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@UCalgary

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 Calgary, Canada
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We honoured the final 2026 graduates of our 60th anniversary year and the official installation of our new Chancellor John Osler! Thank you to our community for coming together once again in celebration.
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UCalgary's Visiting Scholars from France program sparks global research partnerships on wildfire evacuation bit.ly/4iJd8qO @SchulichENGG
Canadian soldiers, firefighters and civilian agencies co-ordinate during a wildfire.

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Calgary had its entrepreneurial spirit on full display for Innovation Week 2026 from Nov. 2-5 as multiple UCalgary startups and programs were recognized during our city’s largest celebration of tech and innovation bit.ly/4BW7VVi @HunterHubYYC
Founders of top 10 start-ups at the Top 10 Showcase event at Platform Calgary.

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From student advocate to campus changemaker, Dr. Nabil Royez is named a recipient of the President’s Award for Excellence in Student Leadership bit.ly/4ero8HU
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John S. Osler, KC has been officially installed as UCalgary's 16th Chancellor. He addresses graduates for the first time in his new role at Fall Convocation 2026.
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UCalgary President Ed McCauley addresses the Class of 2026 for Fall Convocation.
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Power of experiential learning on full display as civil engineering students participate in a geotechnical field exercises near the Rothney Astrophysical Observatory bit.ly/3Uw28F9 @SchulichENGG
Fourth-year civil engineering students participate in a geotechnical field exercise near the Rothney Astrophysical Observatory.

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Reflections on being the chancellor, UCalgary’s biggest supporter: From C.C. McLaurin to John Osler, being an outspoken community advocate has been key to this major university role bit.ly/3Vaf4Rh
Past Chancellor Deborah Yedlin receives her honorary degree from Chancellor Jon Cornish during the spring convocation ceremony.

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Congratulations to the UCalgary Class of 2026! We celebrate all of you crossing the stage during Fall Convocation bit.ly/4fgkZff
Class of 2026. Congratulations.

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UCalgary's Dr. Hamidreza Zareipour believes better harmonized data will mean more accurate electrical grid decisions, and has received an international grant to build out an electricity planning platform bit.ly/3WP4oYJ @SchulichENGG
Dr. Hamidreza Zareipour with his research team.

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New study led by Dr. John Yackel shows altered chinook winds are resulting in cooler springs and winters in southern Alberta bit.ly/4z2xu4k @UCalgaryArts
Student walking in main campus.

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UCalgary's Centre for Far-From-Equilibrium Nanostructured Cleantech Materials (CeFar), co-led by Dr. Milana Trifkovic, which spans 10 labs in @SchulichENGG and @ucalgaryscience, is working to accelerate optimized cleantech solutions bit.ly/4uDzLlD
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How an engineering background prompted PhD student, Alexandra Lyn, to examine how Canadian law can keep pace with emerging technologies bit.ly/4sL8sp0
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UCalgary's Cumming School of Medicine convocates inaugural class of physician assistants, helping bolster Alberta's health system bit.ly/4jRUD5E
Students in the Master of Physician Assistant Studies program participate in simulation-based clinical training.

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In this episode of UCalgary's Now Innovating, we talk to cognitive and vascular neurologist, Dr. Aravind Ganesh, who is validating a medical device to train the body to prevent stroke. Watch or listen: bit.ly/48AujWE
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UCalgary is hosting the 2027 C2UExpo, CBRCanada’s bi-annual international conference, providing leadership and space for academics and communities to showcase community-campus partnerships. Call for proposals is open from Nov. 2 to Dec. 14. Learn more: bit.ly/4A8rLem
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Dr. Aaron Phillips receives prestigious Gairdner Momentum Award for his exceptional scientific contribution to human health bit.ly/4svm7An @GairdnerAwards
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Meet UCalgary alum Dr. Uzma Ahmed Din, Founder and CEO of Vision3x, a start-up that is developing intelligent vision systems and sensors for drones. Discover how this innovative technology is poised to transform the defence and agriculture industries. @ucalgaryalumni
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UCalgary microbiome scientist, Dr. Marie-Claire Arrieta, recognized with the prestigious @NSERC_CRSNG Arthur B. McDonald Fellowship for her study of the gut microbiome’s influence in early life bit.ly/4ie2XLV
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Agrivanna, a student-built startup using AI, drones and smart collars to help ranchers save time, reduce costs and manage herds, has been named to Platform Calgary's 2026 Top 10 Most Promising Startups list bit.ly/4o7zhkO
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