MAKE IT B.I.G. Enough Income For All

The evidence is mounting – ensuring that everyone in society has enough income to afford more than just the bare necessities enables them, and everyone else, to live better lives. Review the latest evidence around Basic Income Guarantee (BIG), including lessons learned from Canadian BIG pilot programs at a Basic Income Calgary event hosted by the O’Brien Institute for Public Health.

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In The News Bonnie’s inspiration Cumming School of Medicine Dr. Deborah Marshall , PhD, and Dr. Kirsten Fiest , PhD, are at the forefront of engaging patients and their families in research at the Cumming School of Medicine. Read more UCalgary partners with city hall to create environmental design lab  Calgary Herald The newly named School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, led by Institute member Dr. John Brown , PhD, celebrated the official opening of the City Building Design Lab (CBDL) last week. Read more Growing wait times for surgery CBC Dr. Deborah Marshall , PhD, discusses the reasons and possible solutions for growing surgery wait times on  CBC Calgary . Read more MORE NEWS

Announcements Seeking data science mentors The undergraduate Big Data Challenge on Recreational Drugs is seeking mentors with data science or health-related expertise to guide students as they complete their data science project. More info Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Call for Submissions CIHR would like to feature your work in a showcase of the life-changing research being conducted right here in Canada. Tell them about your research in around 200 words!  More info O'Brien Institute Awards 2019  The O'Brien Institute Awards 2019 competition is now open. View the awards, and competition details, here MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS

Good Reads Data show the first supervised injection site in the U.S., although illegal, prevented overdose deaths Globe and Mail  What impact will the 2019 Federal budget have on Canada’s housing market? Behind the Numbers No time to wait, securing the future from drug-resistant infections World Health Organization How drug decriminalization could help stem an epidemic of drug overdoses Globe and Mail How can we increase trust in vaccines? Scientific American

Funding Opportunities CIHR Travel Awards for graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and new investigators Launched twice a year: June and December More info SSHRC Research Data Management Capacity Building Initiative Connection Grant Application deadline: August 1 More info   Fulbright Canada Research Chairs Program: Research Chair in Public Health, Johns Hopkins University Competition opens May 15 More info MORE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Events CSM Centre for Health Informatics Open House When: TODAY , 12:30 to 3 p.m. Where: TRW 5th floor More info Entrepreneurial Thinking in Health Course Deadline to apply: May 14 Course begins May 23 Where: W21C Multi-Purpose Room More info Changing the Narrative: What does the research tell us about evidence-based approaches to opioid treatment When: May 27 Where: University of Calgary Downtown Campus, Event Centre A More info MORE EVENTS

Friday Seminar Series May 3: Promoting Indigenous Community-Based Approaches to Address the Opioids Crisis Who : Rita Isabel Henderson, William Wadsworth & Bonnie Healy Where : G500 Read more May 10: Insulin and its Discontents: A Global view of the healthcare ecosystem with regard to insulin Who : Warren Kaplan Where : G500 Read more  May 17: Long weekend Make the most of your long weekend with a fun day trip from Calgary.  Read more  MORE SEMINARS

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The O'Brien Institute for Public Health at the University of Calgary supports excellence in population health and health services research, realizing the benefits of such research by informing community, policy and health-practice stakeholders.  The Institute's membership includes more than 450 multidisciplinary researchers from 13 Cumming School of Medicine departments and nine other University of Calgary faculties, such as Nursing, Veterinary Medicine, Kinesiology and Arts; health professionals in Alberta Health Services; and, research users and policy makers from municipal and provincial institutions. As an Institute, we share a vision of "Better health and health care" reflecting our two priority research areas of Improved Population Health and Enhanced Health Systems Performance.  The Institute's success in brokering broader external relationships, with provincial and national interest groups, policy makers, research agencies, the media, philanthropists, and community stakeholders, further extends the reach and impact of our members' significant research outputs.