UCalgary Arts

09/04/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Frank Stahnisch, PhD, professor in the Department of History, on receiving the 2026 Outstanding (Non-Biography) Book Award in the History of Neuroscience from the International Society for the History of the Neurosciences.

The award recognizes his book, Great Minds in Despair: The Forced Migration of German-Speaking Neuroscientists to North America, 1933 to 1989.

The book traces the forced migration of German-speaking neuroscientists to North America, examining how displacement and new scientific environments shaped their careers and the development of neuroscience.

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09/04/2026

Interim Dean Dr. Leslie Reid, PhD, welcomes new and returning Faculty of Arts students to the fall term.

09/03/2026

09/02/2026

Latina women living in Calgary explore migration, identity, community-building and home through Sensory Cartographies of Belonging: Remembering, Experiencing, and Imagining Our Lives as Latina Immigrants.

Led by Dr. Laura Montes de Oca, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Sociology, and Verónica Briseño Castrejón, a PhD student in environmental design in the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, in collaboration with Centro Latino, the exhibition presents a collective artwork created during a three-day collaborative workshop.

Grand opening: Sept. 5, 1 p.m.
Exhibition: Sept. 6–10, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Location: The Little Gallery, 6th floor, Art Building

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09/01/2026

Faculty of Arts students are bringing an Arts perspective to entrepreneurial thinking as UCalgary launches Canada’s first entrepreneurial micro-credential for university students.

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Free to all students, the program will teach students to find innovative solutions, thrive in uncertainty

08/31/2026

Faculty of Arts graduate student Sabine Lecorre-Moore is combining art and research to document Calgary’s evolving Francophone community through portraiture and textile art.

Research-creation project documents Calgary's diverse Francophone community through portraiture and textile art

08/31/2026

Why Arts? Some of our newest Faculty of Arts students weigh in.

08/31/2026

Faculty of Arts Urban Studies students helped shape the transformation of a former Eau Claire helipad into a vibrant basketball court and public art space.

Urban Studies class at UCalgary helps transform public spaces

08/28/2026

Arts welcome selfie(s)! 📷

Interim Dean Dr. Leslie Reid, PhD, and Associate Dean, Student Success, Dr. Jason Wiens, PhD, kicked off the morning with a packed Jack Simpson Gymnasium and our newest Arts students!

08/28/2026

New Faculty of Arts research chair Dr. Peter Jackson, PhD, is bringing a historical lens to Canada’s evolving intelligence and security challenges.

Meet alumnus Dr. Peter Jackson, one of UCalgary’s new Eddie Goldenberg Research Chairs. His research will inform Canada's national security policy, including Arctic security. He will be returning to the Faculty of Arts as the Eddie Goldenberg Research Chair of Canada in Intelligence and Security in a Changing Global Order. https://bit.ly/4d4qwU6

UCalgary Arts | Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies