University of Calgary

The University of Calgary has become the first university to become a validator on the Covalent Network. Alfred Lehar, PhD, a professor in the Finance area of the Haskayne School of Business, and a group of research assistants will be…

ElevateIP Alberta (delivered on behalf of the University of Calgary) is a Recipient of Innovation Science and Economic Development Canada’s ElevateIP program. ElevateIP helps Business Accelerators and Incubators provide the tools Canadian…

Anew project involving the partnership between UCalgary and United Way of Calgary and Area aims to provide new ways to address social isolation in the heart of the city. Strata, created by the Center for Civilization…

UCalgary has been recognized among the top five per cent of global universities in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings: Sustainability 2024. Introduced in 2022, the QS Sustainability ranking evaluates universities…

Equine enthusiasts won’t be the only ones on the edge of their seats on Sept. 10, the final day of Masters week at Spruce Meadows. Members of the Libin Cardiovascular Institute will also be paying close attention, as the institute is once…

Political scientist Dr. Jack Lucas, PhD, who is a veteran in partnered research, says he was rejected for his first partnership grant application. “I remember when I showed up at the University of Calgary, there were seed grants for…

For hematologist and UCalgary clinical assistant professor Dr. Jiri Slaby, MD, PhD, spending nearly a year practising and lecturing in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, opened his eyes to a broader view of medical education and research.Slaby…

Every summer, inquisitive Grade 11 students from central Alberta with a passion for research can be found across campus. The Alberta Innovates High School Youth Researcher Summer (HYRS) program, administered through the Research Services…

On Aug. 29, 2023, Randy Boissonnault, minister of employment, workforce development and official languages, announced $960 million in funding for Canadian researchers on behalf of François-Philippe Champagne, minister of innovation,…

Dr. Monty Ghosh, MD, was saddened but not surprised when he heard deaths due to drug overdoses spiked in June. He is monitoring wastewater for opioids and other illicit drugs as part of a research study and has been seeing a disturbing…