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2026 Faculty of Arts rank professor promotions
Congratulations to the faculty members who have achieved this next step in their career
Looking to the past to understand Canada’s security future
Historian and international relations scholar Dr. Peter Jackson named Eddie Goldenberg Research Chair of Canada in Intelligence and Security in a Changing Global Order
UCalgary scholars recognized among Canada’s leaders in health sciences
Three researchers elected Fellows to the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
Who gets to build non-market housing? A UCalgary sociologist looks for answers in four historic Chinatowns
SSHRC-funded project asks why some communities can build affordable housing and others cannot
Graduate student uses art and research to explore Calgary's evolving Francophone identity
Research-creation project documents Calgary's diverse Francophone community through portraiture and textile art
Ready for Entrepreneurial Thinking: UCalgary to offer Canada’s first entrepreneurial micro-credential course for university students
Free to all students, the program will teach students to find innovative solutions, thrive in uncertainty
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In the media
In the News Qian Liu, Sociology, The Conversation
Why some Chinese immigrants avoid signing contracts, and why blaming ‘culture’ misses the bigger picture
In the News Matt Patterson, Sociology, in myScience
Who gets to build non-market housing? A UCalgary sociologist looks for answers in four historic Chinatowns
In the News Trevor Tombe, Economics, on Global News
Business Matters: Canada could lose 90,000 jobs due to new U.S. tariffs
In the News Trevor Tombe, Economics, in The New York Times
U.S. Tariffs Could Price Canadian Firms Out of U.S. and Threaten Thousands of Jobs
In the News Trevor Tombe, Economics, in Business Insider
What smart people are saying about Trump’s escalating trade war with Canada
In the News Trevor Tombe, Economics, in CBC News
Tens of thousands of jobs, half a point off GDP: Canada-U.S. trade war by the numbers
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