Communities and Collections

The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Alberta is dedicated to the advancement of child health through the delivery of exemplary patient care, teaching, and research. The department contributes to and advocates for the child health community through a network of pediatric physicians, scientists, educators, nurses and allied health professionals. With a cohort of over 130 academic staff, across 20 clinical specializations, the department fosters a strong environment of multi-disciplinary collaboration and teamwork. Critical ties to community, provincial, national and international colleagues further promote and expand the department's boundaries in innovation and discovery.

The Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences has a long and proud history of achievement. It began as a department in the Faculty of Medicine on April 13, 1914. The Faculty annually admits 130 students who have satisfied prerequisite requirements (1 year minimum) into the BSc in pharmacy program and currently has about 60 graduate students. There are about 40 teaching and research faculty members. Our students excel nationally and have received the Burbidge Award for the highest combined score on the national Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada exam in 2005, 2009, and 2010.

The Philosophy Department at the University of Alberta offers a well-rounded program in many areas of philosophy. These include the traditional areas of metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, logic and the history of philosophy. Besides these areas, we have particular strengths in the philosophy of science, philosophy of mind, aesthetics, feminist and political philosophy, biomedical ethics, and certain areas of modern and 20th century philosophy.

The Division of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation is a division within the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta. The academic staff consists of seven full time professors and approximately 15 clinical professors.

The Department of Physics at the University of Alberta has developed a strong, positive teaching and research environment and a tradition of accolades. We offer courses and research opportunities in several disciplines, including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Biophysics, Computational Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Cosmology and Gravity Physics, Geophysical Sciences, Global Geodynamics and Seismology, Particle Physics (Experimental and Theoretical branches), Plasma Physics and Space Physics.

PigGen Canada is a not-for-profit organization whose members include pig breeding companies that have active nucleus programs in Canada and who represent over 90% of the pig breeding genetics sold in Canada.

PLACES: Platform on Cities Engagement and Space

The Polar Libraries Colloquy is an international forum through which librarians and others concerned with the collection, preservation, and dissemination of information dealing with the Arctic and Antarctic regions, discuss issues of mutual interest and promote initiatives leading to improved collections and services. The Colloquy meets biennially, traditionally alternating between Europe and North America. The first meeting of this organization, then called The Colloquy on Northern Library Resources was held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, June 16-17, 1971.

The Department of Political Science prides itself for seeking balance between tradition and innovation in both teaching and research. We focus both on appreciating the rich traditional core of our discipline — the fields of Canadian politics, political theory, international relations and comparative politics remain central to our work — but are also actively concerned with new multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary questions, insights and approaches.

Politics of Libraries is an ongoing conference series organized by an interested group of librarians, information professionals, students, and academics. The first conference was held in 2018 in Edmonton, Alberta, to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the global 1968 social protests, with the goal of providing a place for critical discussions on the politics of libraries that are too often excluded from workplaces and classrooms. This community includes materials from various Politics of Libraries conferences, each of which have their own collection