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U of A Headlines
March 23, 2021
University of Alberta and TELUS partner on a 5G ‘living lab’
$15-million investment focuses U of A’s innovation and commercialization capacity in areas of strength, starting with precision agriculture and autonomous vehicle systems.
U of A biologists study how changing boreal forests could affect caribou
Robert Serrouya (Science) led new research examining what logging, climate change and other factors changing the composition of Canadian forests mean for caribou populations.
In the News
Global News
March 22, 2021
COVID-19: unintended poisonings from hand sanitizer, cleaning products increase 73% in Alberta
Kathy Belton (Public Health), associate director of the U of A's Injury Prevention Centre, says the spike started when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, as people increased their hand hygiene and cleaning routines.
Edmonton Journal
March 22, 2021
COVID-19: Alberta not lifting public health restrictions on Monday
Ilan Schwartz (FoMD) says delaying the next step of reopening is prudent, because allowing more activities right now could drive up cases of COVID-19.
CBC
March 23, 2021
Is AstraZeneca vaccine safe for people who've had blood clots? Your COVID-19 questions answered
Lynora Saxinger (FoMD) says people with a history of life-threatening blood clots may have an increased risk of blood clots regardless of whether they receive the AstraZeneca vaccine. "But I don't believe that there would be a rationale to make a recommendation against using [the vaccine]."
CTV News via Canadian Press
March 22, 2021
'More than just a disruption:' education experts warn of pandemic-driven 'crisis'
George Georgiou (Education) joins education experts in expressing concern over learning disruptions caused by the pandemic, particularly for early readers in grades 1 to 3.
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