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What Does “Made in Canada” Mean to You?
We spoke with four UCalgary alumni on how we can be more thoughtful, strategic and patriotic consumers on National Indigenous Peoples Day and beyond.
PhD student wins CSA best graduate student paper award
Sociology PhD student, Fahimeh Mehrabi, wins CSA best graduate student paper award
Sociology Faculty Received Faculty of Arts Awards
Dr. Pallavi Banerjee, received an Impact award, and Dr. Annette Tézli, received a Teaching and Learning award.
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.
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In the News Ucalgary News
Large class, small feel: How Future Skills helped 300 students feel connected
In the News Livewire Calgary
PhD student Fahimeh Mehrabi’s research impacting senior well-being featured in numerous news outlets
In the News Calgary Herald
Opinion: A trade war as psychological warfare - Harry Hiller
In the News CBC Listen - Got scammed? What to watch out for.
CBC Saskatchewan Blue Sky interview with Dr. Michael Adorjan on scams
In the News YouTube
Podcast Interview with Michael Adorjan on Crime Prevention
In the News Alberta Crime Prevention
Upcoming Alberta Community Crime Prevention Association Conference to Feature Talk by Michael Adorjan
Featured publications
In the News History of Education Quarterly
Scott McLean in History of Education Quarterly: From Missionary Zeal to Holiday Appeal: Summer School, Professionalization, and Teachers in Canada, 1915 – 1959
In the News Gender Work Organization, Wiley Online Library
Pallavi Banerjee and Carieta Thomas, “The Migrant Care Work Regime and the Making of the Constant-Care Worker Among Indian Immigrant Nurses.”
In the News Michael Adorjan, Sociology, in Routlegde, Taylor & Francis Group
Parenting Cyber-Risk: Opportunities and Challenges Raising Children with Digital Environments
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