News archive - 2018

Thursday, December 20, 2018

Health Studies student saves a life

Co-op student Jashandeep Sohal is presented with an award by her employers, Rex and Meera Mohamed

During her first year of studies at Waterloo, Jashandeep Sohal volunteered at the Waterloo Walk-in Clinic, one of 17 medical clinics that comprise the family-owned business founded by Rex Mohamed and his wife Meera.

Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Co-op Student of the Year Alumna, now Employer: Wins Rotary “People of Action: Young Innovators”

Christina Hassan

Congratulations to Christina Hassan, an alumna of Faculty of Health program at the University of Waterloo for receiving the Rotary People of Action; Young Innovators Award. Christina Hassan has demonstrated exceptional achievement in developing FullSoul, a non-profit organization that works to provide sterile medical supplies for pre-and post- natal procedures to safely deliver and care for newborns.

Monday, November 26, 2018

XE co-founder reveals his secret to finding the right grad for the job

Beric Farmer (Computer Science ‘94) has discovered the secret to hiring top University of Waterloo grads: get them before they graduate.

“You need to hire them early or they get snapped up by other companies,” he explains.

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Waterloo co-op earns two awards for international work

University of Waterloo's international co-op team

Waterloo’s international co-op team has won two Excellence Awards from the Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE). The awards recognize the team’s extraordinary work in the design, planning implementation and management of high-quality endeavours in international education.

Monday, November 12, 2018

BLOG: Tackle workplace injuries and save your organization lost time

We caught up with some researchers here at University of Waterloo to find out how Canadian organizations could reduce injuries in the workplace.

As the saying goes “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of the cure”. Kinesiology researchers at the University of Waterloo have taken this adage to heart. The growth of the knowledge industry has given rise to sedentary work environments. This article examines the elements necessary for a healthy, productive workplace and shares a few simple, pragmatic measures that any organization can adopt to help prevent injuries.