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Canada will soon become the first G-20 country to legalize marijuana, but what will the new regulations mean for the health of Canadians?

On Monday, May 8, the School of Public Health and Health Systems will host the Hon. Anne McLellan, former minister of justice and head of the Task Force on Cannabis Legalization and Regulation for a public lecture on the topic.

The School of Public Health and Health System at the University of Waterloo will host a free public lecture and panel discussion Monday on the legalization and regulation of marijuana.

The Honourable Anne Mclellan, former minister of justice and head of the Task Force on Cannabis Legalization and Regulation, will speak on what the new legislation means for public health and what a regulated market may look like in Canada.

Climate change is often discussed in terms of global treaties like the Paris Agreement or the Kyoto Protocol, but small businesses and municipalities play an important role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, says a University of Waterloo environment professor.

Luis Ricardez-Sandoval didn’t have to think about it for long when he was asked to represent the University of Waterloo on a tour to recruit graduate students in his native Mexico.

After coming to Waterloo to earn his PhD, then staying to teach, do research and raise a family here, the chemical engineering professor was raring to put his personal experience and genuine enthusiasm to good use.

What happens when systems design engineering alumni from the class of ’91 get together for a few drinks at their 25^th reunion weekend?

Besides the usual trip down memory lane over beers, someone came up with the idea to redecorate the fourth-year lounge in Engineering 5. Included in the redecorating, led by Chris Pratley, Christine Hepburn and Philip Willow, was an impulsive purchase of almost $2,000 worth of furniture for students none of the alumni group had met.   

Here’s how Pratley tells the story:

It was the late 1950s when Douglas Wright was approached by recruiters representing several of the newer Canadian universities at the time.

Although some of the offers were tempting, the young civil engineering professor decided to join the fledging University of Waterloo because of the freedom it offered.

A team of researchers has discovered that many Canadian lakes can provide new insights into ancient oceans, and their findings could advance research about greenhouse gas emissions, harmful algal blooms, and early life forms.

Scientists from the University of Waterloo led the team of microbiologists, geochemists, and freshwater specialists in a surprising finding that lakes of the Boreal Shield may be similar to oceans of the Archean Eon, a period more than 2.5 billion years ago when microbial life thrived in a world without oxygen.

Anindya Sen, professor of Economics at the University of Waterloo

As governments begin to draft policies for the legal production, distribution and possession of marijuana in Canada, a University of Waterloo economist is warning that public health — not tax revenue — should be the first priority.

Cheryl Chan, a graduate student in the Faculty of Environment

Attempts to protect fish stocks in Jamaica are having a significant impact on the communities that have relied on fishing for generations, says a Waterloo researcher.

Teams of first-year civil engineering students at the University of Waterloo will pitch designs for a new playground structure to a tough audience tomorrow — the elementary school kids who will eventually give it a workout.

The assembly at Keatsway Public School in Waterloo is part of a novel process that will culminate at its annual fun fair in June with a vote on the best structure to build in an area of 360 square metres and with a budget of up to $75,000.