Welcome

Dr. Rose GoldsteinWelcome to the Office of Research web pages of the University of Calgary! Having recently started my tenure as vice- president (research) on July 1, 2007, it gives me special pleasure to welcome you, whether you are student, staff, faculty or visitor, and to invite you to be an active participant in research at the University of Calgary. >> more

Awards

SPE Anthony F. Lucas Gold Medal

Dr. Tony Settari is the 2008 recipient of the Society of Petroleum Engineers' Anthony F. Lucas Gold Medal. The Anthony F. Lucas Gold Medal is the SPE’s major technical award. The award recognizes those responsible for developing new technology and concepts and demonstrating distinguished achievement in improving the technique and practice of finding and producing petroleum.

For further information on the SPE, and its awards program, please visit: http://www.spe.org/spe-app/spe/about/honors/index.htm

Bringing science and research into undergraduate classrooms

Leslie Reid's passion for teaching has earned her the U of C's first-ever Tamaratt Teaching Professorship in Geoscience, a new position that will allow her to improve the way science is taught.
Instead of the usual lectures, exams and lab assignments, she uses video footage of her colleagues in the field, team-based approaches and questions to get her students thinking and tackling problems like scientists.
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Calgary recognizes U of C excellence

The City of Calgary is recognizing several members of the University of Calgary community for their outstanding achievements and significant contributions to improving quality of life in Calgary.

Eight of the 16 Calgary Awards will go to U of C graduates, professors, researchers and supporters. Dr. Garnette Sutherland will be awarded the Signature Award for his work on the revolutionary neuroArm project, a key element in the U of C's burgeoning biomedical engineering initiative. >> more

U of C claims four APEGGA awards

Several U of C faculty and alumni were honoured with Summit Awards® from the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA) this year.
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Law professor first U of C faculty member to win prestigious Trudeau Fellowship

A leader in human rights, Kathleen Mahoney from the Faculty of Law earns a 2008 Trudeau Foundation Fellowship. >> more

Reporting Office

Research Services and Research Accounting

News and Highlights

2008 - 2009 Goals and Objectives

Dr. Rose Goldstein's 2008 - 2009 Goals and Objectives are now available online. >> more

Dr. Naweed Syed

Research in Action Breakfast

The U of C has built one of the strongest and most comprehensive biomedical engineering programs in Canada. Register now to attend the Research in Action Breakfast on September 10, 2008. >> more

U of C researcher helps fight bioterrorism

Donald Woods, PhD, of the University of Calgary's Faculty of Medicine, was awarded $1.7 million by the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for research into vaccines against agents of bioterrorism. >> more

Brain research gets surprise boost from Boone Pickens

American philanthropist and billionaire businessman Boone Pickens officially opened the Boone Pickens Centre for Neurological Science and Advanced Technologies with a surprise gift of $25 million. >> more

U of C awarded $14 million for health research

Alan Shiell, a research scientist in the U of C's Population Health Intervention Research Centre, recently received a prestigious new Applied Public Health Chair from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. >> more

Appointments

Dr. Rose Goldstein, Vice-President (Research) is pleased to announce the following appointments.

Dr. Gary Libben

Associate Vice-President (Research)

Dr. Gary Libben has been appointed to the position of Associate Vice-President (Research), effective January 1, 2009. >> more

Dr. Naweed Syed

Advisor to the Vice-President (Research) on Biomedical Engineering

Dr. Naweed Syed has been appointed the position of Advisor to the Vice-President (Research) on Biomedical Engineering.The appointment is effective Mar. 1, 2008 for a two-year period. >> more

Dr. Tom Noseworthy

Advisor to the Provost and the Vice-President (Research) on Public Health

The Provost and VPR are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Tom Noseworthy to the position of Advisor to the Provost and the Vice-President (Research) on Public Health for a one year period, April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009.
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Senior Executive Director, Research Services and Research Accounting
(RS and RA)

Glenn A. McMurray, C.A., has been appointed to the newly-created position of Senior Executive Director, Research Services and Research Accounting (RS and RA), effective May 6, 2008.
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