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To address persistent concerns about harassment, boundary violation and user safety in digital dating spaces, a research team led by the University of Waterloo has launched an  interactive Safety Map  to coincide with International Women's Day.

New analysis from UCalgary researchers shows that investing in prevention could save taxpayers more than $93 million At a time when Albertans are facing rising costs of living, new research shows that failing to prevent male perpetration of domestic violence comes with a steep public price tag - and that investing earlier can save both money and lives.

A decade-long effort builds country's most comprehensive refugee-health dataset After more than a decade of work, researchers at the University of Calgary's O'Brien Institute for Public Health have built the largest and most detailed refugee-health dataset in Canada, creating new opportunities to improve care for some of the country's most vulnerable populations at a time of increasing global displacement and health-system strain.

Economic, educational and gender inequities can contribute to problematic social media use among teens, findings suggest A new McGill study suggests that problematic social media use among teens is in part related to broader social inequalities. Zékai Lu, a PhD candidate in McGill's Department of Sociology and author of the study, had set out to determine whether problematic social media use is driven mainly by individual traits or whether the social environment of the country a teen lives in also plays a significant role.

Kathleen Vanderlinden enjoys being out in her community. A walk through her neighbourhood. A visit to the public library.

MRI study found no similar association for male participants, suggesting stress has different biological impacts on men and women Women who report high levels of psychosocial stress, such as from car

The world has converged on Belém, Brazil's gateway to the Amazon, to sharpen climate commitments and move from promises to implementation. It's all happening at the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

First-of-its-kind collaboration reveals trends related to the criminal histories of perpetrators and opportunities for prevention A unique partnership between a research-action hub at the University