Dr. Sharon Kirkpatrick, a professor in the School of Public Health Sciences, was recently named University of Waterloo Research Chair, along with six other professors across campus. The seven-year appointment began July 1, 2023.
The campus community is mourning the loss of friend and colleague Cassie Bechard, who passed away June 24.
The little cedar tree that was planted last year in the BMH courtyard as a symbol of reconciliation has grown. It was unveiled at the Faculty of Health’s first Commitment Ceremony last June 20, a day before National Indigenous Peoples Day. It represents the commitment the Faculty has made toward Indigenization, with Indigenous Knowledge Keeper Myeengun Henry leading and facilitating the way.
More than 600 Faculty of Health graduating students crossed the stage June 13 in the University's 126th convocation.
While most aspects of care quality in long-term care homes did not differ in the first year of the pandemic from pre-pandemic levels, a new study shows that the use of antipsychotic drugs increased in all provinces.
The Faculty of Health’s Teaching Fellows are excited to announce the recipients of the Winter 2023 Faculty of Health Teaching Assistant Awards: Michelle Tomczewski, Noramy Gonzalia Diaz and Tasha Shields.
Layered over the pandemic in 2021 was an epidemic. Toxic drug overdoses in Canada spiked that year, with almost 8,000 reported deaths from opioid overdoses alone. In British Columbia, 2,264 people died that year of toxic drug overdoses.
A new study, led by researchers at the University of Waterloo, found that the subjective visual vertical – a measure of how individuals perceive the orientation of vertical lines – shifted considerably after participants played a high-intensity VR game.
Researchers at the University of Waterloo found that participation in activities such as fitness classes and intramural and drop-in sports before the pandemic was linked to lower levels of stress and higher levels of perceived competence to handle challenges and master school workload during the lockdown.
Researchers found that factors such as the location and design of the facility, the formal agreements between operating groups and the breadth of sport and recreation programming offered at the facility all contributed to promoting a legacy of participation post-event.