University of Alberta Ranks in World’s Top 100 Universities – Heartland News

University of Alberta ranks in world’s top 100 universities – Heartland News

The University of Alberta has ranked in the top 100 of the world’s universities according to a new ranking from the Center for World University Rankings.  The University of Albert ranked 81 out of the over 21,000 universities that were looked at, making it in the top 0.4 per cent. The school ranks fourth highest in the country, behind the University of Toronto in 23rd, McGill University in 27th, and the University of British Columbia in 48th.  T…

University of Alberta team creates heat-resistant filter for oil sands recycling

Alberta researcher develops next-generation water filters for oil sands and rural communities EDMONTON, AB — Water is essential to life in Alberta, powering homes, industry and the province’s energy sector. But ensuring that water stays clean is a complex challenge — one that a University of Alberta researcher has spent more than a decade trying to solve. Mohtada Sadrzadeh, a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and principal in…