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Student-led initiative improves drinking water access for campus residences
A student-led public health initiative at the University of Waterloo is helping to reshape access to safe, convenient drinking water in campus residences.
Researcher receives $2 million grant to study ultra-processed foods and cancer risk
Dr. Sharon Kirkpatrick (Public Health Sciences) is a co-principal investigator on a new $2 million team grant that will study how ultra-processed foods may affect colorectal cancer risk.
Public health researcher awarded more than $3.5 million
Dr. David Hammond, a researcher in the School of Public Health Sciences, received more than $3.5 million from the latest CIHR Project Grant program for his project on national-level food policies.