Dr. Lana Whiskeyjack is the recipient of a 2024 Community Scholar Award, 1 of 3 #UAlberta Community Connections Awards. Learn more about her work, including supporting Two-Spirit Indigenous youth and imprisoned women, and RSVP to the public ceremony here: bit.ly/3R2NIHJ

#UAlberta criminology student Emma Edney (BA ’24) is one of 20 Canadians who will join the fourth cohort of McCall MacBain Scholars at McGill University! The scholarships enable students to pursue a fully funded master’s or professional degree. Learn more: bit.ly/4avx2zv

'I feel like getting the scholarship means that all I did before, all the effort that I put in, was recognized. I just feel really excited about it.'

Help support U of A students like Ruijie pursue their purpose and take on the challenges of today and tomorrow on May 14 — U of…

In this story for @CTVOttawa by Toula Mazloum, Dr. Abdul Aleem, professor UAlberta Economics, says interest free Halal mortgage models resemble rent-to-own or shared equity agreements and are not free of charge: bit.ly/3QBwGQA

Dr. Kyungsook Kim, #UAlberta professor of East Asian Studies, rose from personal challenges to create one of the most successful Korean language programs in Canada. Read her story here: bit.ly/3whYbYB

Register for the May 14 book launch of For the Public Good and a panel discussion on reimagining Arts graduate programs in Canadian universities with Loleen Berdahl, Jonathan Malloy, Lisa Young, Dean Robert Wood, Tracy Raivio, L. Maren Wood, PhD and Jared Wesley: bit.ly/3VT6l3Y

#UAlberta 's Alexandra Gagnon is competing at the Western Regional 3MT Competition at UBC today! Tune into the livestream at 3 p.m. (MST) and vote for your favourite presentation in the People's Choice award here: gradstudies.ok.ubc.ca/3mt/2024-weste… UofA Sociology

U of A Giving Day is not just any day — it's a celebration of the generosity of people like you and an opportunity to support student success: a catalyst for empowering and positively impacting the success of #UAlberta students. #UAlberta Gives

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The Baby-Sitters Club books are wildly popular (again) and adults are loving the nostalgia. In this CBC News story by Natalie Stechyson, U of A - EFS professor Julie Rak says some of the books’ success is due to the fact that their heroines had agency. Read more: bit.ly/4aWXoex

Join #UAlberta 's Media and Technology Studies UAlberta and MACT at UAlberta as they celebrate 25 years of excellence in the Master of Arts in Communications and Technology (MACT) program on May 24, 2024 at the MACT25 event, hosted on the 2nd Floor of Enterprise Square! RSVP by May 9: bit.ly/3Wwl05c

Don't miss the Japanese Drama Society's musical performance of Aladdin, taking place tomorrow at 2 p.m.!

Join the Taiwan Studies Program at the University of Alberta

Taiwanese Indigenous Community – Change and Challenge in the 21st Century

Tue, May 7, 2024, from 10 am to 2 pm (MST)

RSVP: forms.gle/efdxGDkMSW7iEk…

#TaiwanStudies #UAlberta

Congrats to Dr. Claire Thomson, recipient of the 2024 Brian Long Best Doctoral Thesis in Canadian Studies award by the International Council for Canadian Studies! It recognizes a PhD thesis that exemplifies excellence in Canadian scholarship: bit.ly/4aMe6xb UofA History, Classics, and Religion

In this article for Scientific American by Dr. Kisha Supernant Dr. Kisha Supernant, social agitator (she/her)., learn how “heart-centered” archaeology is helping to find the Indigenous children who never came home from residential schools. bit.ly/3JD5gWq #UAlberta Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology

Congratulations to the CAA Working Group on Unmarked Graves, chaired by Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology director and #UAlberta professor of Anthropology Dr. Kisha Supernant Dr. Kisha Supernant, social agitator (she/her)., for receiving a Governor General's Innovation Award! Canadian Innovation Space
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Asian Heritage Month is a time for us to honour and showcase the diverse Asian cultures that enrich our U of A community and beyond.

During the month, we'll be sharing stories and events to celebrate the contributions of Asian faculty, researchers, instructors, staff and…

On Jan. 14, William Street and Viktoria Reiswich-Dapp performed an excerpt from 'Afterimages' by Andriy Talpash. Watch how the duo adopts and transforms the imaginative piece and creates “lingering impressions” the composer calls for: bit.ly/3UETXDN UAlberta Fine Arts

Join documentary photographer Emine Ziyatdinova at the University of Alberta for a presentation on her publication (with Misha Pedan), 13 Stories of War.

6 May | 3:00 P.M. | Henderson Hall - Rutherford Library, University of Alberta (Edmonton)
No cost | No RSVP | All are welcome!

Join the Department of History, Classics, and Religion and The China Institute today at 3:30 PM in Telus 150 for 'Memory as Resistance: From Tiananmen to Hong Kong', a talk by Dr. Rowena He. This is an in-person only event and refreshments will be provided.

Mark your calendars and get ready to make an impact — On May 14, help #UAlberta students pursue their purpose and take on the challenges of today and tomorrow on our second annual Giving Day. #UAlberta Gives

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