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The U of A's Faculty of Science is one of the best in Canada for teaching and research. We are home to 6000 undergrads, 1200 grad students, & 300 faculty.
Edmonton, AB
Joined September 2012
๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ.Womenโs contributions to STEM are undeniable, yet they remain underrepresentedโespecially at the highest levels. International Day of Women and Girls in Science is about celebrating progress and pushing for more.
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A new radiotracer developed at the U of A could make breast cancer detection quicker and more accurate. The research team, including professor Frederick West, is set to test the new PET scan molecule in European clinical trials. Learn more:
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Science student Meghan MacDougall leads the BLESS Nature Centre at Lois Hole Park this summer, offering free hands-on activities to connect kids with nature & foster conservation. #UAlberta #Science #Nature #Education.
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Dinosaur discoveries from Alberta on the global stage! Science PhD student Annie McIntosh co-supervised a key dig featured in the revived BBC 'Walking with Dinosaurs' series, as heard in a recent radio interview. #UAlberta #Science #Dinosaurs #Documentary.
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๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ท๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ฉ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐.Science grad students led the excavation of "Rose" the Albertosaurus for BBC's Walking With Dinosaurs Season 2. #UAlberta #Science #Dinosaur #Research #BBCEarth.
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A remarkable find: A quartet of 34-million-year-old snake fossils, Hibernophis breithaupti, found in Wyoming. Michael Caldwell from the Faculty of Science notes their rarity and insight into early boa evolution and social behavior. #Science #Research #Paleontology #UAlberta
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๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ'๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฝ ๐ช๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ.Bigyan Karki, a Computer Science graduate from the Faculty of Science, co-founded The Drive AI, a startup making file management smarter with AI. He recently won "Rising Star of the Year" at the YEG
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The Faculty of Science is thrilled to announce the launch of the Science Experiential Skills Advantage (SESA) program โ a donor-funded program offering paid hands-on learning opportunities for students with faculty mentorship, all without GPA restrictions. Learn more:
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๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฑ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฏ๐๐น๐ฎ๐. Colleen Cassady St. Clair, a biologist from the Faculty of Science, shared insights on managing feral cat populations. Learn more about the proposed changes aiming for public safety &
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๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐? โจ .The Faculty of Science explains why! We're in a solar maximum, bringing more visible auroras. Learn about solar activity, energy conversion, and tips for viewing. #Science #NorthernLights #AuroraBorealis
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Congratulations to Osmar Zaiane, professor in the Department of Computing Science, on this incredible recognition of his many contributions to the field of artificial intelligence!.
I am deeply honoured and humbled to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Canadian Artificial Intelligence Association @c_a_i_a_c. This recognition is a tribute to the many brilliant students and collaborators who challenged me, inspired me, and walked the path with me
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๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐: ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐๐๐น๐ ๐จ๐ป๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ณ๐ ๐ง๐ถ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฑ. Researchers in the Faculty of Science have identified a new soft tissue structure, the "exoparia," in dinosaur cheeks. This finding challenges current
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๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐.A distinguished honor for the Faculty of Science! Mark Lewis, professor emeritus, has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society, joining scientists like Newton and Darwin.
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๐๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฑ! ๐ฆ .Michael Caldwell & grad students Henry Sharpe & Mark Powers are challenging the authenticity of a "new" mosasaur fossil. They say photographic evidence points to forgery. Soon, a CT scan will settle the debate! #Paleontology #UAlberta #Science #Research
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๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฑ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ป ๐บ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด? ๐ฆ .Faculty of Science's Mark Boyce, a leading ecology professor, weighs in. Always prioritize safety when encountering wildlife. #UAlberta #Science #Wildlife .
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๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ'๐ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป, ๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐&๐๐ก'๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ "๐ง๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ญ๐ฎ" ๐น๐ถ๐๐! .This marks the first time a @UAlberta researcher has received this @AmerChemSociety recognition. Her work
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๐๐ฎ๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ "๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐๐"? ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐! ๐ฑ.U of A researchers are proving how responsible grazing helps preserve grasslands, vital for carbon storage. A win-win for sustainable livestock & climate action. #ClimateChange #Grasslands #UAlberta #Research
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๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ'๐ ๐ท๐๐ป๐ด๐น๐ฒ๐! ๐ฟ .The Faculty of Science's Torah Kachur talks about a first-of-its-kind remote course, "Global Science and Citizenship." Students are tackling real-world issues like sustainable ag, reforestation, & plastic waste! .#UAlberta
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