This Friday Winter 2026 CogSem starts with a talk by postdoctoral scholar Dr Zijun Zhou (supervisor Dr Dana Hayward) "Cognitive and Neural Mechanisms Underlying People's Sense of Joint Agency During Joint Action" Friday 9 October, 3-4 pm, BS P319N Everyone is welcome!

Congratulations to Yajing Zhang on receiving not one, but two outstanding awards! Yajing has been awarded the Dallas Treit Graduate Research Award and an Alberta Gambling Research Institute (AGRI) Graduate Scholarship. Please join us in congratulating Yajing!

Thank you for a quarter-century of dedication, expertise, and contributions to our department and the university community. Please join us in celebrating this remarkable milestone!

Congratulations to Cor Baerveldt, Fred Colbourne, Clay Dickson, Christina Gagne, Pete Hurd, Kim Noels, Tom Spalding, and Chris Westbury on reaching an incredible 25 years of service to the University of Alberta.

A reminder that our UPA is organizing a movie night as part of Mental Health Awareness Week, coinciding with World Mental Health Day on October 10th. Crazy Rich Asians 🎞️ Friday Oct 9 4:00pm - 6:20pm 🎞️CAB 243

Congratulations to Clayton Dickson, recipient of the Excellence in Graduate Mentorship award! This recognition celebrates Clayton’s commitment to graduate mentorship and the important role that thoughtful, supportive mentorship plays in the development of graduate students.

🏆 Livia Eni — SSHRC | Supervisor: W. Hoglund 🏆 Adavait Gulwani — NSERC | Supervisor: J. Q. Lee 🏆 Avigna Jena — SSHRC | Supervisor: P. Liu 🏆 Autumn McFetridge — NSERC | Supervisor: J. Q. Lee Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition of your academic achievements

Congratulations to our graduate student award recipients! We’re delighted to celebrate Livia Eni, Adavait Gulwani, Avigna Jena, and Autumn McFetridge on receiving Canada Graduate Research Scholarships (Master’s) and Walter H. Johns Graduate Fellowships.

The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (GPS) Graduate Student Teaching Awards recognize excellence and dedication in teaching. We’re proud to celebrate these five graduate students and their contributions to the learning experience of our students.

Congratulations to our GPS Graduate Student Teaching Award recipients! 🏆 Vrushali Rao Gumnur — Supervisor: S. Wiebe 🏆 Angela Ma — Supervisor: D. Rast 🏆 Julie Olsen — Supervisor: S. Wiebe 🏆 Evan Shillabeer — Supervisor: C. Baerveldt 🏆 Hao Zheng — Supervisor: Y. Zheng

Congratulations to Peggy St. Jacques on receiving the 2026 Excellence in Undergraduate Mentorship Award! This award recognizes Peggy’s outstanding commitment to mentoring undergraduate students and supporting their academic, research, and professional growth.

Today, and every day, we reflect on how we are taking up the Calls to Action issued by the National Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) in our professional, public and personal lives @ualberta.bsky.social

Thank you, Elder Fernie Marty! It was an honor to host Elder Fernie Marty, Indigenous Knowledge Keeper and Member of the Papaschase First Nation, as we welcomed our incoming graduate students, postdoctoral scholars and staff, and celebrated our award recipients.

Congratulations to Jennifer Passey on receiving the Graduate Student Association Staff Award! This award recognizes Jennifer’s dedication and contributions to supporting graduate students and their experience within our university community.

🏆 Kathryn Kincaid 🏆 Karsten Loepelmann 🏆 Kat Munley 🏆 Kyle Nash 🏆 Lisa Smithson 🏆 Mike Sharp 🏆 Norman Brown 🏆 Pan Liu 🏆 Roy Frenzel 🏆 Taka Masuda 🏆 Tiana Rust

Please join us in celebrating 🏆 Arturo Pérez 🏆 Ben Dyson 🏆 Britttany Thaxter 🏆 Ben Whittaker 🏆 Deanna Singhal 🏆 Erin Scully 🏆 Evan Shillabeer 🏆 Jenn Passey 🏆 Jeff Pisklak 🏆 James Farley 🏆 Kim Campbell