Major leaguer
Danielle Major is one of those rare and gifted all-around students who defied the odds from an early age. She is an exceptional academic all-star athlete, and student coach. In short, she excels in, well, everything.
Archive: Health
Art Wakabayashi LLB (Honorary)’19
Art Wakabayashi LLB(Honorary)’19 is no stranger to the Convocation stage. Afterall, from 2001 until 2007, he presided over it as Chancellor of the University of Regina, conferring an estimated 13,500 degrees, diplomas, and certificates on U of R graduates. At this year’s Fall Convocation, it was someone else’s turn to do the heavy lifting. Wakabayashi was awarded an honorary doctor of laws from President and Vice-Chancellor Vianne Timmons. We caught up with him just before one of his twice-weekly curling matches and asked him a few questions.
A mighty voice for Indigenous health care equity
Ted Quewezance can tell you first-hand about the plight his people have faced when it comes to engaging with Canada’s health care-system. The former chief of the Keeseekoose First Nation and Residential School survivor has been a vocal critic of Canada’s health care system and how it favours non-Indigenous Canadians over Indigenous Canadians.
Spot Light on Paige Klarer
Canada is one of the world’s worst wasters of food. A recent study on food waste released by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation reported that the average Canadian wastes 170 kilograms of food each year. Working extensively in coffee houses, Paige Klarer saw first-hand the waste common in the industry. Klarer decided to do something about it. This summer she volunteered to run the food security program at All Nations Hope Network, a non-profit organization in Regina’s North Central neighbourhood that supports Indigenous people affected by HIV and hepatitis C. Three days a week, Klarer picked up day-old baked goods from cafes around Regina, packed them into large green containers and delivered them to the 25 to 50 people waiting in the All Nations Hope facility for food.
Regina’s SEARCH has the best ingredient
Students are getting valuable health care mentoring by volunteering at a primary health care clinic.
Depression and the menopause transition
University of Regina researcher Jennifer Gordon is at the forefront of the study of perimenopausal depression.