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60 years of UCalgary

60 years of UCalgary

UCalgary has launched a 60-week storytelling campaign marking the university’s 60th anniversary in 2026. Community members are invited to submit story ideas through the intake form.

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Latest news

New guidelines for treating migraines in emergency departments

UCalgary researcher co-leads review aimed at changing practice in the U.S. and Canada

From Engineering to Encore: Jovanni Sy’s Journey of Reinvention

UCalgary alum’s thesis play with premiere at the Stratford Festival in 2026.

Dinos student-athletes recognized for academic excellence

Faculty of Arts records the highest number of Academic All-Canadians this year

UCalgary student named Rhodes Scholar for work in health equity and global advocacy

Fourth-year psychology student Shafaq Batool will head to Oxford to advance women’s health research and foster systems that empower marginalized communities

Sedimentary DNA Uncovers Deep History of Human-Driven Forest Stewardship

New sedimentary DNA analysis shows ancient hunter-gatherers used fire to manage Central European forests more than 10,000 years ago.

In the media

In the News Robert Huebert, Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies, in Canada's National Observer

Who really benefits from the Arctic Corridor?

In the News Robert Huebert, Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies, in Radio Canada International (RCI)

Canada ’continues to monitor’ U.S. boat strikes in Caribbean as questions swirl and allies squirm

In the News Robert Huebert, Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies, in MLI

Cancel the F-35? JAS 39 Gripen Fighter would cripple Canada’s Air Force: Rob Huebert and Jamie Tronnes for National Security Journal

In the News Trevor Tombe, Political Science, in MLI

One Canadian economy? Not quite yet: Trevor Tombe in The Hub


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