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2025 Faculty of Arts Awards

Two of our Department of Sociology faculty members received recognition for their work in research and teaching at the 2025 Faculty of Arts Awards! Dr. Pallavi Banerjee, a UCalgary Research Excellence Chair, received an Impact Award, and Dr. Annette Tezli, associate professor (teaching), received a Teaching and Learning award. Congratulations Pallavi and Annette!

Outstanding members of UCalgary Arts honoured

Faculty awards recognize Arts community's achievements and influence

Olympic bidding and social license: a micro analysis of a public debate

Social license or public approval is often a major issue in the bid phase of the Olympic cycle and is typically sought through a referendum.

Senate Student-Athlete Community Leadership Awards Recipient: Willow Beyea

The Senate Student-Athlete Community Leadership Award recognizes a student-athlete who shows strong community engagement by demonstrating direct community involvement. Representing the University of Calgary Senate's vision of "Senate engaging community," the recipient is a student-athlete in good academic standing with a significant commitment and involvement in engaging with and improving their community.

UCalgary continues to expand transdisciplinary capacity on campus

New roles drive teaching, learning and research excellence in areas of focus

More Than a Meal: How Students Led UCalgary’s Food Security Movement

From subsidized groceries to food literacy programs, this is how grassroots student efforts evolved into a campus-wide ecosystem of support, dignity, and resilience.

Dr. Roni Cohen, Goethe University

The Myth of Jewish Humour

Join Dr. Roni Cohen, PhD (Goethe University), for a look at European Jewish popular culture and medieval Purim parodies in this exciting launch of the Jewish Culture Forum.

May 27, 12 p.m.
Online via Zoom

More info & register