#university of alberta

[allthecanadianpolitics]

The University of Alberta is offering a new free online course to highlight the history and accomplishments of Black Canadians.

Called Black Canadians: History, Presence, and Anti-Racist Futures,the course will explore topics like systemic racism and unconscious racial bias in Canadian institutions.

The course became available Friday.

Course director Andy Knight, a political scientist at the U of A and provost fellow in Black excellence and leadership, spoke with Radio Active host Jessica Ng about the four-module course. [...]

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Tagging: @politicsofcanada, @vague-humanoid

#cdnpoli #Alberta #Calgary #University of Alberta #Black history #canadian history

[materialsscienceandengineering]

Just add salt: Researcher discovers a safe, simple way to make disinfectants work better

A chemical engineer at the University of Alberta has developed a disinfectant that is more effective than purely alcohol-based products, just by adding salt. Typical disinfectant solutions of 70% alcohol to 30% water have severe limitations, says Hyo-Jick Choi of the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering. One problem with alcohol is it evaporates too quickly from surfaces such as countertops, glass and stainless steel, reducing its effectiveness against tough pathogens such as Clostridium difficile. Often referred to as C. difficile, the bacteria cause mild to severe diarrhea and intestinal conditions, and are the most frequent cause of infectious diarrhea in hospitals and long-term care facilities in Canada. Another limitation that is fast becoming a major challenge in public health is that low exposure of pathogens to alcohol increases their chances of mutating and becoming resistant.

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#Materials Science #Science #Salt #Medical technology #University of Alberta

[yegactivist]

Gaza Awareness Peaceful March by Paula Kirman

#edmonton #yeg #palestine #Middle East #university of alberta #protest #gaza #march #photo journalism #yegphoto #flickr

[yegphotographer]

Gaza Awareness Peaceful March by Paula Kirman

#edmonton #yeg #palestine #Middle East #university of alberta #protest #gaza #march #photo journalism #yegphoto #flickr

[solarpunkpresentspodcast]

Perfect Storm: Roleplaying Your Way Into Understanding the Forces For and Against Climate Action, With Dr. Sourayan Mookerjea

On today’s episode, we’re talking about board games! Ariel interviews Dr Sourayan Mookerjea, Professor of sociology at University of Alberta, about the game “Perfect Storm”, which he uses in his classes and beyond to teach players about the complexities of a sustainable energy transition in the province of Alberta, and Canada more widely. We talk about the different meanings of “energy”, green capitalism, degrowth, decommodifying housing, and more!

Links:

Dr Mookerjea’s profile at U of A

“Perfect Storm” description via Just Powers

#roleplaying games #games #climate action #climate change #university of alberta #perfect storm

[immaculatasknight]

An ideologically broken university

#Canada #academia #University of Alberta #Zionism #censorship #Palestine #Gaza #women #feminism #deception #narrative control #coercion #discrimination #racism

[athleticperfection1]

University of Alberta Curling

#Canadian athletes #University of Alberta #Alberta Pandas #curling #curling girls #female athletes #college athletes #athletes in bikinis

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

Canada's most infamous Nazi these days had an endowment at the University of Alberta. As Jeremy Appel points out, U of A's Chancellor from 1982 to 1986, Peter Savaryn, was a Ukrainian SS veteran. Savaryn co-founded the U of A's "Canadian Institute for Ukrainian Studies" which has been a centre of fascistic historical revisionism since the 1970s.

The program was an incubation chamber for SS veterans and their offspring and sympathisers. These U of A scholars fought against claims of Ukrainian SS crimes against humanity in the mid-1980s during the Deschenes Commission investigation into Nazi war criminals. The political purpose was to deflect and deny Ukrainian fascism and its role in the Holocaust, while positioning Ukrainian Nationalists as caught between the Nazis and Soviets, instead of being fascist allies and Holocaust collaborators. Their greatest success in Canada was pushing the most extreme interpretation of the 'Holodomor' (Ukraine's 1932-33 famine) as a deliberate genocide against Ukrainians by Stalin and the Soviet Union. This is not to deny the mass deaths in that period, but minimizing of the role of Ukrainian fascists in the Holocaust while accentuating their own victimization is a deliberate political strategy -- one that was about asserting far right intellectual hegemony over the Ukrainian community in Canada as much as possible. As a descendent of Ukrainian-Canadians myself, I'm very aware of how successful this effort has been.

As Nazis, they buried the truth, lied to their children and grandchildren, and advanced a new post-Soviet Ukrainian nationalism on fascist foundations and myths. The U of A's role in this was instrumental.

#university of alberta #canadian politics #university endowment #waffen-ss galician division #fascism in canada #ukrainian nationalism #ukrainian history #ukrainan immigration to canada #holocaust #nazi collaborators #nazi empire #antisemitism #university professors #edmonton

[anne-rose-03]

Although university has just started, lots has happened in a short amount of time; met lots of new friends, participated in lots of events, seen lots of amazing sights. But this is just the start of a long, but great journey.

#university #university of alberta #uofa #dorm life #newfrienship

[allthecanadianpolitics]

A tuition increase of 5.5 per cent for domestic students and current international students was approved by the University of Alberta Friday morning.

Business undergrads will pay more than $527 more, engineering undergrads $476 more, and arts and science undergrads $358 more in 2023-24.

International undergraduate students who were admitted before Fall 2020 will be charged an extra $1,300 to $1,800 depending on their program.

New international students will face a 6.5-per cent tuition increase starting Fall 2024. [...]

