News and events
Biomedical engineering news
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Schulich School of Engineering professor emeritus Nigel Shrive honoured with 2026 Killam Prize
Career accolades include the invention of the Oxford Knee, as well as research in load-bearing masonry
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Digital fingerprint of driving patterns identified as potential predictor of Alzheimer’s
UCalgary’s Healthy City Lab develops “route complexity metric” to track subtle changes in older adults’ everyday navigation behind the wheel
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Colleen Jacobsen appointed senior director, Cumming School of Medicine
Appointment takes effect Dec. 8, 2025
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Introducing physicians joining the Southern Alberta Medical Program
Southern Alberta’s new medical program announces senior leadership
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Engineering course claims Triple-E Award as a top entrepreneurial offering
Entrepreneurial Capstone course launches memorable startups at UCalgary
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UCalgary and Providence Therapeutics kick off new partnership
New industry and university collaboration to develop mRNA vaccines for pre-clinical testing
Biomedical engineering events
Alberta Biomedical Engineering Conference
This is an annual student conference that features presentations by undergraduate and graduate students from across Western Canada, with national and international guest speakers and industry participation.
Health Hack Competition
Focusing on a different theme each year, it brings multidisciplinary teams together with healthcare expertise and empowers them with mentorship and rapid prototyping facilities to address challenges in healthcare with technology solutions.