Headlines for July 26, 2018

National Post
Ontario government ends York University strike with back-to-work legislation
Students at York University will head back to class this fall after Ontario’s government passed legislation Wednesday ending a nearly five-month-long strike.
CBC
Calgary university utilizing investigative tool for wildfires, oil spills
A crime-scene-type tool is being used by an Alberta university to help investigators looking into the cause of wildfires, arsons and oil spills.
CBC
UPEI launches inclusion and equity committee
The faculty of arts equity and inclusion committee was founded this summer and is about encouraging more inclusive practices on campus.
Global
Alberta scientists may have discovered method to detect stillbirth
University of Alberta researchers say their recent findings could allow doctors to detect the potential of stillbirth.
CBC
Tiny technology leads to big data breakthrough for Edmonton scientists
Researchers at the University of Alberta have mastered the art of writing computer memory at the atomic level, a new technology exceeding the capabilities of hard drives by 1,000 times.
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