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The Social Innovation Hub is where research, innovation, and community collide to create positive social change. Powered by Innovate Calgary, the Social Innovation Hub (SIH) provides critical support to innovators and startups solving…

Methane is considered one of the more powerful greenhouse gases (GHG). Researchers at the Schulich School of Engineering have developed a sensor that detects methane at extremely low concentrations — inside and outside industrial…

The story of Violet King, a trailblazing Black Albertan who broke down colour and gender barriers, is one that continues to inspire. Born in 1929 and raised in Calgary’s Hillhurst-Sunnyside community, King knew early on she wanted to…

The University of Calgary celebrates another year of advancing equity, diversity and inclusion during EDI Week 2023. Taking place from Feb. 6 to 10, EDI Week is presented by the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (OEDI). The…

Researchers have taken a significant step closer to understanding the conditions that could have supported life on Mars.A new study published Feb. 3 in Science Advances, “Observational Constraints on the Process and Products of Martian…

Being hungry and struggling to obtain nutritious snacks is a feeling familiar to many graduate students working at the University of Calgary’s Foothills Campus. Students not only have few food choices on site, but they are also often…

AUniversity of Calgary research group that includes several Bachelor of Health Sciences alumni joined forces with members of the World Health Organization (WHO) to tackle a global health question: What is the best protection against…

Did you know that one in three Calgarians don't feel they belong in their community? Or that one in 10 Calgarians live in poverty? These are just a few of many reasons why United Way works with partner agencies to ensure people have…

Fungi such as Aspergillus are so common in our surroundings that we breathe in hundreds to thousands of spores every day. In healthy people, fungi typically pose no threat, but they can cause deadly infections in those with compromised…

The Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI) at the Cumming School of Medicine is pleased to announce Dr. Matthew Hill, PhD, as the first Mental Health Initiative for Stress and Trauma (MIST) chair. As chair, Hill will lead MIST, a newly launched…