Roxanne Springer shares her experience in the field researching the impacts of climate on wellbeing in small island developing states in an articl
University of Waterloo Water Institute's Derek Armitage (School of Environmental Resources and Sustainability), Susan Elliott (Geography and Environmental Management),
Susan Elliott authors a book chapter titled 'Environmental Health' pubished in the International Encyclopedia of Human Geography, 2nd Edition. The chapter discusses the complex relationship between human health and the environment, and the design, measurement, and evaulation of such studies.
A new and useful paper which shows potential for hackathons in integrated Knowledge Translation is accepted for publication in Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada. The paper entitled, "Hacking Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Outcomes of the Waterlupus Hackathon" will appear in the journal's July 2020 issue.
Susan Elliott is being recognized for her outstanding work in scholar mentorship in the field of allergic disease with the 2019-20 Michelle Harkness Mentorship Award.
Leia Minaker's co-authored paper titled, Is cancer prevention influenced by the built environment? A multidisciplinary scoping review has been published in Cancer. Congratulations Leia!
The Geographies of Health in Place lab welcomes PhD student Abraham Marshall Nunbogu to the University of Waterloo!
The first ever list of Canadian Women Leaders in Global Health has been published by the Canadian Society for International Health. A huge congratulations to Dr.
GET-FACTS scientists Yuka Asai, Ann Clarke, Denise Daley and their team have published a study in The Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology that provides new information on how our genes may be involved in the development of peanut and other food allergies. In their study, researchers identified several new genes linked with peanut allergy.
Susan Elliott engaged community members in a game of Food Allergy Jeopardy as part of her presentation at the public event Science in the Square. Elizabeth Opiyo, PhD candidate from the GoHelP Lab, was also part of the impressive lineup of speakers.