News and Announcements

News and Announcements

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

  1. September 22, 2022

    Call 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…

  2. September 18, 2022

    Gender 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…

  3. September 2, 2022

    Welcome Back!

    We have a number of student staff returning to work with us this year that we want to celebrate. This team works hard to help us achieve sex-and-gender health equity worldwide by conducting research on SGBA, finding compelling research to disseminate and supporting a myriad of events.  …

  4. August 30, 2022

    New Team Members

    We have three new hires joining us this fall to help with the WHRC blog and podcast. Sarah Williscraft (left) and Chhavi Mehra (middle) will be our new Podcast Assistants for Women’s Health Interrupted. Shayda Swann (right) will be stepping in as one of our Blog Co-Coordinators for the…

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    August 25, 2022

    Welcome to the Team Negin!

    We are excited to introduce you to the Women Health Research Cluster's first-ever Events and Communications Specialist, Negin Nia. Negin will be in charge of leading our knowledge translation initiatives including overseeing the Women's Health Blog, producing the Women's Health…

  6. July 28, 2022

    We're Hiring Part-time UBC Students

    UBC students who are looking for part time employment from Sep-Apr should check out one of the roles we're hiring for through Careers Online. Check out a summary of the roles and what we're looking for in candidates below. Tip: Search for the positions using the job name&nbsp…

  7. July 4, 2022

    Congratulations Dr. Galea!

    We are thrilled to announce that the Lead of the Women’s Health Research Cluster, Dr. Liisa Galea, has been appointed as the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health’s (CAMH) inaugural Treliving Chair in Women’s Mental Health. Through this new role, Dr. Galea will provide…

  8. June 21, 2022

    It’s a Wrap: Women’s Health Seminar Series 2021/2022

    That’s a wrap! Our Women’s Health Seminar Series 2021/2022 has completed! Thank you to everyone who attended, and thank you to our wonderful speakers for sharing their expertise in a variety of women’s health topics. Members of the public, faculty and students from the…

First Nations land acknowledegement

We acknowledge that the UBC Point Grey campus is situated on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people.


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