China’s climate policies aim for sustainability, but for ethnic minorities, they often bring displacement, economic strain and erosion of cultural traditions.
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New research examines how people become entrenched in polarizing positions and how we can prevent debates from devolving into heated arguments.
Some ways we will know we no longer need women’s book prizes: when men read as much writing by women as that by men, and when women begin to dominate prizes for prestige genres such as non-fiction.
As big streaming companies fight legislative requirements to pay into Canadian content, the story of satellite radio exemplifies competing commercial and public interests in policymaking.
By engaging consciously with technology, students learn to use AI critically and creatively — without surrendering their agency.
Alternative cancer clinics spent over an US$15 million on Google ad spaces, generating millions of website visits from people searching for cancer information.
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As labour shortages deepen across sectors, the disconnect between formal education and real-world job requirements is becoming harder to ignore.
Ottawa a-t-il facilité ou entravé la croissance spectaculaire de la production des sables bitumineux après 1990 ? Les preuves sont claires : le gouvernement fédéral a promu les sables bitumineux.
Ce que les gens pensent de leurs aptitudes joue un rôle dans l’apprentissage des langues.
Has Ottawa facilitated or obstructed the spectacular post-1990 growth of oilsands production? The evidence is clear: the federal government has been a major oilsands booster.
The threat to Canada by Donald Trump should mobilize not just ‘elbows up’ but also ‘heads up’ around the need for co-ordinated, pan-Canadian support for public education.
Alberta’s coal initiatives illustrate two dangerous trends in today’s democratic politics — the refusal to heed both the public and experts.
Dozens of Australian mammal species have declined and gone extinct since European colonisation – and introduced predators are often blamed. But evidence is lacking.
There is scant evidence to suggest more punitive measures will discourage violence against women. Policy-makers should instead use a balanced approach that prevents violence before it occurs.
Hearing loss affects the brain and well-being, so why don’t more people get help? It’s a psychological journey as much as a medical one.
Here are some things you can do if your romantic partner has gone down a conspiratorial rabbit hole.
With their ‘elbows up,’ Canadians are counting on a Gordie Howe-style response — rational, expert, and effective — in a trade war with the United States that may just be getting started.
Before people began subscribing to music and TV streaming, satellite radio companies convinced radio listeners to become radio subscribers.
Historically, hockey has been marketed as an apolitical space. However, such notions belie a culture that upholds hockey’s political status quo.
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Professor, Musicology, University of Alberta
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Professor of Information Science & Vice Dean, Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies, University of Alberta
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Professor Popular Music and Media Studies, University of Alberta
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Director Community Service-Learning, University of Alberta
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Professor, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta
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Professor Emerita, Augustana - Sciences, University of Alberta
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta
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Professor, Political Science, University of Alberta
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Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Alberta
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Assistant Lecturer, Alberta School of Business, University of Alberta
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Professor of Sociology, University of Alberta
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Adjunct Assistant Professor, Media and Technology Studies, and Director of the Feminist Collaboratory and Data Visualization Centre, University of Alberta
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Professor in Political Science, University of Alberta
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Graduate Research Fellow, Biological Sciences, University of Alberta
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M.D. Candidate, University of Alberta