Dr. Clark Dickerson has received $486,233 from the Canadian Cancer Society's 2026 Challenge Grants program to investigate the causes of shoulder problems that can occur following breast cancer treatment.
Dr. Andrew Ramsook, a professor who joined the Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences in 2025, has received a $100,000 grant from the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) for research into advanced respiratory muscle mechanics.
Dr. David Hammond of Waterloo’s School of Public Health Sciences is one of 10 research team leads across the country named to a major new initiative called the Canadian Cannabis and Brain Health Consortium.
Waterloo researcher says global spotlight should prompt action on equity, access and athlete well-being at the community level.
University of Waterloo public health researcher Dr. Shannon Majowicz contributed research to the new WHO estimates, which cover the global burden of foodborne disease between 2000 and 2021.
Dr. Andrew Laing, Associate Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences at the University of Waterloo, has been appointed Schlegel Research Chair in Mobility and Aging for a five-year term starting July 1, 2026.
The winners of the Winter 2026 Faculty of Health Teaching Assistant Awards are Sanjay Veerasammy (Kinesiology and Health Sciences), Kanika Sarwal (Public Health Sciences) and Ashley Giroux (Recreation and Leisure Studies).
Subtle differences in speed, step length and rhythm could offer a low-cost tool for improving diagnosis at the earliest stages of neurodegeneration.
Every four years, the Olympics and Paralympics propel curling into the spotlight and researcher Heather Mair is working on building and sustaining a more diverse following.
Leaders across sectors converged to explore how a collaborative region can turn evidence into coordinated community action.