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Alberta team building maps that show health impacts of climate change
A University of Alberta research team is creating maps that will show how different regions are impacted by climate change health hazards.
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‘The land of nobody’: Calgary researchers study gaps in mental health services for international students
International students with families are particularly overlooked, say University of Calgary researchers.
Edmonton Journal
Queen’s introducing lottery system to medical school admissions process to increase diversity
The ‘early-phase’ lottery system will randomly select candidates who meet the standard MCAT, Casper and GPA thresholds to advance to the interview stage.
Brandon Sun
Budget delivers ‘wonderful news’ to BU
Brandon came away with some major financial commitments from the province’s budget announcements on Tuesday, with the promise of new money to train doctors in an expanded science centre at Brandon University and provincial funding to rebuild the Park Community Centre.
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