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More than 75 per cent of graduate students at the University of Alberta have been using the spring/summer U-Pass, indicating that its first implementation in the summer months has been successful.

When students return to school for the fall semester, they may be welcomed with more power outlets, water-refill stations and better located services available in the Students' Union Building.

The Students' Union is kick-starting its plans to host a symposium to promote and recognize undergraduate research, set to take place mid-November in the Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science.

Transplant patients have weaker immune systems than normal, but University of Alberta research has taken step towards helping them combat the flu. The research, done by Dr. Deepali Kumar, has won this year's Gold Medal in Medicine from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

A choir that began in September as 50 strangers, some of whom had no previous chorale experience, recently earned recognition on the national stage for their vocal abilities.

Music fans who shove, jump and run into one another is not often discussed in an academic setting, but a University of Alberta student has won an award for her research on the mosh pit subculture.

Campus-wide budget cuts have led the Department of Computing Science to eliminate some valued positions, leading to a negative response from students.

The University of Alberta is gearing up to host hundreds of youth this week who will be rallying in a global movement revolving around the theme of "Our World. Our Water."

The School of Business at the University of Alberta will be offering more real estate-related courses in the future and could eventually turn real estate into a major or minor option for commerce students, thanks to the recent introduction of the Stan Melton Chair in Real Estate.

With the ever-changing climate, the need for new energy resources is becoming more significant, and a University of Alberta professor's research on plastic solar panels has been garnering serious attention, including a visit from the royal couple.