Child Health Research - for lifelong health and well-being
Children are not small adults: at every age, they are unique. Preventing stressors and treating illnesses in babies and children have lifelong benefits. Our institute is devoted to child health research in a wide spectrum of disciplines – all focused on better lifelong health and well-being for children, families and communities.
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Centre for Research & Innovative Care Update
Plans are advancing to increase inpatient capacity at the Alberta Children’s Hospital and to build a new pediatric “Centre for Research & Innovative Care”, thanks to an initial $2 million investment from the Government of Alberta and an additional $2 million from the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation.
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The science of how stress affects our ability to adapt and recover
UFlourish brings experts together to explore strategies for managing the impact of stress on the mind and body
What happens when we integrate pluralism and transdisciplinary scholarship?
UCalgary pluralism research is funded by a SSHRC Insight Grant
Three UCalgary researchers named 2026 Killam Emerging Research Leaders
Scholars recognized for leadership in Indigenous children’s well-being, paediatric pain and materials engineering
Rethinking how we understand Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder
Dr. Tamara Bodnar receives Killam Memorial Emerging Leader Chair for her community-engaged research