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2017 News
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June 28, 2017
June 28, 2017
Health sciences researchers Stefanie Rezansoff and Julian Somers have published a series of studies examining the relationship between antipsychotic medication adherence and repeat criminal activity, as well as effective interventions for those who are homeless.
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June 21, 2017
June 21, 2017
¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Health Sciences teamed up with the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA), and the Tzu Chi Foundation to introduce traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to First Nations communities in B.C.
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June 12, 2017
June 12, 2017
Mark Lechner, a senior lecturer in Health Sciences, created a course that examines a single topic—blood—from multiple perspectives to give students a glimpse of the diverse yet interrelated ways in which it can be framed and understood.
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June 05, 2017
June 05, 2017
Ground-breaking PhD research from health sciences graduate Dr. Sophie Patterson, a physician, found women living with HIV are more likely to face a legal obligation to disclose their HIV status compared to men.
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June 05, 2017
June 05, 2017
Zahra Rajan tested the waters as a history major, and subsequently as an education major before finding herself at home in the Faculty of Health Sciences.
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July 13, 2017
July 13, 2017
Health sciences professor Angela Kaida wants to help shape health policies and programs to support HIV-affected women to safely achieve their reproductive desires and enjoy healthy and satisfying sex lives.
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July 06, 2017
July 06, 2017
Health sciences lecturer Tun Myint's unique approach to encourage completion of online course evaluations led to a notably high response rate.
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July 05, 2017
July 05, 2017
2017 Trudeau Scholar Milad Parpouchi elected to pursue his PhD at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Health Sciences despite receiving a generous entrance scholarship from another university.
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September 22, 2017
September 22, 2017
An international team of scientists, led by ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV health sciences professor Scott Lear, has found that physical activity of any kind—from gym workouts to housecleaning —can help prevent heart disease and even death.
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September 13, 2017
September 13, 2017
Tania Bubela, a health law and policy researcher with an extensive health biotechnology and legal background, is ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV’s new dean of health sciences.