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Arts fast facts

346

full-time faculty

7,312

undergraduate and graduate students
Registered in Fall 2023

15

Research chairs

15

Academic departments, schools and centres

Featured news

15 faculty members named UCalgary Research Excellence Chairs

Prestigious program champions research prowess and leadership across disciplines

John Ware's homestead unearthed near Millarville in dig led by UCalgary archeologists

Project opens new window on daily life of Alberta ranching legend

Azrieli Accelerator celebrates its latest Catalyst Grant recipients

Six UCalgary research projects awarded funding to advance important questions in neurodevelopment research

New study on compassion in Alberta emergency departments linked to quality care

UCalgary Nursing professor Shane Sinclair says results show compassion cannot be considered ‘optional’

Parex Fellows work to translate research into societal impact

Five new fellows focus on transportation, machine learning, community accessibility, lithium capture and Canadian history

Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation commits $9.9M to support next chapter of Owerko Centre

Positioned within Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute at UCalgary, Owerko Centre has been advancing research in neurodevelopment and child mental health since 2015

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Researcher Brian Kooyman behind a collection of bones

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