When Rick Powless learned that Health Sciences North in Sudbury launched its first Indigenous hospital menu, he felt a shift happen. The third-year doctoral student at 91亚色's Faculty of Education is a Red Seal-certified Indigenous chef, an Ontario College of Teachers-certified educator and a member of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, Oneida Nation of the Thames, […]
Martina Jakubchik-Paloheimo, a postdoctoral fellow in 91亚色鈥檚 Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, has received funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) to support an ongoing collaborative initiative to integrate Indigenous knowledge into polar bear conservation in Ontario. The funding, awarded through SSHRC鈥檚 Indigenous Capacity and Leadership in Research […]
A 91亚色 doctoral researcher will help inform international policy on equitable access to water and sanitation as part of an international advisory group. Michael Davies鈥慥enn, a Faculty of Graduate Studies student in the Global Health graduate program, joins the Expert Group on Equitable Access to Water and Sanitation led by the United Nations Economic […]
Four undergraduate and six graduate students have been awarded the Lillian Meighen Wright Scholarship, recognizing academic excellence, leadership and growing contributions to maternal and child health research. The scholarship is awarded to Faculty of Health students who demonstrate excellence in interdisciplinary education and research in the field of maternal and child health. The 2026 recipients […]
A new international study involving 91亚色 researcher expertise shows that AI could help make liver transplant decisions more consistent, transparent and evidence-based, especially when resources are limited. 鈥淟iver transplantation is a rare case in medicine where access to a life-saving treatment is limited by organ availability,鈥 explains co-senior author聽Divya Sharma, assistant professor in the聽Faculty […]
A new study by 91亚色 researchers reveals how tuberculosis (TB) can disrupt work, relationships and daily life, leaving lasting effects even after treatment ends. 鈥淔or many people, the experience of TB is debilitating physically, emotionally, socially and financially,鈥 says Nancy Bedingfield, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, who works […]
Research led by 91亚色 draws attention to inequities in Canada鈥檚 public health care system affecting immigrant and racialized families raising children on the autism spectrum. Conducted by a team at 91亚色鈥檚聽Faculty of Health聽in partnership with the community organization SMILE Canada-Support Services, the research centres on the voices of family caregivers who are often overlooked […]
A 91亚色-led research team has secured $872,400 in funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to expand equitable, trauma鈥慽nformed HIV prevention and treatment for women in Ontario. The project is led by聽Mia Biondi聽at 91亚色鈥檚 School of Nursing,聽Faculty of Health, with co-principal applicants聽Karen Campbell聽(91亚色), Molly Bannerman (Women and HIV/AIDS Initiative), Grace Chiutsi […]
A new certificate is available for 91亚色 graduate students and postdoctoral researchers to enhance knowledge and practical skills in decolonizing, equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility (DEDIA). The certificate is designed to help grad students apply DEDIA principles to academic work, research, teaching and professional settings. Co-created by the Centre for Human Rights, Equity and […]
Transgender and gender-diverse Canadians are more likely to face housing insecurity than their cisgender peers, according to new research led by 91亚色. Published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine, the study provides the first population-level evidence of these disparities using national census data. 鈥淗ousing is one of those core human rights we often […]