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University of Alberta

The University of Alberta (U of A) is a public coeducational research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, the university's current enrolment is over 36,000, placing it among the five largest universities in Canada. The main campus covers 50 city blocks with over 90 buildings directly across the North Saskatchewan River from downtown Edmonton. The university's major faculties include arts, science, engineering, medicine and dentistry, law, education, nursing, agriculture, pharmacy and pharmaceutical science, business, physical education and several special programs, such as those hosted by Campus Saint-Jean, the Augustana Campus and the Faculty of Native Studies.

http://www.ualberta.ca/
News articles associated with 'University of Alberta' [chronologically, reverse order]

Mountain pine beetle marching east from Alberta

— 4 Apr 2011 17:40 | Biology

A University of Alberta-led research team has determined that the mountain pine beetle has invaded jack pine forests in Alberta, opening up the possibility for an infestation that could…

Nursing students map their way to understanding HIV

— 30 Mar 2011 16:46 | Health

In the Faculty of Nursing, students are taught the importance of connecting with the community, and nursing professor Vera Caine has come up with a way for students to not only learn…

GPS study shows wolves more reliant on a cattle diet

— 29 Mar 2011 15:08 | Biology

Cattle ranchers in southwestern Alberta have suspected it for a long time and now, GPS tracking equipment confirms it: wolf packs in the area are making cow meat a substantial part…

Tree resin the key evidence of current and historic insect invasions

— 28 Mar 2011 15:07 | Biology

A University of Alberta-led research team has discovered that insects that bore into trees as long ago 90 million years, or as recently as last summer, leave a calling card that's rich…

Northern peatlands a misunderstood player in climate change

— 15 Mar 2011 21:23 | Environment

University of Alberta researchers have determined that the influence of northern peatlands on the prehistorical record of climate change has been over estimated, but the vast northern…

U of A researcher questions whether genius might be a result of hormonal influences

— 12 Mar 2011 14:41 | Health

A longstanding debate as to whether genius is a byproduct of good genes or good environment has an upstart challenger that may take the discussion in an entirely new direction. University…

Researcher lists more than 4,000 components of blood chemistry

— 26 Feb 2011 18:06 | Health

After three years of exhaustive analysis led by a University of Alberta researcher, the list of known compounds in human blood has exploded from just a handful to more than 4,000…

'Weird science' uncovered inside neutron star

— 24 Feb 2011 20:47 | Astronomy

A University of Alberta astronomer has glimpsed the inner working of a neutron star and found a unique world where the physics can be described as 'weird.' Craig Heinke's team found…

Attraction by design: U of A researchers pique girls' interest in computing science

— 10 Feb 2011 19:52 | Technology

A joint research project between the University of Alberta's Faculty of Education and the Department of Computing Science has found that, for high-school girls, the fun is in making…

Polar bear births could plummet with climate change

— 9 Feb 2011 16:23 | Environment

University of Alberta researchers Peter Molnar, Andrew Derocher and Mark Lewis studied the reproductive ecology of polar bears in Hudson Bay and have linked declining litter sizes with…

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