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  • Congratulations Zeba Khan, Killam Doctoral Scholarship winner!

    Congratulations Zeba Khan, Killam Doctoral Scholarship winner!

    Congratulations to incoming PhD student Zeba Khan, who was awarded the prestigious Killam Doctoral Scholarship! We are very excited for you to continue your research in the WACH program. Zeba’s research project is: “Using knowledge translation interventions to enhance contraception access: Advancing the Storytelling about Options and Reproductive access for Youth (STORY) Project.” She will… Read More >

  • Congratulations 2023 Canada Graduate Scholarship Master’s and Indigenous Scholars Award winners!

    Congratulations 2023 Canada Graduate Scholarship Master’s and Indigenous Scholars Award winners!

    Congratulations to the all of the Canada Graduate Scholarship Master’s, and Indigenous Scholars Award winners for 2023-24! We are very excited for you to start or continue your research in the WACH program. Geneviève Allaire-Stacey CIHR CGS-M eSenseCancer: Feasibility and Usability of an Online Sex Therapy Program for Ovarian Cancer Survivors Supervisor: Lori Brotto  … Read More >

  • Congratulations Piper & Samantha (World Challenge Challenge)

    Congratulations Piper & Samantha (World Challenge Challenge)

    Congratulations to Samantha Martin-Ferris and Piper Scott-Fiddler, who won first place at the UBC World’s Challenge Challenge! They will go on to compete in the World’s Challenge Challenge Global Final in June. The World’s Challenge Challenge is a competition hosted by the UBC Global Lounge, which seeks to engage students on international issues and how they… Read More >

  • WACH Research Day

    WACH Research Day

    The first annual Women+ and Children’s Health Sciences Research Day will feature poster presentations from WACH’s first cohort of new students (WACH 502 students), and upper year students. It will be held Tuesday, April 18, 12:00 – 2:00pm, in the BCCHR atrium. All students, faculty, postdocs, and staff are welcome to attend, tour the poster presentations, and enjoy this… Read More >

  • Congratulations Dwayne and Taylor, winners of Affiliated Fellowships!

    Congratulations Dwayne and Taylor, winners of Affiliated Fellowships!

    Congratulations to Taylor Ricci and Dwayne Tucker, who were awarded Affiliated Fellowships for 2022-23! Taylor Ricci MSc student Research project: Mechanism of Endothelial Dysfunction at Diabetes Diagnosis Supervisor: Angela Devlin     Dwayne Tucker PhD candidate Research project: Clinical and Molecular Predictors of Pain-related Outcomes in Endometriosis Supervisors: Paul Yong, Aline Talhouk     The… Read More >