Geoff McMaster

The University of Alberta and CKUA Radio have struck a partnership to explore the history of “literary radio” in the province.

In times of financial crisis, some people would rather roll the dice on a new business to cope with the uncertainty of unemployment or to explore a potential new identity, say business researchers.

The University of Alberta is fast becoming a global hub for expertise in critical minerals, encompassing the entire “value chain” from exploration and extraction to assembly, end-use products and recycling. Its researchers are international leaders in the extraction of minerals from oilsands waste.

Multimillion-dollar judgments against companies and research showing benefits of “digital detox” suggest we may be at a societal turning point.

An AI-powered phone app invented by a U of A spinoff company helps users with limited mobility plan routes ahead of time so they can avoid accessibility barriers like construction, elevator and building closures, or snow and ice.

Ife Adebara, who brings her unique expertise to the U of A and the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute as part of the CIFAR Pan-Canadian AI Strategy, is working to incorporate African languages into large language models and make the tools of AI more accessible to African people.

Truly loving your job is a state of well-being closer to being in love, with a similar passion, commitment and sense of connection, says a U of A business professor.

Francerlândio Macena da Cruz drew on his own experiences to create an app that helps learners overcome overthinking.

Treating industrial machines like teammates can help employees manage uncertainty, stress and performance targets, business researchers find.

As powerful generative tools become ubiquitous in classrooms and workplaces, the responsibility for using them ethically remains with humans, say experts.