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Andrea SmithSENIOR ADVISOR (PORTFOLIO STRATEGY)
Andrea Smith is the Portfolio Strategy Senior Advisor for External Relations. Andrea uses her extensive leadership experience building businesses from strategic assessment through to realization to enrich External Relations’ vibrant and dynamic work environment. A civil engineer with an MBA, Andrea’s professional skills, coupled with her eclectic leadership experience in corporate, not-for-profit and public institutions (universities), provide important insight and direction to the External Relations portfolio.
Since its inception in 1908, the University of Alberta has had the vision to be one of the world’s great universities for the public good. The university is dedicated to the promise made by founding president Henry Marshall Tory that “knowledge shall not be the concern of scholars alone. The uplifting of the whole people shall be its final goal.” This promise endures as the university strives to improve the lives of people in Alberta, across Canada, and around the world.
The Latest from University of Alberta
Through the making of rag rugs, students at @UofA_Augustana are tracing connections between the Industrial Revolution and today’s sustainability concerns. The project highlights how craft-based learning can deepen understanding of fast fashion, waste and material culture.
Plastic pollution is one of the biggest challenges the planet is facing.
To address the challenge, scientists from @UAlberta_Eng are a part of a world-leading project aimed at creating better, biodegradable plastics.
Read more: https://www.ualberta.ca/en/news/news-releases-and-statements/announcements/2024/october-2024/u-of-a-contributing-world-leading-expertise-to-new-global-centre-for-sustainable-bioproducts.html
Meet Marieliv Flores Villabos, a U of A doctoral student researching women’s reproductive health during the pandemic to help prepare for future global health crises. From her journey from Peru to public health research in Alberta, donor support has helped her make global impact.
What do walnuts, salmon and sweet potato have in common? The ability to enhance your gut microbiome and lead to improved long-term health.
They’re also key ingredients in the Non-Industrialized Microbiome Restore (NiMe™) diet, developed by U of A researchers from the Faculty of
In women’s health, there continues to be a lack of research and understanding when it comes to menopause.
Addressing these gaps is the goal of @UAlbertaNursing professor and Associate Dean of Research Colleen Norris through a new primary care clinic created to help women aged 35
Wishing everyone a safe and joyful winter break. See you in the new year!
Please note: This account will not be monitored until we return on January 2, 2026. For a list of available U of A resources during the winter break, please visit here: https://www.ualberta.ca/en/campus-operations-services/notices/2025/building-access-and-campus-safety-over-the-winter-closure.html
Is AI ready for the courtroom? New U of A–led research outlines a framework to address key gaps in AI legal reasoning and its limits in supporting judicial decisions.
Is AI ready for the courtroom? A new framework tackles the technology’s biggest weaknesses
A new paper co-authored by a U of A expert in computer science outlines the types of reasoning AI tools must have to think like legal professionals.
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How can agricultural byproducts power the future of textiles? U of A researchers are turning Canadian-grown hemp and recycled materials into environmentally friendly fibres to support domestic manufacturing.
Read the full story: https://www.ualberta.ca/en/folio/2024/04/canadian-made-environmentally-friendly-fibres-could-boost-textile-manufacturing.html
U of A-led research shows mad cow disease may be triggered without infectious prions, identifying chronic inflammation from bacterial endotoxins as a new driver of the disease.
U of A-led research suggests new culprit in mad cow disease
Groundbreaking research led by the University of Alberta challenges the belief that mad cow disease is caused only ...
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The U of A has close to 400 teaching and research agreements with governments and partner institutions in nearly 50 countries. Key examples include Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, and Fudan University/Shanghai Medical College in China.
The Helmholtz-Alberta Initiative is an independent research partnership between the U of A and the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres. The U of A’s largest international collaboration, which was recently renewed until 2020, merges scientific and technical expertise to develop innovative solutions for today’s challenges in energy and the environment, terrestrial ecosystem and resource informatics, and health. The initiative is expanding into infectious disease research.
Mission and vision
- To be a vibrant and supportive learning environment
- Discover, disseminate, and apply new knowledge through teaching and learning, research and creative activity, community involvement, and partnerships
- To give a national and international voice to innovation in our province, taking a lead role in placing Canada at the global forefront
- To inspire the human spirit through outstanding achievements in learning, discovery, and citizenship in a creative community, building one of the world’s great universities for the public good
Home to leading experts in both established and emerging fields
$12.3b
Annual impact on Alberta economy
$500+m
Annual research funding 2019
The University of Alberta is one of Canada’s top teaching and research universities, with an international reputation for excellence across the humanities, sciences, creative arts, business, engineering, and health sciences. In particular, the University of Alberta is internationally recognized as a world leader in diabetes research, energy and environment, virology, food security, nanotechnology, humanities computing, printmaking, artificial intelligence, family business research, carbohydrate chemistry, and circumpolar research.
Our expertise and strength attracts over $500 million annually from various research funders and partners including federal and provincial government, industry, foundations and other organizations.
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