Faculty of Arts

Our mission is to reflect on the world and our place in it through critical inquiry, creative practices and collaborative exploration.

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Faculty of Arts Awards and Celebration of Excellence 2026

Faculty of Arts researchers among 25 projects advancing innovation in teaching and learning, with eight Faculty of Arts researchers named among this year’s grant recipients.

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Graduating with global impact

Moazima Rizwan maps her future in geography from UCalgary to the United Nations and back

Urban Studies Alum is helping build a more connected Calgary

Andrew Sedor helps shape the city’s future and mentors the next generation

Three international scholars advancing research in the Faculty of Arts

New doctoral and postdoctoral trainees joining the departments of Geography and Psychology

The prevalence of adverse childhood experiences in 102 countries

Dr. Sheri Madigan and her team publish a comprehensive meta-analysis in The Lancet Public Health

Cultivating mentorship: Sheri Madigan’s decade in the Determinants of Child Development Lab

Personal experiences helped shape researcher’s drive to help mentees and families, alike

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In the News Trevor Tombe, Economics, in CP24

‘Completely false’: Alberta Prosperity Project refutes premier’s cost claims for separation

In the News Trevor Tombe, Economics, in The New York Times

Alberta’s Movement to Separate from Canada Gets Its Moment

In the News Kathryn Reese-Taylor, Anthropology and Archaeology, in BBC

The Amazon's 'lost city' has been widely misunderstood. This is its true story

In the News Matt Patterson, Sociology, in Daily Hive

Why the Calgary Stampede still defines the city after more than 110 years

In the News Jonathan N. Stea, Psychology, in Good Men Project

The mental health strategy everyone needs but no one talks about

In the News Rob Huebert, Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies, on Global News

Do Canada’s defence promises exceed results? Experts echo US criticism

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