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The Cannabis Act will come into effect October 17, making cannabis possession, growth, and purchase for recreational purposes legal across Canada. The University of Waterloo has experts available to speak with the media about the impact of cannabis legalization on Canadians.

Michael Beazely, Chair of the Waterloo Region Integrated Drug Steering (WRIDS) Prevention Coordinating Committee and vice-chair of the WRIDS Steering Committee. 

Canada and the United States have announced an agreement in principle on a new US-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement (USMCA). The University of Waterloo has experts available to speak with the media today on the proposed agreement and what it could mean for Canada.

Bruce Muirhead – Agriculture and dairy systems and supply management

Prof. Muirhead specializes in the areas of trade with a specific focus on supply management in the areas of dairy and eggs.

The University of Waterloo launched its Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute today. 

The interdisciplinary Institute has the mandate to uncover new approaches to security and privacy and educating Canada’s future leaders to be able to understand and respond to emerging online threats. 

The Institute will also work closely with corporations and government to advance their cybersecurity and privacy protection capabilities.

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have made progress towards predicting who is likely to feel sick from virtual reality technology.

In a recent study, the researchers found they could predict whether an individual will experience cybersickness (motion sickness caused by virtual reality) by how much they sway in response to a moving visual field. The researchers think that this knowledge will help them to develop counteractions to cybersickness.