UCalgary Arts

09/10/2026

The Faculty of Arts welcomes 12 new colleagues this fall, bringing new expertise and perspectives to nine departments. Get to know them and the research and teaching they’re bringing to UCalgary.

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09/09/2026

Go inside the John Ware ranch archaeological excavation with Dr. Lindsay Amundsen-Meyer, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology.

See how new discoveries, including a Levi Strauss & Co. button, are adding to our understanding of the legendary Black Alberta cowboy and rancher.

09/09/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Sheri Madigan, PhD, professor in the Department of Psychology, who has been named a 2026 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award winner in the Professionals category by the Women’s Executive Network.

09/08/2026

This morning, Dr. Lindsay Amundsen-Meyer, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, and project collaborator Cheryl Foggo, Canadian author, documentary filmmaker, screenwriter and playwright, shared the latest discoveries from the John Ware ranch archaeological excavation with local media.

Now in its third year, the UCalgary Faculty of Arts project has uncovered new structural remains of the Ware home along with artifacts including a Levi Strauss & Co. button, adding to the historical record of the legendary Black Alberta cowboy and rancher.

09/08/2026

09/08/2026

Dr. Robert R. Janes, PhD’74, turned his training in archaeology in the Faculty of Arts, at the University of Calgary into a career spanning museum leadership, reconciliation and climate advocacy. A former president and CEO of Calgary’s Glenbow Museum, he was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2025 for his role in facilitating the return of sacred belongings to the Blackfoot Confederacy.

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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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