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(Wolfville,
NS) - On Friday, February 18th, 2005, Acadia
University and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
will recognize Dr. Shanthi Johnson for receiving important funding
through the New Investigator Award. The CIHR Award is intended to
provide opportunity for investigators to develop and demonstrate
their independence in initiating and conducting health research.
Dr. Johnson, an
associate professor in Acadia’s School of Nutrition and Dietetics,
researches the impact of home-based exercise and nutrition
interventions in reducing the incidence of falls among the elderly.
The recognition event
will take place at the K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre
Auditorium at 3:00 p.m. and will be followed by a reception. Dr.
Janice Keefe, CIHR Institute of Aging Advisory Board Member,
Associate Professor at Mount St Vincent University and Canada
Research Chair in Aging and Caregiving Policy, will be in attendance
to recognize Dr. Johnson.
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