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1945 - present
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University of Calgary Kananaskis Hall, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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University of Calgary, Public university in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1945 as part of the University of Alberta and gained full autonomy in 1966. It has faculties of education, engineering, environmental design, fine arts, graduate studies, humanities, law, management, medicine, nursing, physical education, science, social sciences, and social work. It has special programs devoted to space research, international development, gifted education, and world tourism.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.