HESO 2021-2022 Student Award Winners

Sanja Begic — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 18:21:11 +0000

HESO is pleased to announce its 2021-2022 student award recipients!

Health & Society Founders Prize:

Second-year: Amen Okungbowa

Third-year: Jennifer Santin

Fourth-year: Jennifer Santin

Gina Feldberg Prize: Amanda Cowen

Congratulations to the winners for their outstanding work.

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SSHRC-funded podcast explores pain’s impact on daily life. [YFile]

Sanja Begic — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 17:21:15 +0000

World Pain Day, Oct. 17, invites us to think about the ways that chronic pain and disability show up in day-to-day life. How does pain impact our ability to work, play, and interact? What do we need to live in a society where people living with chronic pain are valued and feel valuable?

Emilia Nielsen

These are some questions that Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) Assistant Professor Emilia Nielsen and her team ask in their new podcast titled “.”

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Alice — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 19:04:51 +0000

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