Ken Stark, the assistant professor in kinesiology develops innovative ways to uncover how much Omega-3 Canadians are consuming. He's testing not the food they eat, but the blood in their veins.
The Canadian Index of Wellbeing provides unique insights into Canadians’ quality of life – overall, and in specific areas, such as our standard of living, health, the quality of our environment, and the state of our leisure and culture.
Dr. George Heckman, a physician specializing in aging and cardiovascular disease, joins Waterloo as the Schlegel Research Chair in Geriatric Medicine with the Schlegel-University of Waterloo Research Institute for Aging, and Associate Professor in the School of Public Health and Health Systems.
For stroke victims, fear of falling can be an insurmountable hurdle to recovery. Kinesiology professor Bill McIlroy saw the effects of that fear after his grandmother broke her hip, and he’s determined to smooth the path for others struggling to regain mobility.
“Humans are generally convenience-oriented,” explains Peter Hall, associate professor in Waterloo’s department of Kinesiology. “The environment in which we live can make it easier or more challenging to follow through with one’s intentions.”
Demonstrating resident support for the Games is key to advancing past the first stage of the bidding process. The IOC eliminates any bid that does not demonstrate sufficient citizen support for the event in the first round of review.
The former director of athletics who navigated the University of Waterloo’s football team through the worst doping scandal in Canadian university history, has developed an anonymous online survey for teams that he hopes will protect athletes from dangerous behaviours.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans (LGBT) Canadians are less uncertain about their retirement years if they have openly discussed their LGBT identity with family and friends, according to a breakthrough study by the RBC Retirement Research Centre at Waterloo.
Milton's new velodrome could be a boon to track cycling long after the Pan Am Games are over, says Waterloo researcher.
It all started with a Leonard Cohen song. Now, a play inspired by a line of lyrics in Cohen’s song, Anthem, has taken on a life of its own and is changing the way families and support staff approach dementia care.