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News
Dr. Lai-Tze Fan announced as CRC in Technology and Social Change
Just announced by the Government of Canada, Dr. Lai-Tze Fan's CRC program of research encourages and enhances equity, diversity, and inclusion in AI design and will help to improve technological literacy.
James Danckert on the (important) role of boredom in our lives
In a recent TEDxCambridge talk entitled What Boredom Teaches Us, Dr. James Danckert (Psychology) shares his research insights on how adaptive approaches to boredom can help us lead fuller lives.
Sense of belonging is key to healing from trauma
In the weeks after the hate-motivated attack at Hagey Hall in June, our community was talking about trauma. In this episode of Waterloo’s Beyond the Bulletin podcast, Dr. Dillon Browne of the Department of Psychology helps us understand trauma and ways to heal from a traumatic event.