A newsletter for Applied Health Sciences undergraduate students to find out what is going on this month around the Faculty.
Contents
AHS in the News - Featured Story
Type 2 diabetes linked to worse performance on cognitive testing
Type 2 diabetes is associated with worse performance on cognitive tests measuring abilities involved in the control of emotions, behaviours and thought, says a new study from the University of Waterloo.
The paper appears in Psychosomatic Medicine, and is the first comprehensive statistical summary of available studies that examine the link between type 2 diabetes and a reduction of certain cognitive abilities, known as executive functions. The executive functions inhibit habitual thinking patterns, knee-jerk emotional reactions and reflexive behaviours such as making impulse purchases or automatically following social cues.
AHS Upcoming Events
weCONNECTu CHEM 120 Tutoring Session
Sunday, March 8th | 6 - 8 PM | BMH 1016
There will be a professional chemistry tutor available in BMH 1016 Sunday evening. Pop by and ask any questions you have as you prepare for the next midterm.
AHSUM Bowling
Monday, March 9th | 6:30pm – 8:30pm │ BMH Lounge & Kingpin Bowlounge
AHSUM will be going bowling at Bingeman's Kingpin Bowlounge on Monday, March 9th from 7pm-9pm! For 10 dollars, students will be bussed from BMH to Kingpin for 2 hours of bowling including free shoes, with prizes awarded to the best bowlers! Tickets to this event can be purchased at the AHSUM office (BMH 1035a) until the bus leaves.
For more information, see event: AHSUM Bowling event page
AHSUM/HSA Tobogganing
Thursday, March 12th | BMH Lounge (BMH 1035)/CIF Hill
Weather permitting, AHSUM and HSA (Health Students Association) have partnered to create a fun day of tobogganing down the hills at CIF on March 12th!
For more information, see event: AHSUM/HSA Tobogganing event page
Three Minute Thesis Competition AHS Faculty Heat
Thursday, March 12th at 11:30 am | Sunlife Financial Auditorium (LHI 1621)
The winners will go on to the University of Waterloo 3MT competition on April 2nd. Come out and cheer on the graduate students.
For more information, see event: Three Minute Thesis event page
Co-op 101 Session for first-year AHS students
Monday, March 16, 2015 | 5:30PM – 7:00PM | DC 1350
All first-year AHS co-op students are invited to attend this information session being held by the Co-operative Education department and the Centre for Career Action.
This session will:
- Explore details and tips for your first job search and work term
- Review the requirements for your co-op degree
- Give you tips to prepare for your first co-op experience
- Help you get to know services and tools available to help
- Answer any questions you have about co-op
AHSUM Nacho Crawl
Thursday, March 19th at 6 pm | BMH Lounge (BMH 1035)
AHSUM will be hosting its second-ever nacho crawl on March 19th, and AHSSIES are invited to a night of nachos, fun and more nachos!
Students will be able to purchase t-shirts for 10 dollars, which will provide them with AHSUM merchandise and free nachos at every restaurant that AHSUM will be visiting throughout the nacho crawl. Event-goers from last year's event will be entitled to a reduced fee of 5 dollars if they wear their nacho shirt from last year.
T-shirts and tickets to the event will be sold at the AHSUM office (BMH 1035a) until the event begins.
For more information, see event: AHSUM Nacho Crawl event page
AHSUM/KIN Dodgeball
Monday, March 23rd from 6 to 9 pm | BMH Lounge (BMH 1035)
On Monday March 23rd, join AHSUM in everyone's favourite childhood activity - dodgeball! Pickup games will be offered from 6 - 9 pm at the PAC Small Gym, and pizza will be given to those attending after the event.
Teams will be made at the event, but feel free to make up your own group of AHSSIES!
For more information, see event: AHSUM/KIN Dodgeball event page
2015 Grad Class Send Off
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 | 5:30pm | University Club | Register online
Invitation to AHS Graduating Students:
Research papers, lab reports, lectures, tutorials, volunteer hours, practicums, placements, co-op jobs and more. It has been a long haul and the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences wants to celebrate your journey to convocation with you!
Applied Health Sciences graduating students are invited to join special alumni guest - Julie Kim (BSc '01, Health Studies) a rising star in the Canadian comedy scene and health care management consultant, their favourite AHS professors, and Dean James Rush, as they offer congratulations and inspiring words of advice as your time as an AHS undergrad draws to a close.
Additional event details and registration can be found on the 2015 Grad Class Send Off website.
Aftab Patla Memorial Hockey Game
Thursday, March 27th from 4 to 7 pm | BMH Lounge (BMH 1035)
The hockey game pits a team of Kinesiology Undergraduate Students against a team made up of Kinesiology Graduate Students, Faculty and Staff. Since 2007, the Kinesiology department has raised over $30,000 towards an undergraduate Kinesiology scholarship in Dr. Patla’s name through the generous support of alumni, faculty, staff, students, alumni, and members of our local community.
For more information, see event: Aftab Patla Memorial Hockey Game event page
AHSUM End of Term
Thursday, March 27th | Time and Location TBA
Immediately following the Aftab Patla Memorial Hockey Game, students and staff are invited to AHSUM's end of term social! More information regarding the end of term event will be given as date nears.
For more information, see event: AHSUM End of Term event page
AHS Updates and Reminders
Graduates of 2015! It's time to nominate your Valedictorian for spring convocation.
Have a say in who represents your graduating class at convocation. Download the AHS Valedictorian Nomination Form (PDF) here, or pick up a hard copy in the BMH Lounge.
Nominations are due to Leanne in BMH 3101 by March 6th!
2015 AHS Teaching Award Nominations
Hey AHS Students! Do you know of a truly ‘awesome’ instructor in AHS? Well, let them, and the entire Faculty, know by nominating them for the 2nd Annual AHS Teaching Award. Nominate your favourite instructor and, if two others do the same, they will then be considered for the Faculty-wide Teaching Award. This is a great honour and comes with funds that the instructor can use to make their classes even better, or to measure the impacts of their of teaching style. Nominations are due by April 25th; nominate a great AHS instructor today!
The student portal is coming your way, AHSSIES!
This sleek, mobile-friendly communication tool will be rolled out to all AHS students the week of March 16. Log in to have a convenient, customizable tool that reports your class schedule, what study spaces are available, the balance on your WatCard, when your next GRT bus will arrive, when your academic deadlines are approaching, how busy campus line-ups and spaces are, plus much more.
The Student Success Office will send you an email invitation to access the student portal. When you start using it, be sure to submit your feedback so the portal can evolve to become an extremely valuable tool for all UWaterloo students. In the meantime, if you want more details you can check out the portal site.AHSUM Updates
Due to planning processes, some of the events that AHSUM holds may not be featured in this newsletter. For more information about AHSUM, please visit the AHSUM website, and receive notifications regarding updated AHSUM events on AHSUM's Facebook page.
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