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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November 27, 2020Connect with us on Slack
Our cluster has quickly expanded. We’re a community of over 200 faculty, students and community partners that span 11 countries around the world. Because of this, we want to give our members a place where they can easily connect with one another to share research, find new…
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November 25, 2020New Blog Post - Intimate partner violence and strangulation on the rise during COVID-19
Author: Karen Mason, Co-founder of SOAR // Since Covid-19 and its lockdowns first threw a giant wrench in our collective lives more than eight months ago, news headlines around the world have echoed a similar theme.
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October 29, 2020New Blog Post—Barriers in Transgender Research
Author: Keila Turino Miranda, BSc Honours in Pharmacology, University of Alberta, Twitter: @keila_turino The transgender community is a growing and underserved population estimated to reach over one million in the USA alone.[1] In comparison to their cis-counterparts, where sex …
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October 29, 2020New Blog Post— Barriers in Transgender Research
Author: Keila Turino Miranda, BSc Honours in Pharmacology, University of Alberta, Twitter: @keila_turino The transgender community is a growing and underserved population estimated to reach over one million in the USA alone.[1] In comparison to their cis-counterparts, where sex …
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August 22, 2020We're Hiring!
We're hiring 6 part time UBC graduate students to coordinate 3 knowledge translation initiatives: our Women's Health Blog and a new Women's Health Video Series and Podcast. Students will get the chance to develop content, gain knowledge translation mentorship and fine tune their science…
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August 14, 2020New Podcast: We Need Your Help!
We are very excited to launch a new Women’s Health Podcast in September! The podcast will explore multidisciplinary perspectives on women’s health through the eyes of STEM researchers at all career stages—including students. The goal of this podcast is to raise…
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August 12, 2020Trainee Research Presentation: Gone Global
On Aug 10th we held another Trainee Research Presentation that showcased the work of 5 students who are working to improve the health outcomes of women. Each presenter gave a 5 minute talk that was followed by a Q&A session. These presenters covered a wide variety of topics including…
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August 12, 2020New Blog Post—Sex/Gender Research: Resources for the Early Integrator to the Advanced Champion
Author: Jennifer Williams, PhD Candidate, McMaster University | Email: willijs3@mcmaster.ca | Twitter: @jennyswilliams The importance of integrating sex/gender in health research has been evident in the calls for action by researchers, funding organizations, and…
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July 29, 2020New Blog—Why Paying Attention to Sex and Gender Will Advance our Knowledge on COVID-19
Authors: Bonnie Lee (BSc, PhD student) and Liisa A.M. Galea (PhD, Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Department of Psychology. Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, University of British Columbia) Every day we learn more about the novel coronavirus (severed acute respiratory…
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July 29, 2020New Event—Trainee Research Presentation
On August 10th, we will be holding another Trainee Research Presentation to feature the work of 5 graduate students. Presenters at this event will discuss sex and gender differences in sleep quality, empathy and mood during the pandemic, racial disparities in maternal health and the influence of…