RECENT NEWS
New Publication!
A new paper has been published, in collaboration with our lab, titled “The interplay of home and work neighbourhood environment characteristics and associations with active commuting”.
Read the article here!
Cartagena Meeting 2026
Dr. Villeneuve, together with several collaborators on the CIHR-funded Colombian census health cohort project, recently participated in a two-day planning meeting in Cartagena, Colombia.
The meeting brought together investigators from Canada and Colombia to support coordination and collaboration across institutions as the project advances.
Congratulations to PhD Candidate Maggie Guo at the University of British Columbia on her recently published article titled “Impact of heat exposure on workers’ health and safety: a scoping review”.
Read the review here!
New Publication!
EPICOH 2025
Oral Presentation by Brianna Frangione
Brianna gave a 10-minute presentation at EPICOH 2025.
Topic: Occupational Exposure to Ionizing Radiation and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality Among Nuclear Power Plant Workers
Thank you to Conexus Nuclear Inc. for supporting this research
Poster/Oral Presentation by Christina Milani
Christina gave a 4-minute talk, as well as a poster presentation at EPICOH 2025.
Topic: Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica and Lung Cancer Risk: A Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis
Thank you to WSIB Ontario for supporting this research.
Conexus Meeting - November 2025
Dr. Villeneuve presented at a Conexus International Workshop on Advances in Radiation Biology, Radioecology, Epidemiology, and Low-Dose Radiation Risk Modeling and Communication.
Topic: Low-Dose Radiation and Neurodegenerative Disease: Insights and Possible Biases from Recent Analysis of Canadian Nuclear Power Plant workers