Reshaping our understanding of Western Canada
U of A historian Sarah Carter’s decades of research has led to reconsideration of what it means to be Canadian…
Global conflict never far away: Iranian student
New U of A graduate Asal Andarzipour found herself in a leadership role in the wake of the Flight 752 disaster…
Can parent-teachers adequately educate their children?
Greater accountability in teaching and learning could be a very positive outcome from this enforced homeschooling…
‘My whole life got turned upside down’
How one University of Alberta student persevered after losing brother in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash…
Let’s be realistic about physical distancing in schools
It’s absurd to think that physical distancing in schools will look like it does in grocery stores…
Learning in the post-pandemic world
Regardless of how COVID-19 plays out, post-secondary institutions won’t go back to full-frontal classroom instruction…
Game helps people overcome fear of spiders
U of A grad student designs augmented reality game that lets users see and touch virtual spiders that get more realistic as they level up…
Be brave enough to fulfil your potential
If we have an awareness of our inherent greatness, we really don’t mind looking foolish. From there, all it takes is time and hard work…
We can’t obliterate history, no matter how hard we try
If historical figures with 2020 attitudes could be found, renaming familiar streets and place names wouldn’t be so daunting…
Chernobyl disaster’s legacy still resonates
New interest in Chernobyl as the result of an HBO miniseries prompts U of A historian to reflect on 1986 nuclear disaster…