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Tagging: @politicsofcanada, @abpoli

#cdnpoli #University of Alberta #Alberta #tuition #post secondary education

[donovanburgmaier]

Donovan Burgmaier - A College Student

Donovan Burgmaier is an authentic leader whose transparent nature helps him guide diverse teams with ease. He is also an athlete, volunteer, mentor, and coach. Donovan Burgmaier plans to work in education after graduating college. He plans to one day become a principal.

#Donovan Burgmaier #University of Alberta #University student #College Student #Work as a Teacher

[materialsscienceandengineering]

Sulfur content in some high-performance fabrics weakens them when exposed to moisture

Researchers have solved the mystery of why a high-performance fabric commonly used in firefighting and other protective garments weakens prematurely when it's exposed to moisture.

The breakthrough helps solve a big safety challenge, says Saiful Hoque, a researcher in the Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences.

"As the garment weakens over time, there's no way to know whether the wearer is still protected or not," says Hoque, a Ph.D. student in Textile and Apparel Science.

"Now we know the root cause, and this gives information to the manufacturers to find a solution to this problem."

The recent study investigated the accelerated hydrothermal aging of various fabrics typically used as outer shells in clothing for firefighters, oil and gas workers and electricians.

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#Materials Science #Science #Textiles #Clothing #Water #Sulfur #Strength of materials #University of Alberta

[yegactivist]

Gaza Awareness Peaceful March by Paula Kirman

#edmonton #yeg #palestine #Middle East #university of alberta #protest #gaza #march #photo journalism #yegphoto #flickr

[yegphotographer]

Gaza Awareness Peaceful March by Paula Kirman Via Flickr:

#edmonton #yeg #palestine #Middle East #university of alberta #protest #gaza #march #photo journalism #yegphoto #flickr

[solarpunkpresentspodcast]

3.2: Thinking About How We Think About Animals with Dr Chloë Taylor

Today’s episode is all about animal ethics—or do we mean critical animal studies? @arielkroon discusses this linguistic nuance and the differences between them (and much, much more!) with Dr Chloë Taylor, professor of women and gender studies at University of Alberta.

Today’s episode is all about animal ethics—or do we mean critical animal studies? Ariel discusses this linguistic nuance and the difference between them (and much, much more!) with Dr Chloë Taylor, professor of women and gender studies at the University of Alberta. Dr Taylor has been involved in a five-year-long project researching the “Intersections of Animality” and is a trained philosopher who works in gender studies, and sees a lot of intersections between the way that we think about and treat animals and the way that we think about and treat minoritized subjects. Come join us for a thought-provoking and highly educational discussion here!

Links

Dr Chloë Taylor’s profile at University of Alberta 

Peter Singer and Tom Regan

North American Association for Critical Animal Studies

Where Disability Rights and Animal Rights Meet: A Conversation with Sunaura Taylor

Making Kin: An Interview with Donna Haraway 

Auroch de-extinction and rewilding

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#animal ethics #animal rights #Chloe Taylor #critical animal studies #definitions of humanity #disability rights #Donna Haraway #hope #Peter Singer #solarpunk #Sunaura Taylor #theory #Tom Regan #University of Alberta #veganism #podcast #episode #podcasting

[calpicowater]

Week 20.8/52: May 16th - May 22nd 2022 | Back in Edmonton!!!!!!! 🍦

Accidentally pulled an all nighter the night before my bus ride (most likely due to dress...) so ended up exhausted trying to catch my long distance bus. I was so tired and disoriented I legit FELL ON THE CONCRETE about 1 minute after leaving my hotel....... wack. Anyway, I was super early to my bus stop because I left at 5:50am so I waited for a long time. At 7:15am, bus finally started moving WOOO. It was quite empty... I spent most of the time napping because I was so tired. In total I probably slept around 1 hour during my 4 hour ride. After arriving, I met up with Vivan immediately because she came to the bus terminal (aka Southgate) to pick me up! Finally reunited after 4+ years!!!!! Legit haven't seen her since my last final exam (it was our community nutrition final hahahaha) LOL. 

We went to eat poke bowls in Southgate. The rice was hot and the ingredients were cold but it was very yum and filling regardless. A nice first meal hehehee. We walked around Southgate mall for a bit before we headed off to Bountiful Farmer's Market. So many different foods and things for sale in there. Afterwards, we went to look at the Edmonton skyline. The weather was so amazing!!!! Clouds were so pretty. We walked/hiked around the area for views and photos hahaaha. Next stop was ice cream at Yelo'd! I got their orange creamsicle soft serve with dark cone. So delicious. Vivian got the ube one and it looks so yum too. We walked around Whyte for a bit before heading off to our last stop aka U of A. First time visiting campus in 4 years got me emo fr....... it is so nice to be back in a familiar space. So much nostalgia. Some places changed a lot but other places still look the same. A lot of buildings were closed so I wasn't able to get in 🙁 but I still looked from the outside. Super fun and productive morning & afternoon with our filled itinerary... thank you Vivian for coming to spend time with me and taking me everywhere that I wanted to go!!!!! 🥺🥺🥺 hope we can see each other again soon heheheh ❤️

#365 #52 #ootd #edmonton trip 2022 #ice cream #poke bowl #university of alberta #edmonton #edmonton skyline #yelo'd #reuniting with every single friend from uni 2022 #vivian literally mvp.... asked me where i wanted to go and basically took me everywhere #i dont deserve her wtf!!!!! so sweet #so happy abt this reunion ^__^ #took so many pics tgt HAHAHAH cus we both like pics #pls come to van some time...... photoshoot ops are endless ok #and thank u vivian for the polaroids!!! sm fun! #oversized blue x white dress shirt #h white t shirt #uniqlo black jeans #birkenstocks