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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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http://ualberta.ca/ales 22-04-2014 20:08:29
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๐๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐๐บ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ! 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


๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐! ๐ฒ 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/โฆ


"๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ & ๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ช๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ?" ๐ค 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.


๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐? ๐ฅ 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/sciโฆ


๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ? ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป! ๐ 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


๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น & ๐ฎ๐น๐๐บ๐ป๐ถ! ๐ 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


๐ช๐ต๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฑ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ป'๐ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฑ? 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



๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ ๐ง๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต 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.


๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐๐ฆ: ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ 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


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/futuโฆ


๐๐ฐ๐ผ-๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐น๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐: ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด 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




