Welcome to the Department of Sociology
Featured News
Dr. Pallavi Banerjee invited as speaker on an national town hall series, examining Canadian race relations
An event examining systemic racism was organized by The Globe and Mail and the Canadian Race Relations Foundation
Jay Cavanagh receives Killam Scholarship award!
UCalgary Killam Scholars inspire change through research
Dr. Qian Liu appointed to Law and Society Association’s Board of Trustees!
LSA Announces Class of 2028 Board of Trustees
Meet Them Where They Scroll: The Power of Pop Culture in Parenting and Teaching
From math lessons to tough talks about gender and identity, educators are finding that today’s music, movies and memes can open the door to meaningful conversations
Celebrating 2025 Killam Award recipients in the Faculty of Arts
Advancing knowledge and leadership through distinguished scholarship
2025 Killam Awards celebrate a tradition of scholarship
Celebrating the Killams’ vision, the awards honoured excellence across UCalgary’s disciplines
In the news
In the News Janna Klostermann, Sociology, writing in the Edmonton Journal
Opinion: Nursing-care staff shouldn’t have to rely on food banks
In the News Omid Asayesh, Sociology, in The Conversation
Omid Asayesh in The Conversation: Canadian immigration policy has become a moving target
In the News The Gerontologist
Fahimeh Mehrabi - Wired for Companionship: A Meta-Analysis on Social Robots Filling the Void of Loneliness in Later Life
In the News Alex Bierman, Sociology, in Calgary Sun
What makes horror movies so compelling? Plus our favourite scary movie recommendations
In the News Alex Bierman, Sociology, in CP24
Love to be scared? Here’s why according to sociology
Featured publications
In the News Janna Klostermann, Sociology, writing in the Edmonton Journal
Opinion: Nursing-care staff shouldn’t have to rely on food banks
In the News Omid Asayesh, Sociology, in The Conversation
Omid Asayesh in The Conversation: Canadian immigration policy has become a moving target
In the News The Gerontologist
Fahimeh Mehrabi - Wired for Companionship: A Meta-Analysis on Social Robots Filling the Void of Loneliness in Later Life
In the News Alex Bierman, Sociology, in Calgary Sun
What makes horror movies so compelling? Plus our favourite scary movie recommendations
In the News Alex Bierman, Sociology, in CP24
Love to be scared? Here’s why according to sociology
Munnings - The War Years
Munnings – The War Years the exhibition is on until Dec. 6, 2025. Renowned today as one of England’s finest painters of horses, Sir Alfred Munnings also created more than 40 works of art as part of the Canadian War Memorials Fund.