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Students Karly Do and Connie Tran in “Alice in Dumpsterland”

How to turn parking spaces into parks and social spaces

Smudge the dog

Saving Smudge: Critically injured dog found in a ditch gets a second chance

Science Takeover at Calgary Central Library invites Calgarians to be 'scientists for a day'

PaCER Program Manager Susanna Koczkur with program interns at a January 2019 meeting.

UCalgary program builds research capacity in Indigenous communities

Five things to see at Knowledge to Impact: Igniting Community Engagement

Karlee Fellner, fourth from left, associate professor in the Werklund School of Education, and her collaborators from the Siksikaitsitapi were recently awarded a SSHRC Indigenous Research Capacity and Reconciliation — Connection Grant. Photos courtesy Karlee Fellner

'Nothing about us without us'

Victoria Burns uses film as a research vehicle to shine a light on the growing issue of older Canadians experiencing homelessness. She calls film the language of the heart, and says it has great strengths as a collaborative research tool for participants.

Short documentary shines a light on invisible, older homeless population

University of Calgary veterinary medicine students, from left, Teryn Girard, Lauren Sherwood and Hollyn Maloney mix it up with Elli. Photo by Riley Brandt, University of Calgary

Vet med low-cost spay/neuter program a gift to students and pet owners

University of Calgary students get a lesson on the history of the petroglyphs at Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, near Milk River, Alta. Photos by Trevor Alberts and Betty Rice, Werklund School of Education

Hear the land speak, learn Indigenous ways, be embraced by Mother Earth

Says Angelique Jenney, the new Wood’s Homes Research Chair in Children’s Mental Health: “There are some who would say, ‘You only give them one chance, so they can learn.’ That’s not my belief system. How many of us can say we learned everything right the first time?” Photo by Riley Brandt, University of Calgary

New Wood's Homes Research Chair in Children's Mental Health builds bridges to front lines