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Alumni News and Stories

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Alumni News

UCalgary student builds traffic tool to help drivers dodge delays

Drive Safe Calgary updates commuters with live incident info at the click of a button

Fancy balls and hootenannies headline student life in 1966

Former Gauntlet editor-in-chief Maureen McLeod looks back at how she and UCalgary ‘came of age’ together

Meet the Top 40 Under 40 — Class of 2025

Avenue magazine celebrates 19 of UCalgary’s brightest lights, whose work is transforming the city

UCalgary shines at Innovation Week 2025

Research-based and alumni-founded ventures recognized among the city’s most promising new companies

UCeed Startup Investment Funds celebrate five years of impact with $30M under management and first portfolio exit

UCalgary’s innovation ecosystem expands with new Engineering and Science Fund

Meet Them Where They Scroll: The Power of Pop Culture in Parenting and Teaching

From math lessons to tough talks about gender and identity, educators are finding that today’s music, movies and memes can open the door to meaningful conversations

Class Notes

Here’s your chance to share your news. Whether you’ve taken on a new job, got married, had a baby, travelled around the world, written a book, retired, got promoted . . . we want to be there, every step of the way.

Let us know where your life is taking you and we will share your milestones with former classmates and UCalgary’s alumni family that spans the globe. Your Class Note will appear in this section but may also be shared on UCalgary’s social media channels and may be featured in an article in one of our newsletters. Please note that submissions are restricted to 150 words per person and if you can, include an image.