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Join the UCalgary community to celebrate 60 years of impact with a day of campus activities, music and shared memories.

April 11, 2026 | 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

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Dr. Brian Dillon, PhD, June 2026 visiting scholar

The Faculty of Arts welcomes Dr. Dillon to the School of Languages, Linguistics, Literature and Cultures.

Jennifer Brewin, MFA'25, brings scholarly approach to Canadian theatre leadership

After three decades in professional theatre, Brewin returned to the classroom at UCalgary and emerged to lead one of Canada’s major regional theatres.

Comparing Canadian and Mexican history

Fulbright Scholar brings new perspective on North American nation‑building to UCalgary

From UCalgary to Malibu

Dr. Dyron Daughrity (PhD ’05) builds a life in scholarship and leadership

Shaping the future of Canada’s Army

The 2026 Canadian Landpower Conference brings top military leadership to UCalgary for critical discussions on security and readiness

UCalgary Economics department launches new regulatory and competition policy research program

This program will be the first in a Canadian university to focus on the practice and policy of regulation and competition enforcement

In the media

In the News Keith O. Yeates, Serena L. Orr, and Lisa Marie Langevin, Psychology, in Neurology Genetics

Post-Traumatic Headache in Children and Genetic Risk of Migraine

In the News Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies, in CBC News

As drones upend tank warfare, Canada's army races to rethink its armour

In the News Sarath Pillai, History, The Hindu

From myths to language: examining the renaming of Kerala

In the News Jack Lucas, Political Science, in Urban History Review

Institutional Change as Urban Theory: The Fall of At-Large Politics in Calgary, Alberta

In the News Trevor Tombe, Economics, in Winnipeg Free Press

Think tank report on federal government finances a warning Canadians ought not ignore

In the News Lisa Young, Political Science, in The Tyee

Inside Daniel Smith’s Pay-for-Access ‘Christian Summit’


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