BAW is the global campaign to increase public awareness of the progress and benefits of brain research. Events and special lectures (TBA) will be held at each campus.

A free lecture by Dr. Adrian Owen on his research utilizing neuroimaging to study disorders of consciousness resulting from brain injury. Dr. Owen is the University of Western Ontario Canada Excellence Research Chair in Cognitive Imaging & Neuroscience. Tuesday, March 14 | 7 p.m. Yates Memorial Centre 1002-4th Ave. South Proudly sponsored by the Harley [...]

The 26th annual History of Medicine Days Conference will be a  two-day, national and international conference held at the University of Calgary on Friday, March 17th and Saturday, March 18th, 2017. Undergraduate students from across Canada, the United States, and Overseas are invited to submit an abstract for an oral or poster presentation on the [...]

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The Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience is the only research facility of its kind in Canada. Step inside and learn about the ground-breaking discoveries we’re making here in southern Alberta. Everyone is welcome at this free event, which includes activities for children and free parking. Saturday, March 18 | 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. CCBN, [...]

The Brain Bee is an international competition founded by the Society for Neuroscience. These live Q&A competitions test the neuroscience knowledge of high school students around the world, and consist of oral, written and hands-on components.  Students in grades 9 to 12 from Calgary and surrounding area schools are invited to compete in the Hotchkiss [...]

Dr. Shalina Ousman Associate Professor, University of Calgary FMC Coombs Theatre (live site), SHC 510007 RSVP for lunch to dixie.vancak@albertahealthservices.ca by March 15

Dr. Shaona Acharjee, Research Associate, Pittman Lab, University of Calgary “Microglial suppression in the early autoimmune CNS inflammation leads to enhanced glutamate transmission in the basolateral amygdala”   UofA ECHA 2-140  · UofC HSC 500 (live site) · UofL EP1201 · SHC  510015 March 23, 11:00 - 11:50 pm* *not the usual noon time Everyone is welcome to attend but lunch [...]

Speaker: Dr. Elliot C. Brown, PhD (Postdoctoral Fellow, working with Drs. Zelma Kiss & Rajamannar Ramasubbu, Mathison Centre for Mental Hearth Research and Education, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary) Title: “Towards a multimodal imaging predictor of treatment response to deep brain stimulation for depression” Publications: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=elliot+c+brown Research Profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Elliot_Brown When: Thursday, 23 March, 2017 Time:  13h00 to 14h00 [...]

The Royce Conference showcases research from the University of Alberta’s Psychology Department and psychology research in the broader university and Edmonton community, with talks and poster presentations. The keynote address will be given by Dr. Tony Volk (Child and Youth Studies, Brock University), “Bullying: A Multidisciplinary Viewpoint.” We invite submissions from anyone with research to [...]