Dr. Deryk Beal has been appointed Executive Director for the Institute of Stuttering Treatment and Research (ISTAR), effective September 1, 2012.
The University of Alberta Board of Governors has reappointed Martin Ferguson-Pell as dean of the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine. His second five-year term begins July 1, 2013, following his one-year term as acting provost.
Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine researcher Karim Fouad recently received three grants totalling more than $2.1 million for his research focused on recovery of movement after spinal cord injury.
A new partnership between the University of Alberta and Telus that aims to advance consumer health-care technologies will help Albertans tap into their health data and lead healthier lives.