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  • Fashion Culture Network

    A new group in human ecology aims for a fresh take on clothing, the idea of style, and the value and history of textiles.

  • Mars rocks fell in Africa last July

    Scientists are confirming a recent and rare invasion from Mars: meteorite chunks from the red planet that fell in Morocco last July. The Associated Press article quotes University of Alberta researcher and meteorite collection curator Chris Herd.

  • Ice Posing Polar Problems

    Even though the ice came early to Hudson Bay, it took too long for that ice to stay -- and experts say its slow formation sent some of Canada's polar bears to the brink of starvation. Winnipeg Free Press article quotes Andrew Derocher, a professor of biological sciences and zoology curator at the University of Alberta.

  • Handling art and archives is one man's campus dream job

    Tom Hunter was working in a General Electric warehouse in 1993 when he heard about an intriguing opportunity at the University of Alberta. His wife, who worked for the Métis Nation, told him there was a new practicum program for aboriginals called Libraries, Archives, and Museums, launched by the extension faculty.

  • Applications now open for 2012 Summer Internship

    Applications are now being accepted for the 2012 Summer Internship in Museum Innovation. Deadline is January 31, 2012.

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