News & Announcements

We regularly share news about volunteer or paid positions, organizational updates, celebrate successes and share useful resources here. You can read our latest news and announcements below. To stay updated effortlessly, subscribe to our monthly newsletter (delivered via email). We also regularly post about our initiatives on Instagram (@whrcluster), X (@ReseachOnWH), LinkedIn (WHRC) and Facebook (@WHRCluster).

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22 January 2025

Trainee Research Presentation: Call for Abstracts

Are you a trainee eager to showcase your work and gain valuable presentation experience? Here’s your chance! We’re inviting abstract submissions for our upcoming Trainee Research Presentation this April. The Trainee Research Presentation (TRP) Series features oral presentations by trainees about their undergraduate, graduate, or postdoctoral research projects. The…

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17 January 2025

Dr. Liisa Galea Featured on Aging Powerfully Podcast with Melissa Grelo

Cluster lead Dr. Liisa Galea, and Women's Health Seminar Series guest Dr. Jenny Rabin, have been featured on the Aging Powerfully podcast with Melissa Grelo. In the episode, Dr. Galea and Dr. Rabin discuss Alzheimer's risk and menopause in women's brains as they age, digging deep into the statistics and the actions we can take to care for our brains. Listen below. …

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18 December 2024

There’s a New Way to Reach Us

The Women's Health Research Cluster has new email addresses! If you want to reach out about partnerships, fundraising, or operations, you can email management@womenshealthresearchcluster.com If you have questions about any of our events such as our Women's Health Seminar Series or our Trainee Research Presentations, you can email events@womenshealthresearchcluster.com …

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3 November 2024

Congratulations to our 2024 Holly Ewanyshyn Women’s Health Equity Graduate Research Award Recipient!

Congratulations to our 2024 Holly Ewanyshyn Women’s Health Equity Graduate Research Award recipient! We are thrilled to announce that Bonnie Lee, a PhD candidate in Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, at the University of British Columbia, has been awarded the Holly Ewanyshyn Women’s Health Equity Graduate Research Award. This award recognizes outstanding research…

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17 September 2024

Congratulations Dr. Galea!

We are excited to announce that the Lead of the Women’s Health Research Cluster, Dr. Liisa Galea, has been elected as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, one of the highest honours for health sciences researchers. Through this fellowship, Dr. Galea will join the ranks of the country’s top health scientists, who evaluate Canada’s most complex health…

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19 August 2024

Welcome to the WHRC team

Today we welcome a new WHRC member to the team—Emily Anne Opala! In her new full time role, Emily Anne will support the WHRC’s knowledge translation initiatives including the Women’s Health Blog, Women’s Health Interrupted Podcast, Women’s Health Seminar Series, and more. We are excited to have her join our team of women’s health advocates and to see how she…

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