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May 12, 2022

Finding our galactic centre

A new image from Avery Broderick and the Event Horizon Telescope shows the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way

Aerial view of Rouge National Urban Park and Rouge River, Mast Trail, Toronto, Canada

January 25, 2022

New economic model finds wetlands provide billions in filtration value

Wetlands in Southern Ontario provide $4.2 billion in water filtration services each year

Paul Craig, one of the lead researchers in the new WATER facility, looks at fishes in a tank. at fishes

January 10, 2022

UWaterloo opens new aquatic threats research facility to study the impact of climate change on fish stress

The new multimillion-dollar facility will allow researchers to bridge the gap between lab and fieldwork

Wenyu Gao wearing a lab coat, gloves and mask, holding the prototype saliva sensor in the lab

October 14, 2021

Exploring new ways to test blood sugar levels for diabetes patients

Waterloo chemists develop new, non-invasive blood sugar testing methods using saliva

October 20, 2020

New analysis shows a “wobble” in the ring around a black hole

Avery Broderick talks about the latest Event Horizon Telescope work

October 14, 2020

Four brilliant researchers join Waterloo on fellowships

AMTD Scholars are the first recipients of a postdoctoral fellowship created by a Waterloo alumnus-led foundation

October 5, 2020

Q and A with the experts: COVID-19 testing in pharmacies

COVID-19 testing for individuals with no COVID symptoms is now available at some pharmacies in Ontario and Alberta.

October 2, 2020

Inaugural winner of Laflamme and Gregson award for women in quantum information science named

Cindy Yang is the winner of the inaugural Raymond Laflamme and Janice Gregson Graduate Scholarship for Women in Quantum Information Science.

September 25, 2020

Q and A with the experts: scientific literacy and COVID-19

As we navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, Waterloo science professor Jozef Nissimov has been working to fight misinformation, and share accurate scientific resources. We asked Professor Nissimov to explain science literacy, and why it is even more important as the world deals with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

September 14, 2020

New intervention could help patients with macular degeneration recover vision

Researchers have discovered that a single, 20-minute session of non-invasive brain stimulation of the visual cortex can reduce the effects of macular degeneration.

September 9, 2020

Q and A with the experts: flu shots and COVID-19

What happens when flu season bumps up against a global pandemic?

September 3, 2020

Understanding our impact on Canada’s ecosystems

From the Great Lakes to the Arctic, researchers are working to prevent and mitigate the effects of climate change

August 27, 2020

Q and A with the experts: the science of vaccine hesitancy

We asked Professor Roderick Slavcev to explain the science of vaccine hesitancy. What happens if we have a vaccine for COVID-19, but people won’t use it?

August 24, 2020

Researchers develop new method to reduce HIV transmission

Researchers at the University of Waterloo are developing a new method to decrease the likelihood of contracting HIV.

August 12, 2020

New research shows certain clouds remove air pollution from the surface of the Earth

Clouds draw pollution away from the surface of the Earth.

August 11, 2020

Researchers find clues to SARS-CoV-2 infection and explore why COVID-19 impacts patients differently

Working together, researchers at McMaster University and the University of Waterloo are searching for how the SARS-CoV-2 virus infects the lungs – and they’re challenging what has become an accepted truth about the virus.