The University of Calgary is a publicly funded research-intensive university founded in 1966, with 14 faculties offering more than 250 academic programs, and more than 50 research institutes and centres. As one of Canada’s top comprehensive research universities, UCalgary combines the best of university tradition with the City of Calgary’s vibrant energy and diversity.
Combining our commitment to excellence in research and scholarship, a high-quality learning environment, and our deep connections with the Calgary community, we provide students the opportunity to shape their future and become productive citizens and leaders in a complex world.
Canadians must recognize that climate change is not only changing our landscape and lifestyle, but also exposing imminent threats to our national security and sovereignty.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets premiers at the start of a first ministers’ meeting as B.C. Premier David Eby (back left) and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith (back right) attend virtually in Ottawa on Jan.15, 2025.
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The largest exporting province rejecting a ‘Team Canada’ approach against Donald Trump doesn’t position the country well to negotiate with a second Trump administration.
A boy jumps into Lake Ontario in Kingston, Ont. in May 2024. Canada has around 20 per cent of the world’s fresh water in its borders.
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Researchers can address potential fraud among research participants with careful planning, ethical consideration plus a commitment to protect data integrity and participant dignity.
While it’s admirable to invest time and effort into improving one’s health and well-being, it is counterproductive to focus on the number on a scale, our pants size or having defined abs.
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People should consider weight- and body-neutral resolutions that prioritize how we feel and function in our bodies and minds, and take a more holistic view of health.
While it’s admirable to invest time and effort into improving one’s health and well-being, it is counterproductive to focus on the number on a scale, our pants size or having defined abs.
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Nous devrions envisager des résolutions neutres à l’égard du poids et du corps, en privilégiant la façon dont nous nous sentons, et en adoptant une vision holistique de la santé.
Caesarean rates alone don’t reveal anything about the circumstances behind the clinical decisions.
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As a standalone statistic, the rate of ‘low risk’ caesarean births lacks the nuance needed to inform and improve individual care. Childbirth metrics must adopt a broader, patient-centred perspective.
A single person cannot self-care themselves out of the effects of a toxic workplace or organizational culture, but walking together helps people realize they aren’t alone.
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A Walk and Learn workshop series for educators struggling with burnout combines education about compassion fatigue and burnout with walking together outside of Calgary, Alberta.
For decades, the standard surgical approach for treating pelvic organ prolapse has generally included a hysterectomy, or removal of the uterus.
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Women in Canada who are affected by pelvic organ prolapse should have access to two treatment options: both hysterectomy and uterine-preserving surgeries.
La technoconférence fréquente peut perturber des interactions essentielles entre parents et enfants.
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L’utilisation de la technologie interfère avec les relations parents-enfants. Voici des méthodes efficaces pour remédier à ce phénomène qu’on appelle la « technoférence ».
It is in everyone’s interest that our postsecondary institutions start working now to limit the harms of post-COVID condition on students.
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Postsecondary students are particularly vulnerable to repeated COVID-19 infections, putting them at risk for post-COVID condition, or long COVID. Campuses can take action to protect them.
A piece of the edge of Darwin’s Arch is visible in the ocean off of Darwin Island, Ecuador in the Galapagos in June 2024. A deep sea mining company plans to start operations in the Pacific Ocean in June 2025.
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Deep seabed mining is already controversial because of inherent environmental and biodiversity risks. A new study shows that its economic impacts may hit even harder.
In recent years, fierce competition among online brokers has pushed them to stand out with features beyond lower fees.
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Is the increasingly gamified trading environment equipping new investors with the skills and confidence to build a strong financial future, or is it designed to exploit their weaknesses?
Leaders who back up allyship statements with tangible actions build stronger connections with employees.
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Allyship is most needed in male-dominated environments, where gender equity efforts are often met with the greatest resistance.
If we want to prevent domestic violence, we need to work with men, and remove the burden from survivors by focusing our attention and resources on the people and systems that cause harm.
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Domestic violence is not a random event. New research indicates most men who perpetrate domestic violence have contact with police well before they are charged with a domestic violence crime.
Helping your older child or children navigate having a new sibling will help set the stage for positive sibling relationships across childhood and beyond.
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It is normal for an older child to behave in ways parents will find challenging when a sibling arrives, and for parents to feel upset they cannot spend as much time with their older children.
Voters mark their civic election ballots at a polling station in Vancouver in October 2022.
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In the work that our politicians do on our behalf, we want them to behave in ways that reflect our policy attitudes and priorities. But do they?
Given the rapid integration of AI into human resource management across many organizations, it’s important to raise awareness about the complex ethical challenges it presents.
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Understand the risks of using AI recruitment tools and discover practical, actionable strategies to harness AI’s potential while promoting diversity and inclusion in hiring.
Educators can help kids understand the difference between using power negatively and positively, and encourage its positive use to build respectful environments.
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Being bullied because of some aspect of who a person is — known as identity-based or bias-based bullying — is extremely harmful to kids’ sense of belonging at school.
Nearly one in three Canadian women over age 60 has had their uterus removed.
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Women in Alberta with a high school diploma or less have nearly double the rate of hysterectomies than those with a university degree, raising questions about social disparities in medical care.
Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary