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In honour of her collaborative, community-engaged approach to research Whiskeyjack is the recipient of a 2024 Community Scholar Award. (Photo: Alex Pugliese)

Society and Culture

Visual storyteller reconnects community to wisdom and kinship

Lana Whiskeyjack wins a Community Scholar Award for her work as a researcher and educator.

May 10, 2024
By Oumar Salifou

British runner Roger Bannister (centre) was the first to run a mile in less than four minutes back in 1954. (Photo: Smith Archive / Alamy Stock Photo)

Research, Health And Wellness

Sub-four-minute mile runners outlive expectations

Extreme exercise is beneficial for longevity and healthy aging, says nursing professor.

May 10, 2024
By Don Bell

Colleen Cassady St. Clair’s dedication to improving the relationship between city-dwellers and urban wildlife has earned her a U of A 2024 Community Connections Community Scholar Award. (Photo: John Ulan)

Research, Science and Technology

Wildlife expert earns kudos for bridging gap between city dwellers and wild inhabitants

Wildlife biologist Colleen Cassady St. Clair receives a U of A Community Scholar Award for building awareness about the behaviour of wild animals living in urban areas.

May 09, 2024
By Bev Betkowski

Research associate and biomedical engineering graduate Quinn Boser works with a prosthesis user in the Bionic Limbs for Improved Natural Control (BLINC) laboratory at the University of Alberta. (Photo: Alex Pugliese)

University of Alberta grads contribute $250B to global economy

Survey shows the impact of U of A grads, including creating 560,000 jobs in Alberta — more than 22 per cent of the province’s total workforce.

May 07, 2024
By Kalyna Hennig Epp

Michael Houghton Awarded 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

University of Alberta virologist awarded Nobel Prize

Michael Houghton wins Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine along with Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice for the discovery of the hepatitis C (HCV) virus.

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Science and Technology, Research

U of A Nobel winner’s impact extends from personal to global

Michael Houghton’s colleagues and trainees describe the determination that led him to discover the hepatitis C virus and continue his quest for vaccines that will save millions of lives.

08 October 2020 By Gillian Rutherford

Research, Science and Technology

COVID-19 has ‘created a new paradigm for developing vaccines,’ says U of A Nobel winner

A vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 is essential—and thanks to scientific advances and global will, it will likely come faster than any previous vaccine, according to virologist Michael Houghton.

08 October 2020 By Michael Brown