2025 Science News

Recent Posts

A headshot of Kathleen Munley

New assistant professor Kathleen Munley aims to examine how the environment, brain and hormones shape social behaviour

  • 2 January 2026
Athabasca Hall in winter, with a layer of snow covering the building, trees and quad.

Celebrating the Faculty of Science’s top stories of the year

  • 12 December 2025
fos-experiential-learning-crew-5x7.jpg

From internships to innovation

  • Donna McKinnon
  • 12 December 2025
islam-md-samiul.jpg

Fall Convocation 2025: MD Samiul Islam

  • Donna McKinnon
  • 18 November 2025
jacob-terry-blaskovits-500x300.jpg

Meet Jacob (Terry) Blaskovits: Assistant professor aims to find new sustainable solutions at the intersection of chemistry and AI

  • 7 November 2025
Michael Serpe, professor in the Department of Chemistry, takes on the new role of associate dean (International Relations). Here, Michael is depicted collecting water samples for analysis from a creek.

Polymer power: Harnessing the building blocks of innovation

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 7 November 2025
Alison Criscitiello, U of A glaciologist and recipient of the 2025 Summit of Excellence award, examines ice cores in the Canadian Ice Core Lab alongside her daughter, Winter. The pair peek through the shelves, examining labels on metal tubes containing ice core samples.

In Her Element

  • Donna McKinnon
  • 3 November 2025
Carrie Demmans Epp, associate professor in the Department of Computing Science.

Smart tools for smarter learning

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 10 September 2025
Michael Serpe, professor in the Department of Chemistry, takes on the new role of associate dean (International Relations). Here, Michael is depicted collecting water samples for analysis from a creek.

Meet Michael Serpe: Associate Dean (International Relations)

  • 10 September 2025
Murray Gingras conducting a field school briefing

From industry to Ichnology: Meet Murray Gingras, new chair of the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

  • Brad Grier
  • 19 August 2025
Portrait photo

Meet Elmond Bandauko: The human geography scholar amplifying the voice of Africa's low-income urban communities

  • Brad Grier
  • 19 August 2025
Suzanne Tank, Frontiers Planet Prize national champion and professor in the Department of Biological Sciences.

Planetary linchpins: What rivers can tell us about climate change

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 15 July 2025
Portrait

Meet Vice Dean Anthony Singhal: Supporting scientific excellence in leadership and research

  • Brad Grier
  • 9 July 2025
portrait

Rachael Chew: BSc General with Double Major, Biological Sciences and Psychology

  • Donna McKinnon
  • 6 June 2025
portrait

Patricia Eiman: BSc with Double Major, Chemistry and Biological Sciences

  • Donna McKinnon
  • 6 June 2025
portrait

Convocation ‘25: Lindsay Weller, BSc specialization chemistry

  • Donna McKinnon
  • 6 June 2025
portrait

Convocation ‘25: Emily Liu, BSc Specialization in Pharmacology

  • Donna McKinnon
  • 6 June 2025
portrait

Convocation ‘25: Chenoa Kaufman, Bsc Honors in Molecular & Cellular Biology

  • Donna McKinnon
  • 6 June 2025
portrait

Convocation ‘25: Adrien Lam, BSc Honors Immunology and Infection

  • Donna McKinnon
  • 6 June 2025
Mark Lewis

U of A professor emeritus joins ranks of Newton, Darwin in Royal Society

  • Donna McKinnon
  • 28 May 2025
The Climate Action Through Grazing (CAT-G). From left to right: Majid Iravani, James Cahill and Carolyn Fitzsimmons.

Threatened grasslands key to carbon capture solutions

  • Donna McKinnon
  • 26 May 2025
2024_coe_awards.jpg

2025 Faculty of Science Celebration of Excellence

  • Andrew Lyle
  • 8 May 2025
yafei.png

Meet Yafei Wang: Advancing the field of statistics through collaborative problem-solving

  • Brad Grier
  • 24 April 2025
photo2.jpg

Beyond the numbers: Award-winning student group breaks barriers for women in math

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 1 April 2025
Wesley Chalifoux and Nicolai Gois with one of the ‘highly red' fluorescent materials used in their lab. Photo supplied.

Meet Wesley Chalifoux: Advancing materials for electronics, energy storage and more

  • Brad Grier
  • 21 March 2025
virginia-pow.jpeg

Your partner in academic discovery and success: Meet Virginia Pow

  • 28 January 2025
Portrait of the librarian

Curiosity drives discovery, and discovery fuels success: Meet Faculty of Science librarian Lauren Steiglitz

  • 28 January 2025
Chris Herd, professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Alberta's Faculty of Science.

Sound and video of meteorite impact recorded together for the first time

  • 15 January 2025