Another Ig Nobel prize for Arts — this time its about voodoo dolls
For the second time in two years, we’re celebrating an Ig Nobel win in the Department of Psychology! Professor Douglas Brown and co-authors won a 2018 prize for their study, Righting a wrong: Retaliation on a voodoo doll symbolizing an abusive supervisor restores justice.
The annual prize is sponsored by the science humour magazine Annals of Improbable Research for achievements that make people LAUGH, and then THINK.
Waterloo researcher finds remains of Franklin Expedition officer
Further proof that not all discoveries happen in a lab: Professor Douglas Stenton uncovers long-lost grave on Nunavut’s King William Island.
Award-winning grad persevered for 20 years to complete degree
We love stories about our students' unique journeys! After more than two decades of hard work, Jennifer Roy won the J.D. Leslie Prize for graduating with first-class standing while completing her degree online
It's okay to doodle: drawing something helps you remember it better
One of our most talked about research stories this year was the latest research from Melissa Meade, Myra Fernandes and Jeffrey Wammes that found drawing boosts memory retention, especially in older adults.
The Arts Quad gets a makeover
You may recall last year's 60th anniversary celebrations at Waterloo included a design contest to give the Arts Quad a makeover. This fall the new space — which includes lounge chairs and ping pong tables — was ready just in time for Fall Open House. The microchip-inspired design drew some mixed reactions from Arts students, but new ramps make the space more accessible for everyone on wheels. Learn more about the Legacy Project.
Fine arts grad first to perform her thesis
When you think of a Master of Fine Arts thesis, you might not expect performance art. In her four-part thesis show, 1, 2, 3, 4, Tess Martens boldly invited her audience to witness her experience as a young woman artist in a world that can be misogynistic and objectify female bodies.
Telling the stories of children displaced by war
Canada Research Chair explores cultural revitalization in multilingualism
The Faculty of Arts newest Canada Research Chair, Professor Nicole Nolette, is an expert in minority languages and cultures whose research couldn't be more timely as the country becomes ever more multilingual and culturally diverse. Learn more about Nolette's research in "playful translation".
