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More than 60,000 students, parents and educators are expected to visit the award-winning University of Waterloo booth at the Ontario Universities’ Fair (OUF) during its three-day run at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

The OUF, which starts Friday September 19, began in 1997 as a way to help high school students gather information about Ontario’s universities. Today, it’s Canada’s largest educational fair.

Overindulging in high-calorie snacks is partly caused by temporary lapses in a very specific part of the brain, according to a new University of Waterloo study.

The study, published in Psychosomatic Medicine: Journal of Biobehavioral Medicine, is the first to conclusively link reduced activity in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex with weakened self-control around tasty but unhealthy snacks.

The University of Waterloo has appointed Tom Jenkins, chair of OpenText Corporation and a noted Canadian technology leader, as the institution’s 10^th chancellor.

The installation of The Rev. Wendy Fletcher as principal and vice-chancellor of Renison University College at the University of Waterloo will take place at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 13 at the Church of the Holy Saviour, Waterloo.

The new principal joins Renison from the Vancouver School of Theology, where she has served in a number of capacities as professor, academic dean, dean, vice-principal and, for a period of seven years, as principal.  

Contrary to popular belief, spooning is not always the best sex position for those with a bad back, according to new research from the University of Waterloo.

For the first time ever, scientists have successfully documented the way the spine moves during sex and discovered exactly why certain positions are better than others when it comes to avoiding back pain.

Professor Steve Manske from the University of Waterloo is available to speak to the media on the Canadian Cancer Society’s news release on the use of flavoured tobacco among Canadian youth. 

Researchers from the Allergy, Genes and Environment (AllerGen) Network have published the first nationwide study to estimate the prevalence of food allergy among vulnerable Canadians, including those with low income, those with low education, new Canadians and individuals of Aboriginal identity.

Feridun Hamdullahpur, president and vice-chancellor of the University of Waterloo, read the following statement to a news conference earlier today:

"It is with deep regret that we have confirmed the death of a member of our campus community and student body, who was struck by lightning this morning during an unexpected storm, and died of her injuries.

"The family of the deceased student have requested privacy, and have asked that we not release the student’s name.  

It is with deep sadness that the University of Waterloo must confirm that a first year student was struck and killed by lightning while walking on campus this morning, Friday, September 5, 2014.
 
The incident took place on a pathway leading from the ring road to an area of residences known as Student Village 1 at around 9 a.m. The student died of their injuries in hospital.
 
Waterloo Regional Police are in the process of notifying the family. Our thoughts remain with the family and friends of the student at this most difficult of times.
 

Both recipients of Schulich Leader Scholarships who are attending the University of Waterloo this year are top students: Emily Pass, of Charlottetown, graduated with a 100 per cent average from high school and Oakville’s Amanda Rampertab scored a 95 per cent.