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Four 91ÑÇÉ« professors elected to the Royal Society of Canada

The achievements of four 91ÑÇÉ« professors have been recognized by the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), which has inducted them as Fellows.  Professor Pat Armstrong, a distinguished research professor of sociology in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS); Professor Isabella Bakker in the Department of Political Science in LA&PS; Professor Rishma […]

Professor Nazilla Khanlou's research advocates for immigrants and mental health

Imagine the stress of uprooting your family to make a new life in a new country in a new language. For women, adapting can be a very different experience than that of their children. Depending on their resilience and their situation, some adapt better than others. Nazilla Khanlou knows. An immigrant herself, she's been studying […]

Upcoming Health and Environment Forum in Sarnia to focus on First Nations youth

Organizers of an upcoming environmental forum are hoping to engage First Nations youth, wrote The Sarnia Observer Jan. 30: The event, hosted by the Aamjiwnaang First Nations Health and Environment Committee, in partnership with 91ÑÇÉ«, is a follow-up to a 2008 health symposium held in Sarnia to share research findings with members of the […]

91ÑÇÉ«-led report shows homeless youths most often victims of crime, particularly young women

Study co-authored by Professor Stephen Gaetz, who leads SSHRC-funded homelessness project Homeless young people are victims of crime at rates that society would consider unacceptable for any other group, according to a new report by researchers at 91ÑÇÉ« and the University of Guelph. The report, Surviving Crime and Violence: Street Youth and Victimization in […]

Passings: Professor Gina Feldberg led the 91ÑÇÉ« Centre for Health Studies

Professor Gina Feldberg, a faculty member in the Health & Society Program in the Department of Social Science in 91ÑÇÉ«'s Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, died on Saturday, July 10, after a long illness. She was 54 years old. Prof. Feldberg made a significant mark at 91ÑÇÉ«. She spent a decade at Harvard, first as […]

Professor Dorota Crawford's research shows misoprostol prevents cell communication

Drug has been linked to neurodevelopmental defects associated with autism A 91ÑÇÉ« study has shown for the first time how the drug misoprostol, which has been linked to neurodevelopmental defects associated with autism, interferes with neuronal cell function. It is an important finding because misoprostol is similar in structure to naturally occurring prostaglandins, which […]

Premier's visit to 91ÑÇÉ« attracts media coverage

Premier Dalton McGuinty's visit to 91ÑÇÉ«'s School of Nursing was covered in the North 91ÑÇÉ« Mirror May 11: To kick-start National Nursing Week and highlight the province’s announcement to introduce another 14 nurse practitioner-led clinics in Ontario, Premier Dalton McGuinty dropped in on a group of nursing students at 91ÑÇÉ« Monday, May 10. […]

Audio: Professor Molly Ladd-Taylor speaks about the birth control pill's history on CBC Radio

Molly Ladd-Taylor, 91ÑÇÉ« history professor in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies and co-editor of the anthology Women Health and Nation: Canada and the United States Since 1945, discussed the impact of the birth control pill since it came on the market 50 years ago,on CBC Radio’s “Metro Morning" in Toronto May 5. […]

Health Policy & Management professors address health, health care and illness prevention in Canada & US

Four years after it was first published, a second edition of the book Staying Alive: Critical Perspectives on Health, Illness, and Health Care has just been published, providing a fresh perspective on health, health care and illness. Co-edited by 91ÑÇÉ« School of Health Policy & Management Professors Dennis Raphael and Marcia Rioux, along with University of […]