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An award-winning biochemist whose discovery solved a 100-year-old mystery in cell biology shared his insights to an audience at the University of Waterloo today as part of the Gairdner Foundation’s National Program lecture series.

Professor Kim Nasmyth of the University of Oxford shared his first–hand knowledge and expertise in biomedical research. He won the 2007 Canada Gairdner International Award for his discovery of cohesin, helping us understand cell division and how errors in this process relate to cancer and other genetic diseases. 

WATERLOO, Ont. (Friday, October 18, 2013) – The Faculty of Engineering at the University of Waterloo has named its Student Design Centre in honour of former dean, Adel Sedra.

The centre was named the Sedra Student Design Centre at a ceremony at Waterloo today.

The 20,000-square-foot Sedra Student Design Centre is the largest facility of its kind in North America. It is home to more than 20 teams of students, who compete internationally and work on design projects including a new Formula One car, an autonomous robot, a flying quadrotor and a hybrid vehicle.

GUELPH, Ont. (Thursday, October 17, 2013) – The City of Guelph’s Community Wellbeing Initiative has received a 2013 Impact Award at this year’s CIC Impact Summit in Chicago.

The City and Canadian Index of Wellbeing (CIW) were selected by the Community Indicators Consortium leadership to receive the award which celebrates projects that demonstrate the power of indicators to drive positive community change.

WATERLOO, Ont. (Thursday, October 17, 2013) – The Faculty of Engineering at the University of Waterloo will name the world-class Student Design Centre in honour of former dean, Adel Sedra.

The centre, which was completed in 2010, will be named the Sedra Student Design Centre at a ceremony in Engineering 5 tomorrow.

The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation has recognized a professor at the University of Waterloo for her work in the area of global environmental and food policy by awarding her a prestigious Trudeau fellowship.

Professor Jennifer Clapp, from the Department of Environment and Resource Studies at Waterloo, conducts research that looks at the effect of global trade, financial markets and investment on world hunger and the environment. She is Canada Research Chair in Global Food Security and Sustainability.

It’s not every day the military asks for help. But when they needed to redesign a vehicle to reduce shoulder injuries among soldiers, they reached out to kinesiology Professor Clark Dickerson.

Imagine you need hip surgery but your new joint is a customized one built by a 3D printer with your own cells. Or imagine walking into your doctor’s office and getting an in-depth analysis of your DNA on the spot.

How about being able to identify future health issues long before they happen by simply looking at patterns in your DNA.

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

Professor Manske can also address the various provincial releases related to the national release, such as those from the Ontario Campaign for Action on Tobacco and Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta.

Lose the grades, lose the exams, and don't worry if all the kids in a class are not the same age. That's what a gathering of international education leaders is recommending in a dramatic new learning roadmap released today.

The sweeping recommendations of the Equinox Summit: Learning 2030 (a product of the Waterloo Global Science Initiative) also propose eliminating grades 9 through 12 in favour of groupings of students based on ability and area of study.

WATERLOO, Ont. (Tuesday, October 1, 2013) - The University of Waterloo is co-hosting a conference this week that will address the critical role of quality data for academic research and ultimately effective policies to benefit all Canadians.

The Canadian Research Data Centre Network’s 2013 conference, Canadian Data: Looking Back, Moving Forward, will present recent evidence on public issues, such as health and health services, the integration of newcomers, children’s well-being, and aboriginal issues.