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Protecting long-term care residents from outbreaks requires different infrastructure, proper staffing conditions and a culture of quality assurance, researchers have found.

The experts further determined that designing smaller, more homelike spaces would minimize the spread of viruses while promoting better health and quality of life for residents.

New research from the University of Waterloo is shining light on the importance of farmers markets’ ability to mitigate potential disruptions to distribution networks in the face of system shocks like the COVID-19 pandemic.

Persons with neurodegenerative diseases can monitor at home

AI-powered symptom checkers can potentially reduce the number of people going to in-person clinics during the pandemic, but first, researchers say, people need to know they exist.

John Hirdes and George Heckman, both professors in the School of Public Health and Health Systems, have received a $500,000 New Frontiers Research Fund Global Grant, the first of its kind to be awarded to Waterloo researchers.

Megan Dyck, a first-year Health Studies student, has received the 2020-21 Dr. Douglas Snyder Alumni Athletic Excellence Award.

Kinesiology Professor Robin Duncan is a recipient of the University of Waterloo Distinguished Teacher Award for 2021, awarded annually to exemplary instructors nominated by undergraduate and graduate students, alumni, faculty or colleagues.

We asked Professor Paul Stolee, director of the Network for Aging Research, about issues associated with long-term care during the pandemic.

Paul Stolee, a professor in the School of Public Health and Health Systems, will receive a 2020-21 University of Waterloo Award of Excellence in Graduate Supervision.

Congratulations to the Faculty of Health 2020 Co-op Student of the Year Emily Lam.