UCalgary to sign RFC pledge to support recovery on campus

The University of Calgary has announced that it will be the first Alberta postsecondary institution to sign the Recovery-Friendly Campus (RFC) pledge, an initiative that focuses on creating a campus environment that prioritizes and celebrates recovery pathways for students, faculty, and staff. The pledge has eight criteria, including raising awareness to reduce stigma, normalizing and […]

University of Calgary Associate Professor Soroush Sabbaghan has developed “SMARTIE,” an AI-powered tool that can evaluate and help develop course components with the goal of making academia more inclusive. “The app generates an inclusivity report saying that, for example, all your readings are from 2024, they are all from Canada, and they all are theoretical,” […]

The University of Calgary reportedly experienced a record-high number of first year students moving into residence, with 1,300 moving in over the weekend. The university reportedly has residence space for a total of 3,100 students; with these spaces filled, City News states that 89 students are still on a waitlist to get into residence. UCalgary […]

The Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation has pledged $9.9M in support to the Owerko Centre at the University of Calgary. The funding will support the centre’s next phase of growth and development as it continues its work in neurodevelopment and child mental health. The Owerko Centre will draw on the funds to conduct research; provide therapies; […]

The University of Calgary is partnering with TELUS and the Alex Community Health Centre (The Alex) to provide mobile diabetes screening to vulnerable Calgarians. The partners will work together to add diabetes Point of Care Testing to the suite of healthcare services offered by the Alex Mobile Care Clinic. “Through our previous shelter-based diabetes outreach […]