Dr. Marina Mourtzakis, a researcher in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, has been awarded a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Integrative Metabolism, Imaging and Muscle Health.
Dr. Clark Dickerson has received $486,233 from the Canadian Cancer Society's 2026 Challenge Grants program to investigate the causes of shoulder problems that can occur following breast cancer treatment.
Dr. Andrew Ramsook, a professor who joined the Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences in 2025, has received a $100,000 grant from the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) for research into advanced respiratory muscle mechanics.
Dr. Andrew Laing, Associate Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences at the University of Waterloo, has been appointed Schlegel Research Chair in Mobility and Aging for a five-year term starting July 1, 2026.
Subtle differences in speed, step length and rhythm could offer a low-cost tool for improving diagnosis at the earliest stages of neurodegeneration.
Dr. Heather Keller discusses the need to transform mealtimes in Canada’s long-term care homes from a service to a meaningful form of care.
Dr. Laura Middleton and the Dementia Capable Communities project team help communities rethink how they plan and deliver everyday services so that people living with dementia are respected, supported and included.
Dr. Jordan Cannon, an assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, received funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation to fund a modular biomechanics suite to study joint function and dysfunction in athletes during movement.
Faculty of Health study aims to improve the quality of life for people living with dementia in ethno-racial communities
New research challenges gender bias in aviation performance using eye-tracking technology and flight simulation