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ALES helps feed the world, ensures a healthy environment, strengthens individual and community well-being, and nurtures bioresource innovation. #UAlbertaALES

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Congratulations to food microbiologist Michael Gaenzle, who was named the Creative Destructive Lab-Rockies Scientist of the Year! ๐Ÿ“ฃ For more about the CDL-Rockies: creativedestructionlab.com/locations/calgโ€ฆ

Congratulations to food microbiologist Michael Gaenzle, who was named the Creative Destructive Lab-Rockies Scientist of the Year! ๐Ÿ“ฃ

For more about the CDL-Rockies: creativedestructionlab.com/locations/calgโ€ฆ
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Join community members, stakeholders, NGOs and academics at #UAlberta to discuss climate solutions and engage in discourse on climate norms, policies, programmes and plans in Canada. โžก๏ธ Register by June 2: app.groupize.com/e/climate-dialโ€ฆ

Join community members, stakeholders, NGOs and academics at #UAlberta to discuss climate solutions and engage in discourse on climate norms, policies, programmes and plans in Canada. 

โžก๏ธ Register by June 2: 
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๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐—บ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ! A U of A exhibition is showcasing Ming and Qing Dynasty rank badges, where specific birds and beasts represented civil & military officials' status. On now until June 28! #QingDynasty #MingDynasty #CulturalHeritage

๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐—บ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ! 
A U of A exhibition is showcasing Ming and Qing Dynasty rank badges, where specific birds and beasts represented civil & military officials' status. On now until June 28! #QingDynasty #MingDynasty #CulturalHeritage
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๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜! ๐ŸŒฒ A new U of A study reveals how fungi living in white spruce trees produce toxins to repel spruce budworm attacks, boosting forest resilience! #Forestry #PlantScience #UAlberta #Research ualberta.ca/en/folio/2025/โ€ฆ

๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜! ๐ŸŒฒ 
A new U of A study reveals how fungi living in white spruce trees produce toxins to repel spruce budworm attacks, boosting forest resilience! #Forestry #PlantScience #UAlberta #Research

ualberta.ca/en/folio/2025/โ€ฆ
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"๐—ช๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† & ๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ?" ๐Ÿค” U of A's Human Ecology Dept. and the Vanier Institute co-hosted a panel discussing family diversity & wellbeing. Experts shared diverse perspectives on how "family" is defined by individuals & policy.

"๐—ช๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† & ๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ?" ๐Ÿค” 
U of A's Human Ecology Dept. and the Vanier Institute co-hosted a panel discussing family diversity & wellbeing. Experts shared diverse perspectives on how "family" is defined by individuals & policy.
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๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€? ๐Ÿ”ฅ Nadir Erbilgin comments on a study revealing weevils' fire adaptations, noting how bark beetles shelter under bark. Fascinating insights into nature's resilience! Read more in the The New York Times: nytimes.com/2025/05/25/sciโ€ฆ

๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€? ๐Ÿ”ฅ 
Nadir Erbilgin comments on a study revealing weevils' fire adaptations, noting how bark beetles shelter under bark. Fascinating insights into nature's resilience! Read more in the <a href="/nytimes/">The New York Times</a>: 
nytimes.com/2025/05/25/sciโ€ฆ
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๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ? ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป! ๐Ÿ„ James Cahill & Carolyn Fitzsimmons lead research showing how managed grazing is KEY to conserving Canada's threatened grasslands and capturing billions of tonnes of carbon. #ClimateChange

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ? ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป! ๐Ÿ„
James Cahill &amp; Carolyn Fitzsimmons lead research showing how managed grazing is KEY to conserving Canada's threatened grasslands and capturing billions of tonnes of carbon. #ClimateChange
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๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น & ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ป๐—ถ! ๐ŸŽ‰ Spotlighting U of A grads fueling the economy with diverse businesses: from craft distilleries & breweries (Rig Hand, Alley Kat) to specialty coffee (Alternate Route), and unique snacks by our Nutrition/Food alum @Caramunchies. Find

๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น &amp; ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ป๐—ถ! ๐ŸŽ‰
Spotlighting U of A grads fueling the economy with diverse businesses: from craft distilleries &amp; breweries (Rig Hand, Alley Kat) to specialty coffee (Alternate Route), and unique snacks by our Nutrition/Food alum @Caramunchies. Find
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๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป'๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ? Our John Acorn explains on CBC Radio Active how Western Canada's black-billed magpies thrive in the city. He highlights their remarkable intelligence & ability to "pass the mirror test"! #YEG

๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป'๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ?
Our John Acorn explains on CBC Radio Active how Western Canada's black-billed magpies thrive in the city. He highlights their remarkable intelligence &amp; ability to "pass the mirror test"! #YEG
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๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐˜†๐˜๐—ต๐˜€: Researchers are studying MSG to understand its full potential in enhancing food flavor and aiding dietary needs. Learn about the science behind this ingredient. #Nutrition #Research #UAlberta #Umami ualberta.ca/en/newtrail/hoโ€ฆ

๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐˜†๐˜๐—ต๐˜€: 
Researchers are studying MSG to understand its full potential in enhancing food flavor and aiding dietary needs. Learn about the science behind this ingredient. #Nutrition #Research #UAlberta #Umami

ualberta.ca/en/newtrail/hoโ€ฆ
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Today marks the first day of National Indigenous History Month, a month dedicated to celebrating the rich history, culture, diversity and contributions of First Nations, Mรฉtis, and Inuit (FNMI) peoples. National Indigenous History Month offers the opportunity to learn more

Today marks the first day of National Indigenous History Month, a month dedicated to celebrating the rich history, culture, diversity and contributions of First Nations, Mรฉtis, and Inuit (FNMI) peoples. 

National Indigenous History Month offers the opportunity to learn more
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๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—”๐—œ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต AI is deepening our understanding of Earth's largest forest. Fangliang He shares how new research at #UAlberta indicates a higher tree count in the boreal forest. Details on CBC Edmonton AM.

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—”๐—œ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต
AI is deepening our understanding of Earth's largest forest. Fangliang He shares how new research at #UAlberta indicates a higher tree count in the boreal forest. Details on CBC Edmonton AM.
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๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฆ: ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€ Proud to highlight May's achievements from the Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences! Congratulations to Madeline Turland for her AAEA Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award, Michael Gรคnzle

๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฆ: ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€
Proud to highlight May's achievements from the Faculty of Agricultural, Life &amp; Environmental Sciences! Congratulations to Madeline Turland for her AAEA Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award, Michael Gรคnzle
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Congratulations to FutureEnergySystems for receiving an Alberta Emerald Award in the Education category! This well-deserved accolade recognizes their efforts to make science available to the public, even youth! Read more and watch the presentation ceremony: futureenergysystems.ca/news/post/futuโ€ฆ

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FAUnA (ALES undergraduate student association) president Katie Tamsett, also vice-president academic of the #ualberta student union, comments on the use of AI in academic settings. "...we want to be seeing that AI is being incorporated as a tool." cbc.ca/news/canada/unโ€ฆ

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๐—˜๐—ฐ๐—ผ-๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—น๐˜† ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐˜†: ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด Save energy & help your clothes last! Assoc prof in Human Ecology Rachel McQueen discusses the environmental perks of line drying. It's a low-tech way to care for your garments. #UAlberta

๐—˜๐—ฐ๐—ผ-๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—น๐˜† ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐˜†: ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด
Save energy &amp; help your clothes last! Assoc prof in Human Ecology Rachel McQueen discusses the environmental perks of line drying. It's a low-tech way to care for your garments. #UAlberta
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William & Wyatt Brintnell, ALES Animal Health grads, credit our agricultural mini-internships experiences for bolstering their vet aspirations. These twins are set to tackle the world of exotic animal care! #UAlberta #Internships #AnimalCare ualberta.ca/en/folio/2025/โ€ฆ

William &amp; Wyatt Brintnell, ALES Animal Health grads, credit our agricultural mini-internships experiences for bolstering their vet aspirations. These twins are set to tackle the world of exotic animal care! #UAlberta #Internships #AnimalCare

ualberta.ca/en/folio/2025/โ€ฆ
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๐ŸŽ“ Congratulations to the latest #UAlberta graduating class, including more than 275 ALES graduates! Today they cross the stage and join our alumni community. Read a selection of features about some of our many outstanding graduates. ualberta.ca/en/agricultureโ€ฆ

๐ŸŽ“ Congratulations to the latest #UAlberta graduating class, including more than 275 ALES graduates! Today they cross the stage and join our alumni community.

Read a selection of features about some of our many outstanding graduates.
ualberta.ca/en/agricultureโ€ฆ
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One of the many great stories in this report features Donna Vine's important research on PCOS, a common hormonal disorder that leads to a higher risk of heart disease, obesity and diabetes. ar.wchri.org/researcher-creโ€ฆ

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Explore the latest in #ualberta crop science by touringย theย St. Albert Research Station on July 11! Learn about innovations in agronomy, from plant pathology to bugs, breeding for prairie conditions, soil science and everything in between. RSVP: ualberta.ca/en/events/agriโ€ฆ

Explore the latest in #ualberta crop science by touringย theย St. Albert Research Station on July 11! Learn about innovations in agronomy, from plant pathology to bugs, breeding for prairie conditions, soil science and everything in between.

RSVP: ualberta.ca/en/events/agriโ€ฆ