Dr. Eli Puterman recently became a 2024 Peter Wall Legacy Award Recipients. In collaboration with other UBC faculty members, the award of $200,000 was granted for the project, Human-centered design for sustainable transportation in British Columbia: An inclusive approach to infrastructure design based on diverse experiences of walking and cycling.
Wall Legacy Awards are awarded to a wide array of scholarly programs that will generate meaningful solutions to major sustainability challenges in BC and around the world.
In addition, Dr. Puterman was granted the Michael Smith Health Research BC 2024 Reach Award for his collaboration with community organizations to mobilize knowledge on healthy(ier) aging to older adults across BC. The Reach Program provides funding for teams of researchers and research users to support the dissemination and effective uptake of research evidence.
Congratulations to Dr. Eli Puterman for his achievements!