Scientists are beginning to link animal facial expressions to emotions, making it possible for us to understand how they feel.
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Female leaders still face a hostile political environment in Canada, even though the provinces offer increasingly fertile ground for women in political leadership roles.
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Retreating glaciers are proving to be good news for plant scientists. Underneath one such glacier on Ellesmere Island in Canada, researchers have found plants they believe have regrown after being entombed…
Informal barriers are trapping ethnic Uyghur minorities in low status jobs and fuelling tensions in China’s restive Xinjiang province, a new study has found. Around 8 million Muslim Uyghurs live in the…
CHINA IN TRANSITION: As China goes through its secretive but widely anticipated leadership transition, the rest of the world is watching. This week, The Conversation takes an in depth look at the National…
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Research Assistant, Common Ground Politics, University of Alberta
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Professor, Musicology, University of Alberta
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PhD student, Sociology, University of Alberta
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Ph.D. student in Marketing, University of Alberta
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Professor, Russian and East European History, University of Alberta
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Professor Emeritus, Political Science, University of Alberta
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Adjunct Professor, School of Public Health, University of Alberta
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Professor, Political Science, University of Alberta
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Senior Policy Research Analyst, University of Alberta
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PhD Candidate, Digital Humanities & Media Studies, University of Alberta
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Lecturer in Media and Technology Studies, University of Alberta
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Academic Teaching Staff Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta
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PhD student, Sociology, University of Alberta
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Professor of Paediatrics and Emergency Medicine, University of Alberta
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Professor, Sociology, University of Alberta
