University of Alberta, Canada - University of Alberta project aims to use AI to help patients with respiratory issues [Mirage, August 2021]

Title:

University of Alberta project aims to use AI to help patients with respiratory issues 

 

Published:

Mirage, 26 August 2021

https://www.miragenews.com/university-of-alberta-project-aims-to-use-ai-to-620677/

 

From the article:

A new University of Alberta feasibility study involving 40 patients could help those dealing with long-term chronic respiratory issues by using new wearable technology and artificial intelligence to monitor symptoms and warn of coming exacerbation episodes.

 

University of Alberta - Researchers use 3-D bioprinting to create custom-shaped cartilage for use in surgical procedures [Medical Life Sciences News, May 2021]

Title:

Researchers use 3-D bioprinting to create custom-shaped cartilage for use in surgical procedures 

 

Reviewed by:

Emily Henderson, B.Sc.

 

Published:

Medical Life Sciences News, 5 May 2021

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20210505/Researchers-use-3-D-bioprinting-to-create-custom-shaped-cartilage-for-use-in-surgical-procedures.aspx

 

From the article:

A team of University of Alberta researchers has discovered a way to use 3-D bioprinting technology to create custom-shaped cartilage for use in surgical procedures. The work aims to make it easier for surgeons to safely restore the features of skin cancer patients living with nasal cartilage defects after surgery.

 

University of Alberta - Battling fake science: University of Alberta launches free online science literacy course

Title:

Battling fake science: University of Alberta launches free online science literacy course

 

Author:

Nicole Bergot

Published:

Edmonton Journal, 24 October 2020

https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/battling-fake-science-ualberta-launches-free-online-science-literacy-course

 

From the article:

Thinking critically is not a superpower. 

 

But the University of Alberta is offering a boost to critical thinking about science with a free online course — how to tell the difference between sound scientific studies and pseudoscience.

 

University of Alberta, Canada - Daily use of ultrasound can speed up orthodontic treatment, prevent root damage: studies

Title: 

Daily use of ultrasound can speed up orthodontic treatment, prevent root damage: studies

 

Author:

Gillian Rutherford

Published:

University of Alberta, 14 October 2020

https://www.ualberta.ca/news/newsarticles/2020/10/daily-use-of-ultrasound-can-speed-up-orthodontic-treatment.html

 

From the article:

An ultrasound device developed at the University of Alberta has been shown to help patients who wear braces get faster results and avoid long-term complications, according to recently published studies.

See also:

Shortening of Overall Orthodontic Treatment Duration with Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound (LIPUS)

by Harmanpreet Kaur & Tarek El-Bialy

Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2020, 9(5), 1303

DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9051303

Published: 1 May 2020

Academic Integrity in Online Teaching Environments [The Quad, 21 May 2020]

Title:
Academic Integrity in Online Teaching Environments 

Authors:
Roger Graves & Ellen Watson

Published:
The Quad, 21 May 2020
https://blog.ualberta.ca/academic-integrity-in-online-teaching-environments-88ec0b994bd0

From the blog post:
"Regardless of whether we are teaching in-person or online, a component of each course must be dedicated to educating students about academic integrity. As part three of the ongoing series on teaching online, we are exploring strategies on how to do this, giving special attention to the online environment."

Note:
This is Part Three in the Centre for Teaching and Learning’s four-part series, Teaching Online. 
Read Part One: Coming Out of Crisis Mode: Bettering the Remote Learning Environment or Part Two: The Most Common Questions for Teaching Online.

Scholarly Article (February 2020) - Wandering With/In the University of Alberta: Teaching Subjects & Place-based Truth & Reconciliation Education

Title:
Wandering With/In the University of Alberta: Teaching Subjects & Place-based Truth & Reconciliation Education

Authors:
Brooke Madden, Craig Kenneth Michaud, Tarah Edgar & Jennifer Jones

From the abstract:
"This manuscript unfolds in the context of a Faculty of Education course that was designed in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s call to post-secondary institutions to identify and meet teacher-training needs relating to the history and legacy of Canada’s Indian residential school system. The course instructor (Madden) begins by tracing how she is theorizing truth and reconciliation education through engagement with literature produced by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, and those who respond to their efforts. The pedagogical activity Wandering With/In the University of Alberta animates how she attempted to mobilize these emerging understandings through course design." 

Citation:
Madden, B. [et al.]. (12 February 2002). Wandering With/In the University of Alberta: Teaching Subjects & Place-based Truth & Reconciliation Education. Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 66(1). Available: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/ajer/article/view/61704

CANADA - Universities prep doctors for medically assisted death (by Calgary Herald)

Title:
Universities prep doctors for medically assisted death

By:
Calgary Herald

Published:
University World News, 22 February 2020

From the article:
"Amid a shortage of physicians in Alberta, Canada, willing to carry out the province’s medical assistance in dying programme, Alberta medical schools are teaching a curriculum meant to prepare future doctors to help grievously ill patients die with dignity, writes Jason Herring for the Calgary Herald."

To read this article:
https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20200222091215672

Short Article: Canadian universities mourn researchers who died in Iran plane crash

Title:
Canadian universities mourn researchers who died in Iran plane crash: Victims include 10 people linked to the University of Alberta and six at the University of Toronto

Author:
Nidhi Subbaraman

Published:
Nature, 9 January 2020

From the article:
"Canadian universities are mourning more than a dozen faculty members and students who died when Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 crashed in Iran on 8 January."

To read this article:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00048-x