Christine D White

Dr. White's research promises far-reaching societal, health and environmental benefits for Canada and the world. Understanding the diverse nature of past multi-ethnic societies can reduce ethnic tensions in today's large metropolitan cities. Analyzing the infant feeding habits of different cultures to determine their effects on human growth and development could advance orthopaedic research in the future. Determining the role climatic change played in the fall of an ancient civilization may lead to improved public policy to protect our ozone layer. These three examples clearly demonstrate how opening windows into the past can protect the future for all humankind.