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Information on dinosaur brains comes from mineral infillings of the brain cavity, termed endocasts, as well as the shapes of the cavities themselves.

T. rex: about as smart as your average crocodile

New research refutes earlier claim the massive dinosaurs were as smart as primates, even capable of using tools

April 29, 2024
By Don Bell

Society and Culture

Meet eight honorary degree recipients who are building a better world

Graduates will hear speeches from people who advanced Indigenous Peoples’ rights, improved the field of search and rescue, and made new medical discoveries.

April 23, 2024
By Sandrine Camminga

Health And Wellness, Research

Racism leads First Nations patients to leave emergency departments without completing care, study finds

First Nations patients face anti-Indigenous stereotypes and language, U of A researchers say.

April 22, 2024
By Gillian Rutherford

New research highlights the negative impacts that social factors such as race, language and socio-economic deprivation can have on children’s health. (Photo: Getty Images)

Health And Wellness, Research

Children’s social circumstances dictate outcomes in emergency care

Early or prolonged exposure to social risk as kids can lead people to increased hospitalizations, poorer health and worse chronic conditions, study says.

April 22, 2024
By Will Gibson

Michael Houghton Awarded 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

University of Alberta virologist awarded Nobel Prize

Michael Houghton wins Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine along with Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice for the discovery of the hepatitis C (HCV) virus.

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Science and Technology, Research

U of A Nobel winner’s impact extends from personal to global

Michael Houghton’s colleagues and trainees describe the determination that led him to discover the hepatitis C virus and continue his quest for vaccines that will save millions of lives.

08 October 2020 By Gillian Rutherford

Research, Science and Technology

COVID-19 has ‘created a new paradigm for developing vaccines,’ says U of A Nobel winner

A vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 is essential—and thanks to scientific advances and global will, it will likely come faster than any previous vaccine, according to virologist Michael Houghton.

08 October 2020 By Michael Brown

Research, Health And Wellness

Michael Houghton reacts to receiving Nobel Prize

U of A virologist Michael Houghton explains the only thing that could best receiving a Nobel Prize.

07 October 2020