University of Calgary's Cumming School of Medicine

04/17/2026

Celebrating 60 years of in an unforgettable way at the UCalgary 60 Community Day and Rex’s Jurassic Jamboree. 🎉

Campus was flooded with prehistoric creatures as we set out to break the Guinness World Record for the most people dressed as dinosaurs.

Students, faculty, staff, community members of all ages—and the dean of the Cu***ng School of Medicine—danced and roared their way to setting a new record.

dean Dr. Todd Anderson was thrilled to have been part of the excitement! Huge congrats to the University of Calgary for breaking the world record.

➡ Check out the photos below and read more here: https://bit.ly/4sIDgoD

Libin Cardiovascular Institute

04/16/2026

Have you considered advancing your career in a health-related field?

Join this upcoming webinar to learn more about our Precision Health Graduate Program. Explore how precision health is shaping the future of health care, and where you would best fit in this emerging field.

💠 Learn how UCalgary’s fully online program supports working professionals and learners who need flexibility.
💠 Get a clear overview of admissions, available funding opportunities, and how to prepare a strong application.
💠Check your readiness for online graduate study and ask questions in real time.

Precision Health at UCalgary: Your Roadmap to Admission and Career Success
Date: Thurs. April 23, 2026
Time: 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. MDT
Format: Live online webinar

Learn how this innovative graduate program prepares you for success by offering four diverse streams to choose from: Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Quality & Safety Leadership, Health Professions Education Leadership, and Precision Medicine. (Recent graduates pictured below!)

➡️ Register here for the webinar: https://discover.ucalgary.ca/register/grad_Roadmap

University of Calgary - Faculty of Graduate Studies | Faculty of Nursing - University of Calgary | Haskayne School of Business | University of Calgary Faculty of Science | Calgary Foothills Primary Care Network

04/15/2026

Bravo to Laiba Nasir who is recognized for empowering youth to take charge in their health care decisions!

As a recipient of a 2026 Top 20 Under 20 Award, we are celebrating Laiba’s advocacy and efforts to advance disability justice and the responsible integration of artificial intelligence in public health.

A Bachelor of Community Rehabilitation student and published researcher with special interest in the intersections of health care, technology and equity, Laiba founded the Medically Autonomous Youth Society in 2022. This year, she launched Medically Autonomous Youth Technology or MAYTECH, a startup that uses medical research-supported AI to interpret lab results.

Laiba’s Top 20 award presented by Avenue Magazine — Calgary is one of many she has received. Her leadership and advocacy work in mental health, accessibility and youth engagement earned her the 2024 City of Calgary Youth Achievement Award. She’s also an accomplished debater and speaker who has mentored students across Canada to enhance their public speaking.

Congrats to Laiba! 👏🏼

Read more: https://www.avenuecalgary.com/top-20-under-20/2026/laiba-nasir/

Libin Cardiovascular Institute | McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health

📷 Steve Collins

04/13/2026

Big congrats to Areeb Qayyum, MPRH’25, who is a 2026 Top 30 Under 30 Award recipient!

A graduate of the Precision Health Graduate Program at the Cu***ng School of Medicine (CSM), Areeb has worked as a sessional instructor and as a research coordinator, where he has collaborated on projects exploring hematology, emergency medicine and maternal and child wellness.

Areeb values every opportunity to build connections with others and to motivate positive change in the community.

“I look at the Top 30 Under 30 Award as both a celebration of the community involvement and the leadership work my cohort has done,” he says, “and as an opportunity to connect with and learn from other young changemakers in Alberta.”

At the CSM, one of the most interesting changes Areeb has recently undergone is his transition from student to teaching roles. “I firmly continue to believe that I am always a learner in every situation I encounter, and now I have had multiple opportunities to develop my skills as an educator.”

This year’s theme of the award offered by the Alberta Council for Global Cooperation is ‘Harnessing the power of connection to create lasting change.’ Areeb says meaningful connection with others is one of his most fundamental motivators. He deeply values the positive impact people can have in their communities when they make time to connect and collaborate.

Out in the community, Areeb has taught chess to hundreds of Calgary youth and families, where he’s seized the opportunity to build a learning environment that is both engaging and educational.

“Having worked with youth since I was 12, I believe in the long-reaching benefits of uplifting our younger generations and putting them in the best position to succeed, in both chess and life!”

Well done, Areeb. 👏🏼

🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/4vtK9MY

Stay tuned as we celebrate other Top 30 Under 30 Award recipients from the CSM.

Libin Cardiovascular Institute | University of Calgary - Faculty of Graduate Studies

04/13/2026

The Tamaratt Lung Suite at the Cu***ng School of Medicine is a state-of-the-art respiratory research centre.

Led by respirologist and clinician-scientist Dr. Richard Leigh, MBChB, PhD, the Tamaratt suite has played a pivotal role in shaping modern asthma care.

It is also breaking new ground in education, as the first site in Canada to host respiratory therapy students for dedicated research rotations.

“When I was training, the ICU was full of patients dying from asthma,” says Dr. Leigh. “Today, that’s rare. That didn’t happen by chance, it happened because of research like this.”

