through two new rural medical education program training centres. Dr. Brenda Hemmelgarn, the dean of the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, joined us on...

A team at the University of Alberta is layering data to display which communities are more or less vulnerable to the health impacts of climate change. Emily Mertz explains.

A team of University of Alberta students is finding a way to upcycle how we recycle local waste with their very own homemade plastic recycling plant. As Jaclyn Kucey reports it’s their solution to the plastic waste crisis.

It’s a first of its kind in Canada and is designed to bring University of Alberta researchers from different disciplines together to seek solutions to health problems caused by climate change. U of A professor Sherilee Harper joined Global News Morning Edmonton with more about the new “Climate Change and Health Hub.”

March 21 marks International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. A new course developed at the University of Alberta looks to fill in gaps in knowledge about Black history and the Black-lived experience. Andy Knight, one of the course developers, joined us on Global News Morning Edmonton with all the details.

Dozens of Alberta municipalities declared agricultural disasters due to severe drought conditions in 2024 and this year may be a repeat. Boyd Mori, a University of Alberta professor of agricultural and ecological entomology, warns of a potential spike in grasshopper populations on the Prairies due to the absence of a prolonged winter cold snap and...

With the high likelihood of Alberta drought on the horizon, its impacts will be felt by Albertans in many ways. One of those ways is what we choose to buy. University of Alberta professor of agricultural economics Ellen Goddard joined Global News at Noon to talk about the impacts.

Brian Soebbing, professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport and Recreation at the University of Alberta, joins Global News Morning to discuss the uncertainty that clouds the 2026 World Cup costs.

A LDI machine at the University of Alberta burn treatment unit is helping doctors assess and treat burns faster than ever. But there’s a need for a second one. Quinn Ohler explains why in Health Matters.

Art will be at the forefront at the University of Alberta this week. Canadian cartoonist and graphic novelist Kate Beaton is being honoured by the Centre for Literatures in Canada as the 2024 Kreisel Lecture speaker. She joined us on Global News Morning Edmonton with all the details.

The best women’s basketball in the country is coming to the University of Alberta campus for three days as the Pandas basketball team hosts the 2024 U SPORTS Championship. Head coach Scott Edwards and Panda forward Shae McCusker joined us on Global News Morning Edmonton with all the details.

The University of Alberta department of music is thrilled to welcome the internationally acclaimed Zukerman Trio. The classical trio has performed globally with a celebrated career encompassing five decades. They are performing at the Winspear Centre next week. U of A’s Fabio Morabito shares the details.

As Alberta prepares for an intense wildfire season, experts warn of an early start and extreme conditions, highlighting the growing concerns about wildfire trends. Dr. Gwen O’Sullivan, lead researcher at the Environmental Forensics and Arson Lab from Mount Royal University joins Global News Morning to discuss the implications.

Feb. 13 marks Canadian Agriculture Day, a vital sector in Alberta providing a livelihood to tens of thousands in the province along with needed food and products for Canada and its international trading partners. Stan Blade, dean of agricultural, life and environmental sciences at the University of Alberta, joined us on Global News Morning Edmonton...