Peak Scholars: COVID-19 Innovation Excellence

Learn more about the projects selected for this special edition of Peak Scholars in 2021

Congratulations to our Peak Scholars in COVID-19 Innovation Excellence

This special edition of the Peak Scholars program celebrated entrepreneurship, innovation, and knowledge engagement activities related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

UCalgary scholars have gone to great lengths to address the global need created by the pandemic. We are incredibly proud of our community for the rapid response that resulted in exciting and groundbreaking work, with potential for significant impact. 

10 projects were selected from a highly competitive group of applicants and were recognized in four categories: Applied research; Clinical research; Equipment, infrastructure and products; and Social impact.

Research topics

Equipment, infrastructure and products

Clinical research

Applied research

Social impact

Rahul Arora

Rahul Arora

Peak Scholar helps chart route out of COVID-19

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Gina Dimitropoulos

Gina Dimitropoulos

Brief-UP pilot study plucks UCalgary students from stressful experiences

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Linda Duffett-Leger

Linda Duffett-Leger

New VID-KIDS app takes help online for mums with postpartum depression

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Belinda Heyne

Belinda Heyne

Innovation is the equivalent of art – it’s creation

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Casey Hubert and Michael Parkins

Casey Hubert and Michael Parkins

Listening, learning and sharing are key to successful COVID-19 wastewater project

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Michael Kallos

Michael Kallos

How to mobilize the research community to tackle an all-encompassing problem

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Bonnie Lashewicz,

Bonnie Lashewicz

Long-term care workers caught 'between a rock and a hard place'

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Naomi Lightman

Naomi Lightman

Short film advocates for workers following tragic impact of COVID-19 in long-term care

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Dylan Pillai

Dylan Pillai

Pandemic or endemic, testing is first step in preventing serious health outcomes

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