The next decade promises growth and diversification as the centre expands into new research areas.

➡️ Support innovation in respiratory health. Consider donating to the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases: https://lnkd.in/gGgYbKpk

04/10/2026

Community support fuels critical programs like the Mental Health Initiative for Stress and Trauma (MIST) at the Hotchkiss Brain Institute - HBI.

Created in memory of Calgarian Mike McClay, MIST is turning grief into action.

As part of Giving Day launched today at the University of Calgary, MIST has partnered with the Mindful Men Association to address stigma and silence among men.

Led by Dr. Matthew Hill, PhD, the collaboration unites science and advocacy to accelerate discovery and empower people to prioritize their mental health.

Your gift supports groundbreaking research like this. Beginning today and up to April 23, while matching funds last, your gift can have double the impact.

➡️ Donate to the Mental Health Initiative for Stress and Trauma: https://engage.ucalgary.ca/MIST

Mathison Centre for Mental Health Research & Education

04/01/2026

🎂 Have you heard?

This year is the University of Calgary's 60th birthday! 🥳

There's a big party on main campus planned for Saturday, April 11, and you're all invited!

⬇️ WATCH and join the fun by registering through the link ⬇️

03/31/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Aaron Phillips, PhD, who received this prestigious 2026 Gairdner Award today! 👏🏼

The 2026 Peter Gilgan Canada Gairdner Momentum Award recognizes Canadian mid-career investigators for exceptional scientific research contributions.

One of the world’s leading spinal cord injury (SCI) researchers, Dr. Phillips was selected for his groundbreaking research focused on restoring blood pressure control after SCI, which is transforming clinical care for people living with paralysis. His research has driven the development of enhanced monitoring and therapeutics for neurological and hemodynamic conditions.

This national award celebrates Dr. Phillips’s expertise and innovation in the biomedical sciences. Bravo!

➡️ Read more: https://lnkd.in/exhmhHYT

Hotchkiss Brain Institute - HBI | Libin Cardiovascular Institute | McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health | Gairdner Foundation | Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Congratulations to Aaron Phillips, recipient of the 2026 Peter Gilgan Canada Gairdner Momentum Award.

Dr. Phillips is awarded "For pioneering work that restores blood pressure control after spinal cord injury, reducing life-threatening complications, improving daily functioning, and transforming clinical care for people living with paralysis."

Full bio: https://www.gairdner.org/winner/aaron-phillips

03/31/2026

Researchers from have developed a 4D model of the human heart that is transforming treatment for heart failure patients.

A national clinical trial led by Dr. James White, MD, director of Precision Medicine at the Libin Cardiovascular Institute, and cardiac electrophysiologist Dr. Derek Chew, MD, revealed a clear benefit to using the model to target treatment.

What is essentially a digital twin of a patient's heart, the made-in-Calgary model holds strong potential to enhance patient outcomes by increasing heart-function improvements up to 40 per cent.

⬇️ Read more about the exciting benefits of this new technology in the story linked below ⬇️

O'Brien Institute for Public Health | University of Calgary

A breakthrough in heart failure care is happening right here in Calgary

Researchers at the University of Calgary have developed a groundbreaking 4D “digital twin” of the human heart—helping doctors deliver more precise, personalized treatment for patients receiving cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT).

Led by Drs. James White and Derek Chew, this national clinical trial (MAPIT-CRT) shows that using patient-specific heart models can significantly improve outcomes:

🔹 66% of patients improved with model-guided therapy (vs. 52% with standard care)
🔹 Nearly double the improvement in left ventricular ejection fraction
🔹 No increase in procedure time or risk

Researchers used cardiac MRI to create a personalized, “beating” digital replica of each patient’s heart to better guide pacemaker placement. Excitingly, this made-in-Calgary innovation was designed with implementation in mind: it uses easily adoptable, web-based platforms to bring precision care to more patients, faster.

The future of heart care is personal—and it’s already here.

Learn more: https://news.ucalgary.ca/news/new-4d-model-advances-precision-treatment-heart-failure

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University of Calgary's Cu***ng School of Medicine | O'Brien Institute for Public Health | Heart & Stroke

03/25/2026

03/24/2026

A new UCalgary study is giving young adults with cancer a stronger voice in how research is conducted.

Co-led led by Dr. Perri Tutelman, PhD, Dr. Fiona Schulte, PhD, and Chantale Thurston, the collaboration involved consulting with hundreds of Canadians with adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer. It aimed to explore the needs of what Dr. Tutelman describes as an “often overlooked population for research and research funding.”

“We undertook this project to work with the AYA community and understand what is most important to them and what the future of research in this area should focus on,” she says.

Addressing delays in diagnosis landed as the top priority for those who were consulted.

Dr. Tutelman’s work aims to understand, address and pave the way for future AYA cancer research. 👏

⬇️ Read more: https://bit.ly/4uNlgeS

Charbonneau Cancer Institute | Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute | O'Brien Institute for Public Health | Hotchkiss Brain Institute - HBI | Mathison Centre for Mental Health Research & Education | UCalgary Arts | University of Calgary

UCalgary researchers co-lead study with the community to find out what adolescents and young adults want scientists working on