Graduate students who specialize in water-related studies at the University of Waterloo will have the opportunity to be part of a new Integrated Water Management program that will give them a broad foundation in water science, engineering, technology and management.
Lucas Palmer’s average is 99 per cent.
The Windsor high school student is also captain of his varsity volleyball team and he’s organized charity events that raised $11,000. Every student has to log 40 hours of community service to graduate – Palmer has done 550 hours.
WATERLOO, Ont. (Monday, June 3, 2013) — Two Ontario high school students set to attend the University of Waterloo in September are among the winners of the coveted 2013 Schulich Leader Scholarships.
Lucas Palmer from Windsor and Chloé Simms from Pembroke each won the awards worth $60,000 that go to top students who plan to study in the areas of science, technology, engineering or mathematics. Schulich winners must possess at least two of the following attributes: academic excellence, financial need, or outstanding community, business or entrepreneurial leadership.
WATERLOO, Ont. (Monday, June 3, 2013) – The board of the Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA) today announced the appointment of Professor John Ravenhill as director of the school.
WATERLOO, Ont. (June 4, 2013) — The University of Waterloo announced today a $1.75 million commitment from RBC Foundation to support development of a new graduate study program in Integrated Water Management.
The RBC Water Scholars program aims to provide students graduating with water-related degrees broader perspectives and the ability to communicate and co-operate with experts from other water-related fields.
Geoff Fong, a professor of psychology in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Waterloo, has been awarded a World No Tobacco Day Award by the Pan American Health Organization and World Health Organization. Fong, who is cross-a
As sea levels rise, some islands – including some island countries – will lose considerable coastal areas, says Geography and Environmental Management professor Daniel Scott, who is a Canada Research Chair in Global Change and Tourism.
WATERLOO, Ont. (Friday, May 31, 2013) — Canada’s economy is growing, but according to Professor Bryan Smale, Director of the Canadian Index of Wellbeing (CIW) at the University of Waterloo, Canadians’ health and quality of life are not keeping pace.
Statistics Canada announced today that Canada’s GDP rate grew 2.5 per cent in the first quarter, the fastest in six quarters.
WATERLOO, Ont. (Wednesday, May 29, 2013)— Following the Republic of Ireland’s announcement on Tuesday that it will adopt plain packaging legislation for tobacco products, University of Waterloo tobacco researcher David Hammond suggests that Canada must follow suit to curb deaths from smoking.
BRAZIL STUDY FINDS THAT A STRONGER TOBACCO MARKETING BAN IS NEEDED TO CURB TOBACCO INDUSTRY EFFORTS TO ATTRACT NEW SMOKERS
*Survey reveals huge support from Brazilians for further legislation to restrict the marketing activities of the tobacco industry*
* A comprehensive TAPS bans alone would reduce smoking prevalence in Brazil by 2-7 percent by 2050 and help protect youth*
(Tuesday May 28th, 2013, Brasília, Brazil and Waterloo, Ontario, Canada):