Nursing innovation & research tackle the biggest health, wellness and societal challenges
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In the News The Gauntlet
UCalgary’s introduction to innovation in nursing through the HIVE Initiative
Killam winner sees UCalgary as a place to deliver research with real-world impact
Faculty of Nursing student Alex Cuncannon investigates how supportive relationships can buffer the effects of early adversity
In the News Calgary Herald
UCalgary researchers create trauma and resilience training program for front-line hospital staff
Health Professions Fair highlights power of collaboration in health care
Through shared learning and real-world simulations, students see the impact of teamwork at every step of the patient journey.
Student participates in Canadian Nurses Association first anti-Indigenous racism knowledge webinar
Savannah Large is a rural nursing student in the St. Paul’s cohort
In the News CBC
2025 Asian Changemaker Bill Zheng
Dr. Tracie Risling, RN, PhD
Associate Professor and Associate Dean, Innovation Research
Message from the Associate Dean, Innovation & Research
Nurses are natural innovators. In the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Calgary this is reflected in our unique and diverse research and scholarship. Our faculty lead research across the life span and nursing’s professional domains – from classrooms to health systems and from our own communities to the world. We are collaborators, co-designers and creators, connecting people to new ideas, evidence and research so that together we can deliver improved health and wellness for all.
We welcome the engagement of our undergraduate and graduate students and post-docs in advancing this work – and we are key partners in UCalgary’s efforts to strengthen transdisciplinary connectivity and partnerships. As the Associate Dean Innovation and Research, it is a privilege to support our exceptional scholars and to continue to seek new ways to build our capacity and showcase the many ways our innovation and research have real world impact every day.