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Gerwig’s adaptation of Little Women gives us perhaps the most explicitly feminist take to date on the classic novel, highlighting the value of women’s joy and labour.
Plants can store mercury and keep it from contaminating waterways, air and soils. Unfortunately, that mercury is released when plants burn.
La controversée série Goop Lab, bientôt sur Netflix, permettra à Gwyneth Paltrow de consolider la marque Goop, dont la valeur est estimée à 250 millions de dollars US.
Gwyneth Paltrow’s new Netflix series, The Goop Lab, raises serious questions about the spread of health misinformation as well as the conflict of interest the show represents.
Coming to a greater understanding of children in ancient history raises important questions for how societies respond — or not — to children’s vulnerability.
Fosil Najash memberi tahu kita bahwa ular mengalami evolusi hingga memiliki tulang tengkorak dengan mobilitas atau gerakan yang diperlukan untuk menelan mangsa yang cukup besar.
La découverte d'un fossile de crâne de serpent parfaitement conservé répond à de nombreuses questions sur l'évolution des serpents.
The discovery of a perfectly preserved snake skull fossil answers many questions about the evolution of snakes from lizards.
The Canadian Prairies are vanishing more quickly than the Amazon rainforest as they are converted for agriculture and industrial uses.
Los científicos están comenzando a ser capaces de interpretar con exactitud las expresiones faciales de los animales y de entender lo que comunican.
Technological solutions may help to relieve the burden of care for family, service providers and caregivers working with the elderly.
Malgré les preuves des avantages de la diversité fondée sur le sexe, la race et d'autres facteurs au sein des équipes de recherche, les critiques sur les avantages des programmes d'équité persistent.
Despite the hard evidence of the excellent benefits of gender, racial and other diversity on research teams, public criticism on the benefits of equity and diversity programs still exists.
Research shows fainting in pregnancy may be associated with medical problems for the child at birth and heart conditions in the mother post delivery.
Internet privacy laws are partially governed by the VPPA, which was implemented to protect consumers renting videos. While the technology has changed, amendments place the consumer at a disadvantage.
Does beer help a new mother’s milk come in? Does ‘pumping and dumping’ allow you to drink and breast-feed? A doctor sorts the evidence from the myth.
Entre 2000 y 2015, la población de ciudadanos estadounidenses menores de edad que viven al otro lado de la frontera se duplicó con creces. ¿Quiénes son esos niños?
There is no evidence yet that cannabidiol (CBD) is effective in treating heroin addiction, despite news headlines claiming this.
Lorsque l'enfant joue, les parents ne s'amusent pas toujours! Ils font face à des exigences complexes qui exigent un répertoire de compétences dont on discute ou qu'on enseigne rarement.
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Research Assistant, Common Ground Politics, University of Alberta
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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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PhD candidate, School of Public Health, 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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Professor, Political Science, University of Alberta
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Senior Policy Research Analyst, University of Alberta
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Lecturer in Media and Technology 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, Sociology, University of Alberta
