News & Events
Congratulations to Dr. Carolyn Emery on being inducted into the Royal Society of Canada (RSC). She is one of seven University of Calgary faculty members to be named a new fellow this year. She was welcomed as a Class of 2023 new RSC Fellow on November 17, 2023.
Important Dates
Upcoming abstract submission deadlines, events, conferences and more.
Nov. 8
The Wood Forum 2025: Strength in Science: Exercise for Bone and Joint Health will be held on Saturday, November 8. The event will offer a chance for you to learn more about the science behind exercise and its impact on bone and joint health directly from experts.
April 27
The 6th CCN-RCC Annual Meeting will be held April 27-28, 2026 in Calgary, AB. Abstract and symposia submissions deadline is January 15, 2026.
The Pre-View
Sharing our sports injury prevention views and research through the Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre's e-newsletter, The Pre-View.
The Pre-View Fall 2024 Edition
Find us in the news
- Six UCalgary researchers named Canada Research Chairs - Ali Abel; UCalgary News (November 3, 2025)
- UCalgary sport scientist key to Colorado Avalanche captain Gabe Landeskog’s NHL comeback - Heath McCoy; UCalgary News (October 2, 2025)
- New initiative puts youth voices at centre of concussion research - Mark Agius; UCalgary News (September 22, 2025)
- How a UCalgary researcher is changing tackle safety in women’s rugby - Tammie Samuel; University of Calgary YouTube (August 15, 2025)
- As women’s rugby booms, Kinesiology postdoc innovates on tackle safety in the game - Heath McCoy; UCalgary News (August 18, 2025)
- Women’s rugby is booming, but safety relies on borrowed assumptions from the men’s game - Kathryn Dane, Isla Shill, Stephen West; The Conversation (July 27, 2025)
- Dr. Carolyn Emery named new scientific director for UCalgary's Institutes for Transdisciplinary Scholarship - Ali Abel; UCalgary News (May 27, 2025)
- Ask Me Something: What happens when you get a concussion? - Sophia Lopez; UCalgary News (April 29, 2025)
- What's the most dangerous sport in the world? - Patrick Pester; Live Science (July 27, 2024)
- International research panel updates consensus on treating concussion in sport - Mark Agius & Leanne Yohemas; UToday (June 15, 2023)
A well deserved round of applause...
- Congratulations to Dr. Tara-Leigh McHugh on being named one of six new Canada Research Chairs (October 2025)
- Congratulations to Dr. Carolyn Emery, Emily Heming (PhD), Dr. Kathryn Schneider, Dr. Tara-Leigh McHugh, and Dr. Isla Shill, who attended the Female, Woman, and/or Girl Athlete Injury Prevention Consensus meeting.
- Congratulations to Jada Kiss on receiving the Student Research Award.
- Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Kenny on receiving the Dance Educator Award.
- Congratulations to Ash Kolstad on receiving a 2024 Killam Award - Learn more
- Congratulations to Joseph Carere on winning a Governor's General Gold Medal.
- Congratulations to Dr. Kathryn Schneider on being a recipient the Presidential Coin from the Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine (CASEM).
- Congratulations to Dr. Patricia Doyle-Baker on receiving a Friends of Camp award for her support for summer camp programs - Learn more
- Congratulations to Dr. Jason Tabor on being named one of the National Institute of Health's Outstanding Scholars in Neuroscience Award Program. He is the only Canadian award recipient in 2024.
Successful Defenses
- Raelyn Javra, MSc (June 2025)
- Elizabeth Fletcher, MSc (June 2025)
- Jacalyn Moore, MSc (May 2025)
- Jordan Parkin, MSc (May 2025)
- Joel Burma, PhD (August 2024)
- Alana Madrid, MSc (June 2024)
- Courtney Kennedy, MSc (June 2024)
- Brooke Dennett, MSc (June 2024)
- Benjamin Leggett, MSc (May 2024)
Patti Lou and Ron Doornbos Memorial Scholarship Recipients
2024 Eric Gibson
2023 Emily Heming
2022 Carla van den Berg
2021 Paul Eliason
2020 Isla Shill
2019 Kimberley Befus
2018 Ash Kolstad