Dr. Darren Candow, assistant professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies will receive $58,830 to develop
simple yet effective exercise and nutrition strategies to increase aging muscle and bone mass. This innovative research
will help improve our understanding of how aging muscle and bone respond and adapt to exercise and nutritional intervention
strategies which may result in cost savings to the Saskatchewan government by improving functionality and quality of life
for older adults.
The final grant for $73,131 will be used to establish a Child Health, Learning and Development (CHLD) Laboratory under the
leadership of Dr. Kristi Wright of the Department of Psychology. The new CHLD Laboratory will provide opportunities for
research projects designed to understand and improve a child's ability to cope with stressful experiences. The work
will focus on several areas, including the nature of how stressful events are experienced by children; how children
remember such experiences; how children prepare for and cope during a stressful experience; how experiencing stress impacts
learning, academic skills and cognition; and the long-term impact on children's development.
The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) was created by the Government of Canada to fund world-class research at
universities, colleges, research hospitals, and non-profit research institutions.