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WATERLOO, Ont. (Friday, September 13 2013) — This Sunday, Kitchener-Waterloo’s first green hair salon and spa is taking their craft to the streets in support of UW WELL-FIT, a free 12-week exercise program focused on restoring and improving the physiological well-being of those going through cancer treatment.

UW WELL-FIT is operated within the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Waterloo.

Waterloo, Ont. (Wednesday, September 11, 2013) – A world-class facility that could lead to the creation of new wireless technologies for use in smartphones, cars, and beyond, opens at the University of Waterloo this week.

Considered one of the best in the world for testing electromagnetic devices, the Centre for Intelligent Antenna and Radio Systems (CIARS) features four interconnected indoor laboratories, one outdoor lab, and a highly advanced computational facility.

(Waterloo, ON – September 9, 2013) Community members and media representatives of the Kitchener-Waterloo region are invited to join with CBC morning show host Craig Norris and local researchers in a discussion on the public impact of the crisis in science and research policy in Canada.

WHO: Moderator: Craig Norris (CBC)

Panelists: Dr. Melanie Campbell (Physics, University of Waterloo); Dr. Jeffrey Jones (Neuroscience, Wilfrid Laurier University); Dr. David DeVidi (Philosophy, University of Waterloo)

WATERLOO, Ont. (Friday, September 6, 2013) – A professor from the University of Waterloo who is an expert in human rights and race relations in Canada has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC).

Professor Jim Walker of the Faculty of Arts received the honour after his peers selected him from a list of exceptional candidates. He teaches in the Department of History at Waterloo.

Andy Thibodeau (centre) is a keynote speaker during this year's Orientation events.

Orientation is the hallmark of a first-year student’s university experience.

For the first time in its history, Orientation’s Black and Gold Day featured the game of soccer with varsity games by both Warrior teams and events for minor soccer players.

The Waterloo Warriors and Waterloo Minor Soccer Association developed a partnership for the 2013 Ontario University Athletics (OUA) soccer season that kicked off with the Black and Gold Day event on Saturday, September 7.

WATERLOO, Ont. (Tuesday, August 27, 2013) – A provocative play written and performed by University of Waterloo students to help those entering first year adjust to campus life will celebrate 25 years on the stage on Friday, and will be part of Waterloo's Orientation.

An undergraduate student of English and history might not be the first person to pop into your mind when you hear the word:  entrepreneur.

STRATFORD, Ont. (Tuesday, 27 August, 2013) – The University of Waterloo Stratford Campus, Canada’s new collaborative campus for digital media technology and commercialization, is attracting international talent to its exclusive Gamification 2013 conference in Stratford, Ontario.

The conference will be the world’s first to truly bridge academic research and business opportunity in the arena of gamification – using game design elements in non-game contexts, in areas such as healthcare, education, financial services, entertainment and retail.