Health Sciences in the News

  • June 23, 2026
    Research that’s reshaping the future of hearing.

  • June 22, 2026
    Eric Collins’ unexpected journey to academia.

  • Faculty of Health Sciences builds global bridge with Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    June 22, 2026
    Two world-leading institutions partner to advance student engagement and research in aging.

  • June 22, 2026
    ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ bridging program aims to narrow gap of Indigenous representation in science and engineering.

  • June 18, 2026
    Professor Joy MacDermid leading project funded by Ignite Innovation Grant to provide more equitable care.

  • June 15, 2026
    ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ professor David Green, an expert in fathering, shares insights into parenting strategies

  • June 11, 2026
    Researcher Ozzy Keles explores how soccer shapes culture, community and national identity beyond the pitch.

  • June 10, 2026
    Family illness forged Amaan and Jahaan Thawer’s bond, fosters passion for health equity.

  • June 01, 2026
    Audiology, neuroscience research at ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ improves hearing health across the lifespan.

  • May 20, 2026
    Experiential learning leads to practical tool, community impact.

  • May 14, 2026
    Professors Pooja Viswanathan and Marcus Drover among recipients of New Frontiers in Research Fund grants.

  • Renewed partnership between ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ’s Faculty of Health Sciences and the University of Bath

    May 13, 2026
    Dean Boe visits the University of Bath in the United Kingdom to sign renewed MoU and discuss opportunities to expand the partnership.

  • May 07, 2026
    New opportunities help registered nurses, nurse practitioners upskill and deepen their education.

  • April 16, 2026
    Recipients recognized by colleagues and students for their deep commitment to education.

  • April 15, 2026
    Susan Scollie and Gregory Kopp have reshaped building design, pediatric audiology and global best practices.

  • April 13, 2026
    Community placement with GoodLife Kids Foundation leads to tailored, evidence-based exercise guide.

  • April 10, 2026
    Evidence‑based ways to support children’s fine and gross motor development.

  • April 01, 2026
    The new ALLEars project, a large-scale collaboration between ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ and Boys Town National Research Hospital in Nebraska, uses predictive artificial intelligence and 3D printing to reimagine how pediatric earmolds are made.

  • March 31, 2026
    Recommendations from Future of Sport in Canada Commission require concrete action plan, experts say.

  • March 18, 2026
    Sports dietitian Jessica White shares expertise on top performance supplements.

  • March 13, 2026
    At the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Paralympic Games, the biggest debate surrounding the event has little to do with sport.

  • March 13, 2026
    Shawn Whitehead, a professor at Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and director of the ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ Institute for Neuroscience (WIN), is leading work to transform disease detection with an advanced imaging platform that can map the brain in unprecedented detail.

  • March 10, 2026
    Paralympian and kinesiology PhD candidate Adam Purdy looks to enhance performance and representation in parasport.

  • March 09, 2026
    ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ's International Centre for Olympic Studies focuses award-winning symposium around the emerging technology.

  • February 24, 2026
    If you were one of the many amateur bakers who learned to bake sourdough bread during lockdown, you’ll know how complex a single loaf can be. The rise of the bread, moisture, firmness and even crumb structure can make or break your baker’s creation.  It’s why Latifeh Ahmadi, professor in the Brescia School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, studied each of those factors – and more – in an attempt to perfect the science of sourdough bread. But unlike your homemade loaf, Ahmadi was using a special ingredient of her own: acid whey. 

  • February 23, 2026
    A new mentorship initiative at ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ’s Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing aims to strengthen belonging and representation in nursing.

  • February 17, 2026
    As infectious diseases resurface, climate-related emergencies intensify and trust in science is increasingly tested, public health is now at the centre of some of society’s most consequential decisions. Against that backdrop, ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ is launching a new undergraduate program in the field.

  • February 16, 2026
    The 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan and Cortona d'Ampezzo in northern Italy feature eight new medal events and one new official sport: ski mountaineering, or “skimo.â€

  • February 15, 2026
    On Feb. 12, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) banned Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych from competition for wearing a helmet that featured images of fellow Ukrainian athletes who had been killed in Russia’s invasion of his home nation.

  • February 09, 2026
    Nobody knows the ins and outs of the Olympics like Bob Barney. Blessed with a backstory and lived experience that makes Forrest Gump’s impossible life feel all the more possible, the founding director of ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ’s International Centre for Olympic Studies (ICOS) attended 11 Games all over the world, starting with the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

  • January 13, 2026
    Many Canadians start the new year with attempts to abstain from alcohol and cannabis for the month of January. However, this all-or-nothing approach to a healthier lifestyle may be unsustainable for many due to complex biological and psychosocial drivers that trigger substance use in the first place. Fear not, abstinence isn’t the only option.