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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2025): Peer Beyond Graduate Research Conference
This publication celebrates a milestone for the Peer Beyond Graduate Research Conference, an annual interdisciplinary event hosted by the University of Calgary Graduate Students' Association since 2017. For the first time, the 2025 conference, held on February 19 and 20, features its own proceedings. Compiled by Publication Chair Ayoola Oladele and a dedicated team of volunteers, these proceedings showcase 27 extended abstracts, short papers, and poster papers. They highlight some of the remarkable research being conducted by University of Calgary graduate students, featuring work from across various disciplines at the university.