University of Alberta

09/04/2026

A new virtual speaker series from the University of Alberta and Edmonton Public Library is bringing trusted, evidence-based health information directly to the community. Let’s Talk Health features U of A physicians discussing topics such as weight-loss medications, vaccines, heart health and more.

Confused, curious or concerned about all the health-related advice making the rounds out there? A virtual speaker series offered by the University of Alberta Department of Medicine and the Edmonton Public Library could be just the remedy.

09/03/2026

Aven McKay was feeling nervous about leaving her hometown of Banff to start her first year at the University of Alberta. So she decided to make it an adventure by solo-canoeing 483 kilometres down the North Saskatchewan River to campus. Her 12-day voyage gave her the confidence to start her new journey in the Transition Year Program, with her sights set on enrolling in Native Studies to learn Cree.

09/02/2026

Join us in welcoming six young leaders who are set to make their mark at the U of A!

Congratulations to Siddhi Singh, Chloe Ge, Henock Seife, Joshua Kirsch, Kalyx Perea and Kristy Murangwa as the newest recipients of the prestigious Schulich Leader Scholarship—awarded to Canada’s top high school graduates.

The U of A’s six newest recipients of the coveted Schulich Leader Scholarship share a passion for shaping a better world through science and engineering.

08/31/2026

Canadian students think learning about history is important… but not that interesting.

Professor Carla Peck and her team of researchers have uncovered three opportunities to make learning history more engaging. Now, they’re working with educators across Canada to share their findings.

https://www.ualberta.ca/en/folio/2024/01/is-history-teaching-stuck-in-the-past.html

08/28/2026

As summer comes to an end, catch up on some of the U of A’s most impactful research stories from the past month.

Read the full stories here: https://www.ualberta.ca/en/folio/index.html

08/27/2026

A University of Alberta-led literacy program has tripled the rate of progress for most struggling Grade 2 readers, with 80 per cent of participants showing significant improvement after just five months.

The largest reading intervention in Canadian history involved 1,000 students across five provinces.

A U of A literacy expert has completed the biggest reading intervention in Canadian history, improving literacy skills significantly in the vast majority of Grade 2 students in the program.

08/24/2026

Today, we’re celebrating the opening of the new First Peoples’ House at the University of Alberta.

For more than 40 years, First Peoples’ House has been a gathering place for First Nations, Métis and Inuit students. Its new 40,000-square-foot space creates more room to gather, learn, connect, reflect and celebrate culture.

Opening on the 150th anniversary of the signing of Treaty 6, this new space marks an important moment in the ongoing journey of reconciliation at the U of A.

Congratulations to everyone who helped bring this vision to life. 💚💛

08/21/2026

What if we could monitor harmful algal blooms across entire lakes, in near real time? U of A biological sciences professor Dr. Rolf Vinebrooke and his team are using satellite imagery to track how algal blooms develop and change in Alberta, helping lake managers better understand where they originate and when intervention may be needed.

https://algalbloomtracker.ca/

08/19/2026

A University of Alberta-led forestry research project is getting a $5.9-million investment to modernize the tools used to predict forest growth.

Foresters have always managed forests with multiple resources in mind. But today’s challenges, from climate change to conservation planning, have become more complex.

Professor Robert Froese believes the project will help foresters to make use of the full suite of resources available to them in order to make better decisions about the future of our forests.

Read more: https://www.ualberta.ca/en/folio/2026/02/timber-technology-to-get-a-5.9m-upgrade.html

08/17/2026

Does history class have to be boring? Professor Carla Peck says no.

Her team’s research is changing the way that history is taught in classrooms across Canada. And it’s teaching students to think critically about the future by learning from the past.

Read more about the research: https://www.ualberta.ca/en/folio/2024/01/is-history-teaching-stuck-in-the-past.html