U of A researchers led by Janet Fast (Human Ecology) have teamed up with Caregivers Alberta and MyMatchWork to create a digital platform that will help connect unpaid caregivers with flexible, meaningful work.
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Women academics worry the pandemic is squeezing their research productivity
University of Alberta associate professor Carla Prado (Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Sciences) colour-coded her overwhelming number of work-from-home tasks on a white board. The next time she looked at her to-do list, her toddler had doodled all over it. This is what academic work looks like…
Dressing down: Pandemic hits to the clothing industry shaping up to be a fashion disaster
Retail is only the tip of an industry that extends to fashion designers, apparel manufacturers, textile producers and even agricultural operations, says Lori Moran (Human Ecology), a recently retired U of A professor who was assistant chair of the Human Ecology department.
Cloth Facemasks: Merging Science & Home Remedies
You may have gone online to get answers on how to make a cloth facemask at home and what type of materials to use. Dr. Anne Bissonnette of ALES’ Human Ecology Department has dug into the research and presents these results and a pattern.
Pants or no pants? How your coronavirus home outfit impacts your mood
Material culture researcher Anne Bissonnette talks about the onset of a work-from-home fashion trend, the business mullet, which she describes as “normal up top and party below.”
Agricultural ‘mini-internship’ gives U of A students hands-on career experience
Etienne de Jongh spent his internship last fall at a yak farm near Rimbey, Alta. The third-year animal health student and aspiring vet says the experience helped him better understand the value of working alongside a livestock producer. (Photo: Supplied)