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Congratulations to Moss Norman (Co-Principal Investigator, KIN) for his successful CIHR Indigenous Gender and Wellness Team Grants application.

Dec 10, 2021
A hearty congratulations to Assistant Professor Moss Norman (Co-Principal Investigator, KIN) for his successful CIHR Indigenous Gender and Wellness Team Grants application. Co-Lead on the project is Dr. Michael Hart (U of Calgary). Dr. Moss and team were funded for $375,120 for their project titled Knowing Ourselves, Re-Membering Our Roles and Responsibilities: Pathways to the […]


Dr Mark Beauchamp speaks about the important role that social structures play in people’s ability to stick with workout routines.


Mark Beauchamp, a professor of exercise and health psychology at the University of British Columbia, said previous research has highlighted the important role social structures play in people’s ability to stick with behavior changes. “Exercise is a very complex behavior, and inexpensive nudge-type interventions that provide marginal behavior shifts can have major impacts,” said Beauchamp, […]


Congratulations to the Tri-Council (SSHRC, NSERC & CIHR) Graduate Student Award winners

Dec 03, 2021
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) support and promote high-quality research in a wide variety of disciplines and areas. The KIN student tri-council award winners are: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Canada Graduate Scholarship: Masters Award: […]