Tag: public health & social policy
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Let’s talk about sex—and disability
UVic PhD student Jenise Finlay is challenging bias through a new study that explores the intimate lives of women living…
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Grad students STRIDE into health research excellence
Participants in UVic mentorship program advance knowledge in dementia care, diabetes, menopause and brain health.
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Transformative degree helps grad bring together care, justice and public health
As a graduate student in public health, Andrea Figueroa has gone from working at supervised consumption sites in Montreal to…
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Disability advocate Michael Prince named to Order of Canada
Over his 38 years at UVic, the acting dean of the Faculty of Human and Social Development (HSD) has built…
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Researchers examine new and existing challenges this World AIDS Day
Ahead of World AIDS Day on Sunday (Dec. 1), read more about the good work of four researchers in the…
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Abortion access project lights fire in health grad student
Willow Paul’s masters research on post-abortion support is heavily influenced by her work with the Fireweed Project, a community-led initiative…
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Distance learning helps Calgary grad balance life and studies
When Maddy Yonkers crosses the stage for convocation at the University of Victoria in June to receive her bachelor’s degree,…
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Closing the service gap for youth
As a postdoctoral researcher focused on social and cultural dimensions of health, Dr. Andrea Mellor’s research looks to strengthen health…