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30 November 2023

Congratulations to our 2023 Travel Award Winners

Congratulations to our 2023 Travel Award winners! Congratulations to the six (6) WHRC trainees who have been awarded our 2023 trainee Travel Award. The award is intended to support trainees attending a sex/gender differences or women's health conference or presenting sex/gender differences or women's health research at any conference – up to $250 is awarded to cover conference…

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29 October 2023

World Menopause Month 2023

October is World Menopause Month! Menopause is a natural part of the aging process, and typically lasts 1/3 to 1/2 of a woman's life. So.. why don't we know more about it?! There is a lot of information - and sometimes misinformation - about menopause and it can be overwhelming to filter through it all. This past month, we published a 3-part blog series to address burning…

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25 October 2023

Conference Award – Applications Open

Are you attending a sex and gender differences or women's health conference OR presenting sex and gender differences or women’s health research at any conference? The Conference Award offers $250 prizes for WHRC trainee members! Funds can be used to cover conference registration or travel costs. Application deadline is November 7th. Visit our awards page to…

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30 June 2023

Statement in response to the recent hate-crime at UWaterloo

On June 28th, 2023 a 24 year old former student at the University of Waterloo assaulted and injured a professor and 2 students in a gender studies class. Police believe this was a hate-crime related to gender-expression and gender-identity. We are horrified and outraged by this incident. The Women’s Health Research Cluster condemns any behaviour that compromises the…

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28 June 2023

Winners! WHTRC People’s Choice Poster and Oral Presentation Awards

On June 14th, 2023, we hosted the Women's+ Health Research Trainee Conference, alongside the Partnership for Women's Health Research Canada to showcase current research on women's+ health. Trainees conducting research in a variety of fields, such as biomedical, clinical, health systems services, population and public health, social sciences,…

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27 April 2023

Register for the Women’s+ Heath Research Trainee Conference

We are pleased to invite you to register for our upcoming Women's+ Health Research Trainee Conference, taking place on June 14th, 2023! We are collaborating with the Partnership for Women's Health Research Canada to showcase current research on women's+ health from diverse fields. People across the gender spectrum benefit from research dedicated to…

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