Read the latest news and announcements from the Women's Health Research Cluster below, and make sure to follow us on Twitter @ResearchonWH and subscribe to our monthly e-newsletter
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March 5, 2023International Women's Day 2023
Happy International Women’s Day! March 8th is a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of self-identifying women worldwide. Imagine a world with gender parity; a world where everyone is valued and celebrated. The focus of this year’s IWD campaign is to…
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February 28, 2023Save the Date! Women's+ Health Research Trainee Conference
Save the date! We are pleased to announce our collaboration with the Partnership for Women's Health Canada to host a virtual "Women's+ Health Trainee Research Conference" on June 14th, 2023 from 9AM-12:30PM PST. This conference will provide trainees with the opportunity to…
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December 19, 2022WHRC Members Make List of Top Performing Researchers
A huge congratulations to the Top Performing Researchers at the Women's Health Research Cluster!Elsevier has published a list representing the top-scientists in an September 2022 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators." The ranking is based…
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December 6, 2022Winners! People's Choice Poster Award
On November 23rd, 2022, we hosted a Trainee Symposium at our fifth Mind the Gap: Hormonal Contraceptives and Brain Health conference session, where trainees virtually presented their research on Endogenous and Exogenous Hormones in Women+'s Health. Please join us in congratulating the…
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November 25, 2022Winners! Conference Registration Award
We are excited to announce the winners of our Conference Registration Award! The Conference Registration Award offered prizes for trainees who are attending a Mind the Gap: Hormonal Contraceptives and Brain Health conference session. The Conference Registration Award was made possible by…
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November 24, 2022International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is the kickoff for 16 Days of Activism aiming to eliminate Gender-Based Violence against women and girls. This global initiative runs alongside the United Nation’s “UNITE by 2030 to End Violence against Women” Campaign. The theme for…
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October 24, 2022Deadline extended! Call for abstracts
Calling all trainees! The deadline to submit an abstract for our Trainee Poster Session has been extended! We are now accepting applications to submit an abstract for our Trainee Poster Session, which will take place on Nov 23rd during our Trainee Symposium. This Symposium is a part of our…
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October 16, 2022Call for Applications: Conference Registration Award
We are now accepting applications for our Conference Registration Award!The Conference Registration Award offers prizes up to a total of $1,000 for trainees who are attending the "Mind the Gap: Hormonal Contraceptives and Brain Health" conference. Winners will receive free registration to the…
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September 22, 2022Call for Abstracts
Calling all trainees! We are now accepting applications to submit an abstract for our Trainee Poster Session, which will take place on Nov 23rd during our Trainee Symposium. This Sympoisum is a part of our virtual Mind the Gap: Hormonal Contraceptives and Brain Health conference series and we're…
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September 18, 2022Gender Equality Week 2022
September 18-24th, 2022 marks gender equality week in Canada. This week we celebrate the significant and substantive contributions that Canadian women and gender-diverse communities have made and continue to make to the growth, development, character and identity of Canada. The WHRC is…