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Renewed Canada Research Chairs advance healthier communities and oceans

McClenachan and Lira
Loren McClenachan (left) and Jaime Arredondo Sanchez Lira

For strengthening harm reduction programs and protecting marine ecosystems, UVic researchers Jaime Arredondo Sanchez Lira and Loren McClenachan have both received five-year renewals of their Tier II Canada Research Chairs, supporting innovative research with tangible benefits for people and the environment.

Jaime Arredondo Sanchez Lira aims to modify and implement innovative harm reduction interventions that can be undertaken in diverse settings, like community drug checking, safe consumption services and overdose prevention programs.

Loren McClenachan integrates environmental history, historical ecology and social science to help protect and conserve the world’s oceans, including fisheries sustainability, climate adaptation and the inclusion of Indigenous perspectives in managing marine resources.

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Read more about the Canada Research Chair program