The University of Alberta (also known as U of A or UAlberta) is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta, and Henry Marshall Tory, the university's first president. The university is considered a "comprehensive academic and research university" (CARU), offering a range of academic and professional programs leading to undergraduate and graduate degrees. The University of Alberta serves approximately 44,069 students from 156 countries across its 18 faculties and 5 campuses. It offers over 200 undergraduate programs and 500 graduate programs, with a strong focus on research and innovation. The university is home to 100+ institutes and centers and has established 800+ teaching and research agreements with 50 countries worldwide.
#96
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44,069
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Member of the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities
The University of Alberta provides comprehensive career services to support students in their professional development. These services include personalized career counseling, workshops on resume writing and interview techniques, and access to job fairs featuring leading employers from various sectors. Students are encouraged to engage in internships that provide practical experience while studying. The U of A maintains partnerships with numerous organizations to facilitate internship placements aligned with students' career goals. The Career Services office also offers online resources including job listings, career advice articles, and tools for professional development.
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Innovator in Artificial Intelligence and Reinforcement Learning
Adam White is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computing Sciences at the University of Alberta, Faculty of Science, and a Senior Research Scientist at DeepMind. His research focuses on the challenge of Artificial Intelligence, particularly in replicating or simulating human-level intelligence in both physical and simulated agents. He models this problem as a reinforcement learning agent interacting with an unknown environment, learning from scalar reward signals rather than explicit feedback. Adam has taught courses on Reinforcement Learning and Artificial Intelligence at both the graduate and undergraduate levels at the University of Alberta and Indiana University. Outside of his academic pursuits, he enjoys playing Gaelic Football and exploring the natural world.
Expert in Fossil Fishes and Evolutionary Biology
Alison Murray is an Associate Professor at the University of Alberta in Canada, specializing in fossil fishes. Her research focuses on the anatomy and evolutionary relationships of Cretaceous and Cenozoic groups, as well as the origins of modern ichthyofaunas. She earned her BSc in Biology from the University of Victoria in 1987, an MSc in Zoology from the University of Alberta in 1994, and a PhD in Biology from McGill University in 2001. Between her degrees, she worked at the Canadian Museum of Nature (formerly the National Museum of Natural Sciences) in Ottawa. Murray has a particular expertise in African and Asian fossil fishes and has conducted fieldwork and museum studies across East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia), North Africa (Morocco, Egypt), and Asia (China, Indonesia).