University of Calgary Faculty of Social Work Students with professer Hieu Ngo

The Faculty of Social Work

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News from the Faculty of Social Work

Zoom, left, and Axel, the Luna Centre’s child and youth support dogs.

Luna Centre and UCalgary lead national movement in transforming child advocacy landscape

From local partnership to trailblazing national knowledge hub

University of Calgary Faculty of Social Work researcher Dr. Gina Dimitropoulos, PhD

Study examines economic impact of eating disorders in Canada

UCalgary researcher co-author of national study that finds the cost and impact of eating disorders in children and youth during COVID-19 has been vastly underestimated

Sandy Rao, a fourth-year PhD student in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Calgary

2 doctoral students recognized for redefining and reimagining future of mental-health-care access and environmental justice

Sandy Rao and Chetna Khandelwal win 2023 Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarships

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2024 University of Calgary Teaching and Learning Grants awards over $1M

36 recipients across 12 units receive funding for teaching and learning research

Prince Chiagozie Ekoh, a Faculty of Social Work doctoral student

There’s a reason Prince Chiagozie Ekoh sees human relationships above all

By any measure it was an amazing year for Prince Chiagozie Ekoh, a Faculty of Social Work doctoral student. He was awarded three of Canada’s highest graduate studies awards in 2023. There’s a story behind his game-changing focus on things that connect us all — our social networks.

Students and Muslim community members gather for an Iftar dinner, in a special collaboration between the Calgary chapter of the Islamic Council of North America and the Faculty of Social Work

‘It’s about building community’

Students and Muslim community members gather for an Iftar dinner, in a special collaboration between the Calgary chapter of the Islamic Council of North America and the Faculty of Social Work

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Professional Development

Upcoming courses, seminars and workshops.

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