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Football player Taly Williams.
April 9, 2021

Honouring a local star

Elementary students lobby Ontario town to recognize engineering alumnus Taly Williams

A doctor standing in front of a Canadian flag
April 12, 2021

Q&A with the experts: What can we learn from the past to help shape the future of public health in Canada?

Despite investments and advancements in health care, there are societal changes needed as we recover from COVID-19. University of Waterloo history professor Heather MacDougall sheds some light on what we can learn from the past that could help improve the health and strength of our communities.

Star Forming region NGC_7129, a cloud of pink and green gas with balls of bright light inside. Stars around the outside
April 9, 2021

The origin of water on planets in our universe

Professor Michel Fich helps paint the most complete picture ever of how water ends up on newly forming planets

Melissa Millette (left to right) with two of her children, Riley and Reichal, pose outside their new house.
April 8, 2021

Caring and competing

Student team enters international Solar Decathlon with house designed for Indigenous family

April 8, 2021

Innovation shines at engineering pitch contest

Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit, gave students a pep talk during the annual Esch competition  

A man standing with his fingers crossed behind his back
April 8, 2021

The truth about doublespeak: Is it lying or just being persuasive?

Doublespeak, or the use of euphemisms to sway opinion, lets leaders avoid the reputational costs of lying while still bringing people around to their way of thinking, a new study has found.

Wearable tech
April 7, 2021

Waterloo researchers lead remote wearable technology program

Persons with neurodegenerative diseases can monitor at home

gallery space with large photos draped on wooden frames
April 7, 2021

Making space for Indigenous artists to lead

Canada Research Chair dedicates project to redressing educational and leadership inequities

A female lying in bed with a tablet looking at a tablet
April 7, 2021

AI-powered symptom checkers can help healthcare systems deal with the COVID-19 burden

AI-powered symptom checkers can potentially reduce the number of people going to in-person clinics during the pandemic, but first, researchers say, people need to know they exist.

A person's hand dumping cigarettes into a bin
April 6, 2021

Canada-wide ban on menthol cigarettes leads to significant increases in quitting among smokers

Bans on menthol cigarettes across Canada from 2016 to 2017 led to a significant increase in the number of smokers who attempted to quit, smokers who quit successfully, and lower rates of relapse among former smokers.

Hands in the centre
April 5, 2021

Co-op connections for a stronger community

A new donor-supported program partners Waterloo students with the United Way to make an impact 

Architects Brigitte Shim and A. Howard Sutcliffe
March 30, 2021

Together at the top

Alumni couple add to a career of architectural accomplishments since meeting at Waterloo

A female pharmacist explaining something to a male customer
March 29, 2021

Pharmacists prescribing for minor ailments will save health-care dollars, study shows

Allowing Ontario pharmacists to prescribe for minor ailments could save the province $42 million a year, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Waterloo.

March 25, 2021

Supporting future leaders

Entrepreneur launches first-year award for Black and Indigenous engineering students

A view of the M87 supermassive black hole in polarised light
March 23, 2021

Black-hole breakthrough: New images show magnetic fields around M87*

Waterloo astrophysicist and global team of scientists bring into view black hole’s powerful jets, and how they impact the formation and structure of galaxies

A clock beside a hand with pills
March 23, 2021

Time of day boosts effectiveness of anti-aging supplements

Using a comprehensive mathematical model researchers at the University of Waterloo found that the best time of day for someone to take anti-aging supplements depends on their age.

river
March 22, 2021

Water ethic

Recognizing the inherent rights of water for global sustainability  

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