Providing Solutions

We are an applied science faculty that draws on the social sciences, business and the arts and humanities to find comprehensive solutions to some of the world’s most pressing issues. They include food security and safety, food’s relationship to health, the environment, natural resource development, individual and community well-being and bio-resource innovation.

Read more about the Faculty of ALES in the Providing Solutions booklet.

News

Mexico trip spurs students into action

A community-service learning trip to an impoverished area of Mexico has compelled students to take action and help.
Study shows creatine helps negate liver damage from high-diet fats

New research suggests a naturally-occuring amino acid may help fight non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and other negative health effects associated with high-fat diets.
Discovery increases amount of water recovered from tailings ponds

ALES researcher discovers a natural way to speed up and increase densification of tailings ponds, allowing for more rapid and increased recovery of water
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In the News

Federal cuts called a disaster for Canadian science

Professor Lynne Sigler discusses the impact of major federal funding cuts to the Microfungus Collection and other unique scientific facilities.
A new way of focusing on photography

Human Ecology professor Megan Strickfaden is curating a photography show entitled "In Focus." All of the artists featured are partially sighted or fully blind.
Food Security Relies on Ag Research

An article co-authored by John Kennelly, dean of the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences at the University of Alberta, calls for more public funding of agricultural research to stem concerns surrounding the imminent threat of food shortages.
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