By Shefali Rai, June 29 2023—
On April 28, the Government of Canada announced an investment of $125 million for the One Child Every Child initiative at the University of Calgary. This is the largest research grant ever awarded to … Read the rest
By Shefali Rai, March 24 2022
On March 7, the University of Calgary’s Knowledge Engagement team hosted a workshop on how to pitch a story idea to The Conversation Canada — an independent online publication platform that works in partnership … Read the rest
By Shefali Rai, September 30 2021ㅡ
Sept. 30, 2021 marked Canada’s response to the 80th Call to Action identified in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action. The University of Calgary community joined this effort by participating … Read the rest
By Shefali Rai, April 22 2021—
The University of Calgary’s philosophy for a more inclusive and diverse university has prompted the launch of Alberta’s very first postdoctoral award program specifically for Black and Indigenous scholars. This program stems from the … Read the rest
By Shefali Rai, February 4 2021—
COVID-19 vaccines are all the buzz in the new year, with reports of the general public receiving the vaccine as early as summer 2021. While credit is due for the remarkable feat of developing … Read the rest
By Shefali Rai, January 12 2020—
A global calamity forges on – but do we still care? Health care workers are burnt out. Even in October Alberta ranked at the top of all provinces for pandemic fatigue with 53 percent of … Read the rest
By Shefali Rai, December 3 2020—
The USRI surveys are finally being done online, thanks to COVID-19.
While students have faced all manner of changes in light of the global pandemic, most of which they had no choice in, one of … Read the rest
By Shefali Rai, December 1 2020—
Identify, plan, execute, invest and finally lead. A quick google search can give a handful of easy tricks, checklists and one-stop-shop solutions for growing leaders. Buzzwords such as accountability, pioneering and optimization can leave … Read the rest
By Shefali Rai, November 29 2020—
By now, we’ve all read countless articles related to COVID-19 and been advised to follow even more protocols to “flatten the curve.” As tired as we all are with this rhetoric, we are still … Read the rest
By Shefali Rai, October 21 2020—
As Canadians, we are used to an abundance of food supply — our grocery stores are fully stocked, home subscription boxes allow us to have chef-curated recipes at home and Amazon Prime does same day … Read the rest
