A global study of pain prevalence across 52 countries: examining the role of country-level contextual factors was published in the International Association for the Study of Pain, September 2022 by Zimmer, Zachary, Fraser, Kathryn, Grol-Prokopczyk, Hanna and Zajacova, Anna.
Congratulations Dr. Zimmer
On May 20, 2022 as part of spring convocation at Mount Saint Vincent University, Dr. Zachary Zimmer, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair and Director, Global Aging and Community Initiative was presented with the Award for Research Excellence.
Seeking Summer Research Assistant
We are seeking applications for a summer research assistant to work on projects, funded by the Canadian Institute of Health Research and the National Institutes of Health. Click HERE for details.
Post Doctorate position in Social Epigenetics and/or Biological Demography
The Global Aging and Community Initiative is seeking applications for a postdoctoral position on a project funded by the Canadian Institute of Health Research. Click HERE for more details.
Does war hasten aging?
A new paper by Zachary Zimmer, Kim Korinek, Yvette Young, Bussarawan Teerawichitchainan, Tran Khanh Toan, highlights research into "Early-Life War Exposure and Later-Life Frailty Among Older Adults in Vietnam: Does War Hasten Aging?"and was recently published in the The Journals of Gerontology.
Thought Leadership and Global Aging Podcast
Dr. Zachary Zimmer, Director, Global Aging & Community Initiative, joins host Paul Bailey to discuss all the ways that Halifax is contributing to, and leading the world in research for global aging on The Discover Halifax Podcast, August 3, 2021. Listen to the full podcast at https://bit.ly/37w3vaz
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