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Tuesday, June 19, 2018

University of Waterloo names international business adviser, Dominic Barton, as 11th Chancellor

The University of Waterloo is appointing Dominic Barton, global managing partner of McKinsey & Company as the institution’s 11th chancellor.

Monday, June 18, 2018

Expert Advisory - Gaming Disorder

The World Health Organization (WHO) is moving to categorize the compulsively playing of video games as a new mental health condition.

The U.N. health agency said classifying Gaming Disorder as a separate condition will serve a public health purpose for countries to be better prepared to identify this issue.

The University of Waterloo has experts available to speak on this topic.

Neil Randall - Executive Director of the University of Waterloo’s Games Institute

Monday, June 18, 2018

Study finds a pesticide-free way to combat mosquitos and West Nile

Researchers at the University of Waterloo may have discovered a new, pesticide-free way to limit mosquito populations in some area and reduce the spread of the West Nile virus.

The study by Waterloo researcher Brad Fedy discovered that introducing hungry minnows into bodies of water where mosquitoes breed results in the minnows feeding on mosquito larvae, which dramatically decreases the number of adult mosquitoes capable of carrying the disease.

Sunday, June 17, 2018

University of Waterloo holds 116th convocation

More than 6,100 students received degrees as part of the University of Waterloo's spring convocation. There were more than 5,000 undergraduate degrees and 1,000 graduate degrees handed out at a record 12 ceremonies.

Friday, June 15, 2018

Novel therapy offers new hope for social anxiety

People with social anxiety disorder benefit greatly from group therapy that targets the negative mental images they have of themselves and others, according to a study at the University of Waterloo.

Called “imagery-enhanced” cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), the new group treatment helps relieve symptoms including social performance and interaction anxiety, depression and stress.