Jason Au receives Emerging Graduate Mentorship Award
Kinesiology and Health Sciences assistant professor Dr. Jason Au is the 2023 recipient of the Emerging Graduate Mentorship Award.
Kinesiology and Health Sciences assistant professor Dr. Jason Au is the 2023 recipient of the Emerging Graduate Mentorship Award.
Caryl Russell has received the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) Professional Standards Program Recognition Award.
Dr. Kaylena Ehgoetz Martens receives a portion of $1.35 million USD for research in Parkinson’s freezing of gait symptom.
Kinesiology professor Nikolas Knowles receives a Canada Foundation for Innovation John R. Evans Leaders Fund for his project to help slow or prevent joint deterioration from osteoarthritis.
Laura Middleton, associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences at the University of Waterloo, has been appointed Schlegel Research Chair in Dementia and Active Living for a five-year term starting July 1, 2023.
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.
The DREAM project has developed a new series of learning modules and resources with an aim to improve how community service providers support and include persons living with dementia in their wellness programs and services, especially those related to physical activity and healthy eating.
Monica Maly is one of 10 recipients of the newly launched Graham Seed Fund, which aims to strengthen the University’s health system partnerships by providing resources for collaborating directly with health providers and clinicians.
Dr. Nikolas Knowles, a researcher in Kinesiology and Health Sciences, is studying a new imaging technology to assess shoulder osteoarthritis.
The Faculty of Health’s Human Anatomy Laboratory, which is housed in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, offers the perfect location for surgeons to test procedures on cadaver donors.