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Banking with a virtual reality headset may not be as far-fetched as you might think after students from the University of Waterloo’s startup incubator Velocity wrapped up a two-week-long “hackathon”...

A University of Alberta researcher has developed better ways to convert carbon dioxide, a harmful greenhouse gas, and glycerol, a leftover of biodiesel production, into value-added materials with wide-ranging uses including liquid hydrogen storage.

When Kathrina Goodwin applied to Western, she was torn between pursuing health sciences and international relations.

A study is shedding new light on how the gut’s microbial communities contribute to a well-functioning immune system and defend against harmful pathogens.

With only “hello” and “how are you” in her English vocabulary, Shahnaza Hamidullah headed into her first day of school in Canada as a determined eighth grader.    

In just a few short months, Artificial Intelligence (AI) – particularly through the recently renowned chatbot ChatGPT – has already disrupted how people and organizations work across every sector and industry.

Raylene Mitchell's research is focused on the relationship between large-scale, renewable energy projects and the communities involved.

Young adults who have more frequent psychotic experiences also tend to spend more time on digital media, study finds.

Twelve outstanding scholars at the University of Alberta are receiving one of Canada’s most prestigious academic honours — the Canada Research Chair — to advance their research programs focused on building a leaner, greener future.

Researchers at McMaster University have found that rather than conferring immunity against future infections, infection during the first Omicron wave of COVID left the seniors they studied much more vulnerable to reinfection during the second Omicron wave.