The effects of climate change are being strongly felt in the North, but how caribou respond depends on what changes occur.
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Record-breaking wildfires made headlines around the world in 2017. Fire intensity will increase in Canada in the future with climate change, but we can invest in tools to improve the outcome.
The use of the word Eskimos for a Canadian football team needs to end. It signals negative stereotypes and is considered by most Inuit to be a racial slur.
White men routinely gun down innocent victims in mass shootings in the United States. Yet they are not branded terrorists the way Muslims who commit violent acts are. Why not?
New census data sheds light on the country’s Indigenous population. In Eastern Canada, the rise in people claiming to be “Métis” is a controversial case of “settler self-indigenization.”
A new government program will create 10,000 work placements for undergraduates in only business and STEM subjects. Why not fund students to innovate in the social sector too?
The recent Edmonton attack raises questions about a new type of terrorism and the different methods required to stop it. Labelling such attacks as the work of a “lone wolf” obscures a larger problem.
It can be much easier to develop a new product than to actually get people to try it, even for big established brands. Where did launches for products like Crystal Pepsi go wrong?
From broken limbs to blood tests, hospital visits can cause unnecessary pain for children. An emergency care pediatrician offers seven easy strategies for parents to lessen this pain.
When dementia patients use photos and music to produce digital stories about events in their lives, they start to remember. They also face their fears about the disease, and experience happiness.
A bitter debate has erupted over the British Columbia government’s recent decision to end grizzly bear trophy hunting. Here are the pros and cons of stopping the hunt.
Parents can help protect their kids from cannabis abuse by openly discussing the health risks, the pleasures and the responsible ways to use the drug.
Nous pouvons facilement deviner ce que ressentent nos amis en observant leur visage. Des scientifiques parviennent, de mieux en mieux, à en faire de même avec les animaux.
Two university professors explore their unlikely longtime friendship, providing lessons for parents of both “abled” and disabled children today.
From kingfishers to dandelion seeds and bone tissue, natural organisms are the source of many radical human innovations in technology and medicine.
A war of words among Cuba, Venezuela and the United States sounds a lot like a Cold War revival. A closer look at the conflict reveals a new generation of contradictions.
Inuit poet, scholar and writer Norma Dunning shares her experiences of trying to get published in Canada.
Vladimir Putin fomented so-called Ukrainophobia leading up to his annexation of Crimea. Ukrainians, on the other hand, held positive views of their neighbours prior to annexation.
Scientists are beginning to link animal facial expressions to emotions, making it possible for us to understand how they feel.
Female leaders still face a hostile political environment in Canada, even though the provinces offer increasingly fertile ground for women in political leadership roles.
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Professor, Musicology, University of Alberta
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PhD student, Sociology, University of Alberta
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Ph.D. student in Marketing, University of Alberta
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Professor, Russian and East European History, University of Alberta
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Associate Adjunct Professor of Disability Ethics, John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre, University of Alberta
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Professor Emeritus, Political Science, University of Alberta
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Adjunct Professor, School of Public Health, University of Alberta
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Senior Policy Research Analyst, University of Alberta
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PhD Candidate, Digital Humanities & Media Studies, University of Alberta
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Academic Teaching Staff Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta
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PhD student, Sociology, University of Alberta
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Professor of Paediatrics and Emergency Medicine, University of Alberta
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Professor, Digital Humanities, University of Alberta
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Professor, Sociology, University of Alberta
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Research Fellow, International Relations, China Institute, University of Alberta
