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The Keys to Life
Why Randy Marsden is the most important inventor you've never heard of
New Horizons in Health Care
Meet the people working to make sure your family lives longer — and better
Building a Better Undergrad
How students are going beyond the books to reshape what it means to get a university education
Time to Contribute
Glenn Stowkowy sets his sights on building up the Alumni Association

Feature Stories

Come Back to Campus—and Give Back
Share your U of A memories, wisdom and tips with incoming freshmen at On Your Way to the U of A events across the country
The Making of a Storyteller
These days in Edmonton, like a gopher in a prairie field, the novelist and entrepreneur Todd Babiak, '95 BA, is popping up everywhere
Startup School is in Session
… with Michael Sikorsky, '96 BSc, CEO of Calgary-based app developer Robots and Pencils. Bring your ambition, your contrary ideas and your crazy socks
The Sounds of the World
Gospel, dance music and Inuit drums all live side by side in the Canadian Centre for Ethnomusicology, where students keep time to the rhythms of the world
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U of A Cabane à Sucre
In March, U of A alumni, students, friends and family gathered in Hawrelak Park for a French-Canadian tradition - Cabane à Sucre - and the Alumni Association got in on the fun.
U of A Swim Team
U of A Student Videographer Paula Humby caught up with the U of A Bears and Pandas swim teams and their coach Bill Humby (Paula's dad!) who was recently named Canada West coach of the year.
The U of A's University Improv Group
Our intrepid U of A Alumni Student Video Team checks out the University Improv Group (UIG), currently entering its fifth season.
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Caylie Gnyra '10 has put together her first e-book.
Heather Zwicker ’88 Heather Zwicker, BA, was honoured by the 3M Company with a 2013 National Teaching Fellow award.
Jay Van Bavel ’02 received the 2012 Early Career Award for distinguished contributions to social neuroscience by the Society for Social Neuroscience.
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Barclay Spady ’97 BEd, is one of three Canadian coaches to join the coaching staff that will lead the International Federation of American Football’s World Development Team as part of the U.S. Football International Bowl on February 1 in Austin, TX.
Alumni Honoured at International Film Festival Co-producers and directors of the feature-length documentary Lost Years, Kenda Gee, '82 BA, and Tom Radford, ’66 BA, won in the Best Documentary on History and Culture category at the Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival in December.
Alumni Named to the Order of Canada Three alumni were appointed as Members of the Order of Canada on December 30, 2011. They will receive their insignia at a ceremony at Rideau Hall at a later date.
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