Stories to celebrate 60 years

June 30, 2026
Building a Better Calgary: How the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape helps shape city's public spaces
New downtown home allows students and researchers to walk in the community’s shoes

June 2, 2026
Crossing the Stage: 60 years of convocation
How the UCalgary community comes together to celebrate its newest alumni each year

Apr 14, 2026
Celebrating 60 years at UCalgary: Smiles and dinosaurs at Community Day
Take a look back at the record-setting festivities with a photo gallery and special poem

Apr 13, 2026
60 Faces of Social Work: Tim Tyler — the fiery founding dean of the Faculty of Social Welfare
The Faculty of Social Work is celebrating 60 years of innovation and impact through the 60 Faces of Social Work series, which looks back at the faculty’s history through the people that have shaped it, starting with the faculty’s first dean, who set the new school's groundbreaking trajectory in 196

Mar 31, 2026
International academic partnerships a vital part of UCalgary’s 60-year history
Two-decade collaboration with Nanyang Technological University illustrates how global relationships have advanced research, enriched student experiences and strengthened alumni connections

Mar 18, 2026
Beyond the bedside: The evolution of nursing at UCalgary
State-of-the-art equipment and experiential learning key to successful professional education

Mar 11, 2026
Inside UCalgary’s archives: Letters from Einstein and a leaf of Gutenberg
Preserving 60 years of university history in a city that rarely sits still

Feb 17, 2026
Practice in the pasture: The evolution of UCalgary's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Collaboration with producers and industry key to success since the BSE crisis

Jan 20, 2026
UCalgary's Arctic Institute celebrates 80 years of research and education
Since 1945, the Institute has worked to advance and share knowledge and understanding of the Arctic, and its critical role in our shared global future

Jan 6, 2026
Six firsts in 60 years at the University of Calgary
Taking a look back at some of the big first moments in university history

Dec 17, 2025
Calgary Institute for the Humanities marks 50 years of asking ‘why’
Founded a decade apart, UCalgary and the Calgary Institute for the Humanities have grown together as a home for inquiry, dialogue and big questions

Dec 10. 2025
Legacy of a changemaker: Honouring the tireless efforts of William Reid
Dedicated family man helped steer Calgary University Committee towards expansion

Nov 4, 2025
From branch campus to bold beginnings
A deep dive into the archives exploring the University of Calgary’s road to autonomy

Sep 5, 2025
Vibrant campus march sets tone for UCalgary60
Celebrations leading to our 60th anniversary will honour generations of people who make this university great and drive us forward with innovation and excellence

June 23, 2026
Alumni-built coffee company teams up with UCalgary for special anniversary-themed product
Canadian Heritage Roasting Co. launches special UCalgary60 edition of Flash Fuel

June 11, 2026
A home away from home for children: Celebrating 50 years of the University Child Care Centre
Families gather June 18 to mark anniversary as centre looks to the future

Apr 29, 2026
Happy 60th Birthday, UCalgary!
Canada's Entrepreneurial University reaches its Diamond Anniversary

Apr 28, 2026
Creating a caring community: Advancing mental health at UCalgary
Researchers hope we can move from stigma reduction to embedding strategies

Mar 25, 2026
Back to the basics: Exploring nature’s beauty in Swann Mall
Redeveloped campus 'quad area' now embraces the plants of the grasslands that were here long before there was a UCalgary

Mar 9, 2026
Celebrate 60 years of UCalgary
UCalgary is turning 60 and you are invited to the party! Join us on-campus on Saturday, Apr. 11 for Community Day and enjoy free events, food, music, games and prizes. Everyone is welcome; experience some nostalgia with trivia at the Den, take a walk down memory lane with a campus tour and so much more

Feb 24, 2026
Dinnettes set a high bar with first conference championship in UCalgary history
Groundbreaking women’s basketball team comes together for Dinos Hall of Fame Class of 2026 induction

Feb 24, 2026
Locally grown 1965-1966 UCalgary basketball team recognized for first men’s conference title
Dinos Hall of Fame inductees hosted nationals for the first time that season and almost won it all

Feb 10, 2026
Changing the game for good
From UCalgary Dinos champion to championing women’s athletics, newly inducted hall of famer Marilyn McNeil reflects on 60 years of progress towards gender equity in sport

Feb 10, 2026
Celebrating UCalgary's involvement in the 1988 Winter Olympics
Six fun facts about the on-campus legacy of the games

Feb 3, 2026
38 years and counting: The Olympic Oval’s legacy continues to grow
UCalgary graduate Carolina Hiller-Donnelly is the latest speedskater who trained at the Oval to suit up for Canada at the Olympics

Jan 27, 2026
The heart behind the evolution of UCalgary's Women's Resource Centre
Exploring the past, present and future of a student-led space shaping a more equitable campus and society

Dec 24, 2025
UCalgary alum reflects on life-changing moment for her young family
Giving back has become part of Barb Cameron’s life nearly 40 years later

Nov 12, 2025
Fancy balls and hootenannies headline student life in 1966
Former Gauntlet editor-in-chief Maureen McLeod looks back at how she and UCalgary ‘came of age’ together

Oct 30, 2025
Growing up at UCalgary
Pivotal moments and life milestones intersect with the university’s for an alumni family