Ebola outbreak provides public health lessons for COVID-19
Mistrust, fear and rumours helped the virus spread in 2018, but training trusted local leaders helped stop it, U of A researchers find…
COVID-19 creates collision between science, the economy
Science makes evidence-based decisions, while businesses are prepared to underwrite a portion of loss based on risk taking…
The hunt for rare, valuable yellow diamonds
Yellow diamonds with colourless cores provide insight into the origin of their pure-yellow counterparts…
Standard surgical masks as good as N95 for family doctors: review
Evidence reviews of masks, goggles and shoe covers suggest individual pieces of PPE aren’t enough by themselves…
Replacements for banned CFCs polluting Arctic: study
Researchers find degraded, toxic compounds from CFC replacements in ice core sample from summit of Devon Ice Cap…
Does wastewater give early warning of COVID-19?
University of Alberta expert helping lead national pilot project that could be critical in the battle against the coronavirus…
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…
Beware of bias in the social sciences
Liberal bias among researchers has implications for the quality of the research…
Use science, not speculation, to save seniors and businesses
Locking down society, and business, makes no sense in the battle against COVID-19. It's time to take a more measured approach…
The Black Death and its aftermath
Surprisingly, post-Black Death populations tended to live longer and enjoy better health and standards of living…