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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
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
ALT Dr. Hamidreza Zareipour with his research team.
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
ALT Student walking in main campus.
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
How an engineering background prompted PhD student, Alexandra Lyn, to examine how Canadian law can keep pace with emerging technologies bit.ly/4sL8sp0
ALT Alexandra Lyn.
UCalgary's Cumming School of Medicine convocates inaugural class of physician assistants, helping bolster Alberta's health system bit.ly/4jRUD5E
ALT Students in the Master of Physician Assistant Studies program participate in simulation-based clinical training.
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
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
ALT UCalgary main campus.
Dr. Aaron Phillips receives prestigious Gairdner Momentum Award for his exceptional scientific contribution to human health bit.ly/4svm7An @GairdnerAwards
ALT Dr. Aaron Phillips.
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
ALT Dr. Marie-Claire Arrieta.
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
What can a robot teach us about balance? UCalgary researcher Dr. Ryan Peters and his team are using the Hexapod, a robotic platform that moves beneath a person’s feet, to study balance and explore potential therapies for people with balance impairments bit.ly/4eg4xdL
UCalgary researchers discover potential new pathway to heart repair and to prevent heart failure bit.ly/4ixkMEG
ALT Justin Deniset, Ali Fatehi Hassanabad and Paul Fedak.
Dr. David Sinclair, world-renowned aging researcher, challenges innovators to think bigger at Innovate Calgary's Founders Lunch bit.ly/4zfWuG2
ALT Dr. David Sinclair.
UCalgary is celebrating Calgary Innovation Week 2026 from Nov. 2-5. Hosted by Platform Calgary, the event showcases the talent, research and industry connections helping drive growth across the city bit.ly/4jOPqvv @HunterHubYYC
Alberta’s clocks are staying put. But what does that mean for sleep? UCalgary's Dr. Michael Antle and psychologist Kyle Dyck explain how light and daily schedules shape sleep, learning and mental health bit.ly/4zYJjJD @UCalgaryArts
ALT UCalgary main campus entrance.
For 60 years, UCalgary has continued to meet the cancer challenge. Discover how decades of work in cancer research led to the Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute bit.ly/4swz64I @Charb_Cancer
ALT Greg Cairncross, Sandy Charbonneau, Arnie Charbonneau, Elizabeth Cannon and Jon Meddings after the Institute naming ceremony in 2014.
Wayfinding study, led by Drs. Giuseppe Iaria and Ford Burles, confirms traveling to space makes astronauts age faster bit.ly/4yPUGTc @UCalgaryArts
ALT Researchers studied the impact of space flight on astronauts visiting the International Space Station.
UCalgary to lead research advancing Canada’s hypersonic technology capabilities, supported by funding from the Department of National Defence bit.ly/4iaMk3I @SchulichENGG
ALT Dr. Artem Korobenko.
Could biological Velcro help explain dangerous blood clots in diabetes? PhD student Paula Brandt’s research explores how a sticky protein could contribute to blood-clot formation in people with type 2 diabetes bit.ly/4ssWXSW
ALT Paula Brandt.