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Featured News

Observing the world through invisible graffiti

UCalgary student Amber Skye Beaulieu’s summer project sparks passion for research

Reframing the narrative around online learning

UCalgary research team makes the case for online teaching

Introducing new appointments in the Faculty of Arts

The Faculty of Arts welcomes new colleagues and celebrates promotions

Faculty of Arts Research Funding Success

Faculty researchers receive federal support through SSHRC, NSERC, Banting, Vanier and New Frontiers grants

Sociology graduate student Riann Lognon receives CSA Angus Reid Applied Sociology Award!

Riann Lognon, a dedicated graduate student in sociology, has been honored with the prestigious CSA Angus Reid Applied Sociology Award for her outstanding contributions to applied research and community engagement.

Researching the acoustics of clinical care

UCalgary researcher tunes into the study of acoustemology in family medicine

In the news

In the News Dean Curran, Sociology, in The Conversation Canada

The warning signs are clear: We’re heading toward a digital crisis

In the News Yvonne Zylan and colleague writing in The Conversation Canada

Civil servant exodus: How employees wrestle with whether to stay, speak up or go

In the News Pallavi Banerjeem (Sociology) and Fateme Ejaredar (PhD Student) writing in The Conversation

Iranian Canadians watch the Israel-U.S. war in Iran from afar

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