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Research project aims to improve maternal child health in First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities Dr. Jennifer Leason's, PhD, most recent research project, Reclaiming Indigenous Birth, was b

The University of Waterloo is proud to mark International Women's Day (IWD) on March 8. Championing our female students, researchers and leaders makes Waterloo and Canada more resilient, innovative and prosperous.

Public Health Agency of Canada selects University of Calgary to lead national surveillance program The University of Calgary is leading one of the most comprehensive, active, hospital-based infectious disease surveillance systems for children in Canada that the country has ever had.

New model created to simulate interstellar activity in our solar system and next closest, Alpha Centauri Interstellar material has been discovered in our solar system, but researchers continue to hunt for where it came from and how it got here.

100 years from now, how many people will still be speaking one of Canada's 70 Indigenous languages? UdeM demographers come up with a nuanced projection.

Calgary family's $2M gift helps Oncology Outcomes (O2) team make data research discoveries benefiting breast, kidney and lung cancer patients An innovative data research program at the University of C

O'Brien Institute for Public Health highlights students and trainees tackling health disparities through innovative research Public health research plays a vital role in addressing health disparities and improving outcomes for marginalized communities.

UCalgary researchers suggest a data-driven approach that identifies groups of at-risk caribou by movement patterns Researchers at the University of Calgary are suggesting a more comprehensive approach

Researchers across Canada are transforming how arthritis is diagnosed, treated and prevented. Arthritis Society Canada - the country's leading charity supporting arthritis research - has unveiled its Top 10 arthritis research breakthroughs funded by the society in 2024.

Exploring a condition in which people falsely believe they emit bad body odour, Ph.D. candidate Morganne Masse highlights the significance of smell in psychiatry.

The social-media platform has become a breeding ground for toxic narratives tied to sigma masculinity, breeding misogyny and hatred of other gender identities, according to researchers at UdeM.

The Fraser River is unique among the world's great rivers - a huge, relatively natural, undammed, mountain river running through a dense urban area.

In preparing children for a racially unequal society, families of colour can benefit from more support, study finds Researcher says parents should double down on key messages, which focus on feeling

Have you ever felt like you are being constantly watched over your shoulder at work? Digital surveillance technologies have become increasingly high-tech and complex, leveraging advancements in artifi

Rising temperatures and intensifying drought continue to worsen with the global climate crisis. According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 55 million people worldwide are affected by drought each year - a number expected to grow as climate change becomes more extreme.