Kinesiology student Matt Vonk, supervised by Laura Middleton, was selected as this year's winner in the 2014 Applied Health Sciences (AHS) 3MT competition.
Stergiou, a biomechanics expert, uses high-speed video and accelerometers to help him analyze those early moments in the race when Olympic luge athletes pull off the starting handles.
Heather Moyse and her longtime sled partner Kaillie Humphries made Olympic history in Sochi. The pair became the first women to win gold medals in consecutive Olympics for the two-man bobsled event. The pair triumphed over their close competitors on the U.S. team in the final heats on February 19.
For Thomas Karakolis (PhD ’14) the most exciting part about becoming an astronaut isn’t the chance to conduct scientific experiments from outer space, it’s the chance to actually be the experiment.
McIlroy and his team of researchers are out to prove that combining exercise with cognitive engagement will improve patients’ attention and working memory as well as their physical recovery.
Working with Certo Labs Inc., a Toronto-based biotechnology company, Metherel developed a tool for quickly measuring fatty acids and cholesterol content in food and tissue samples.
More than 1,300 high school students from across Ontario will participate in the University of Waterloo’s annual Kinesiology Lab Days event running from December 4 to 13.
A leading biomechanics researcher, Clark Dickerson uses mathematical algorithms to study shoulder movement and reduce injuries in the workplace—a specialized field that has high profile clients, including North America’s leading automotive manufacturers, lining up for consultation.
Dr. McGill is a world renowned expert in low back disorders who researchers and teaches how the low back functions, and how it can become injured.
According to Osteoporosis Canada, at least one in three women and one in five men will suffer from an osteoporotic fracture during their lifetime.