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(Clockwise from top L): Lisa Forman, Kamran Behdinan, Kristin Cleverley and Fiona Miller

Lisa Forman, Kamran Behdinan, Kristin Cleverley and Fiona Miller receive Connaught Global Challenge Awards

Four University of Toronto researchers are receiving the Connaught Global Challenge Award, supporting projects that explore everything from student mental health to the impact of health care on climate, access to COVID-19 vaccines and energy harvesting technologies for biomedical applications.

鈥淭he Connaught Global Challenge Award recognizes leading researchers who are working across disciplines with colleagues, students and thought leaders, making significant contributions to society by advancing knowledge and developing innovative solutions to some of the world's most complex challenges,鈥 says Professor Alex Mihailidis, associate vice-president, international partnerships.

鈥淚'm delighted that this year's winners include the first recipients of the Connaught Global Research Impact Program (C-GRIP) award, funded by Office of the Vice-President International to provide graduate students and postdoctoral fellows with unique global opportunities by supporting global mobility and exchange.鈥

This year鈥檚 winners and their projects are:

The Connaught Global Challenge is supported by the Connaught Fund 鈥 the largest, internal university research funding program in Canada. Established in 1972 through the sale of the Connaught Medical Research Laboratories, the fund has provided nearly $170 million to 福利姬自慰scholars through a range of programs including the Connaught New Researcher Award, the Connaught Community Partnerships Research Program, the Connaught Innovation Award, the McLean Award and international doctoral scholarships.

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