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University of Alberta

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Education Atlas. "University of Alberta." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-education.interactiveatlas.org/institutions/university-of-alberta.

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Education Atlas. (n.d.). University of Alberta. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-education.interactiveatlas.org/institutions/university-of-alberta

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@misc{educationatlas-university-of-alberta,
  author = {Education Atlas},
  title = {University of Alberta},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-education.interactiveatlas.org/institutions/university-of-alberta},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

The University of Alberta 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.

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1908 1

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1. University of Alberta (Wikipedia)

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It was founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford

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