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Creating healthy human environments for everyday living.
Human Ecology is an interdisciplinary applied field that uses a holistic systems approach to examine the many contexts of people’s lives. In particular, we focus on the dynamic relationships people have with their near environments: clothing, family, home and community. Our mission is to create healthy human environments that enhance the quality of daily life. >>more
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A new group in Human Ecology aims for a fresh take on clothing, the idea of style, and the value and history of textiles.
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The Undergraduate Research Initiative office is now open and ready to help students become more directly involved in research activities and creative works at the University of Alberta. The office, operated through CAPS: Your U of A Career Centre and located on the U of A’s North Campus, will provide a number of functions to assist undergraduate students in becoming involved in research on campus.
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Quilts are comfy, warm, and most often, associated with busy grannies in rocking chairs. But as a societal fabric, patchwork holds a place of honour, representing skill, thrift and recycling, a value that has become prevalent with time.
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