It all started with a Leonard Cohen song. Now, a play inspired by a line of lyrics in Cohen’s song, Anthem, has taken on a life of its own and is changing the way families and support staff approach dementia care.
A University of Waterloo program that helped recent graduates and new alumni commercialize their innovations and launch businesses has been given a jumpstart – $60,000 for 40 early-stage startups.
The $2.4 million infusion builds on the success of the Scientists and Engineers in Business program, a pilot project that provided 17 Waterloo entrepreneurs with funds and mentorship to move their innovation into the marketplace.
Despite showing interest in web or mobile apps to help manage their Type 2 diabetes, only a small number of older adults actually use them, says a new study from the University of Waterloo.
Gabriel, known as Gaby, aged 20, died as a result of injuries he sustained while travelling to work for a co-op work term in California on Wednesday, December 2, 2015.
His sister, Sabrina Barsky, said:
With all of the joy that comes with the holiday season, many new students in the Faculty of Environment were feeling the pressure and excitement of their first university exams.
To help celebrate this thrilling time of year, and reward the amazing students for their dedication and passion, the Faculty of Environment planned an epic surprise for one unsuspecting class of first-year students.
With the holiday season upon us there will be lots of “helpful” weight-loss advice passed around with the platters of tempting treats.
But a Waterloo study about interpersonal messages and weight loss shows that young women whose loved ones send negative messages about their weight actually went on to put on an average of 4.5 pounds.
In rural Canadian towns, curling clubs are more than just a place to play the roaring game.
Curling unites rural women and offers them health benefits beyond the physical, according to Waterloo research. For women in Canada’s most remote communities, the sport can even help stave off seasonal depression.
“Curling clubs are sport places for sure, but they also provide a health service to the community, especially for women,” said Heather Mair, a professor in the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences and a lead investigator on the project.
Lorne Dawson finds himself wrestling with one of the biggest questions facing Canadians these days: How does a kid who grows up in Canada become a terrorist?
The Faculty of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Waterloo will break ground Friday for a new 56,000-square-foot facility to support teaching and research.
The four-storey facility is set to include state-of-the-art kinesiology laboratories and a 350-seat lecture theatre—one of the largest on campus. The new facility will also house the University’s School of Anatomy, one of only a few anatomy labs outside of medical schools in Ontario.
The Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association (APMA) Connected Vehicle Technology Demonstrator, also known as the Connected Lexus
The vehicles of tomorrow are taking shape today at the University of Waterloo — home to the largest concentration of automotive researchers at any Canadian university.