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Friday, April 12, 2013

Experiential learning in the streets

by Christine Bezruki, Applied Health Sciences

On a cold day in a downtown alley, a group of young people gather around a man named Duff to listen as he describes what it was like when he lived on the streets.

 Kelly Anthony, Applied Health Sciences professor at the University of Waterloo
They are not from a charitable organization or a church group; they are part of Applied Health Sciences professor, Kelly Anthony’s, fourth year advanced social determinants of health class.

Friday, April 12, 2013

Local youth learn about careers in health sciences

by Media Relations

WATERLOO, Ont. (Friday, Apr. 12, 2013) — About 250 high school students from Waterloo Region and surrounding areas will spend their day sampling career options at the TD Discovery Day in Health Sciences taking place at the University of Waterloo on Tuesday, April 16. The Faculty of Applied Health Sciences and Faculty of Science are hosting this interactive event, organized by the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.

Friday, April 5, 2013

Virtual communities replace neighbourhoods for modern moms

by Christine Bezruki, Applied Health Sciences

Diana Parry
As a new mother, Diana Parry was guilty of stroller-stalking.

In an attempt to connect with other mothers, she would bundle up her daughter and walk around her neighbourhood hoping to meet women with children the same age as her own.

But today, instead of pounding the pavement to meet other mothers, Parry, like thousands of women across the country, simply logs into a social networking site.

Technology drives motherhood

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

MEDIA ADVISORY: UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO EXPERT

by Media Relations

Homegrown terrorism and religious radicalization: University of Waterloo expert

University of Waterloo’s Professor Lorne Dawson is available to talk about the recent reports that two, or possibly three, young men from London, Ontario were involved in the terrorist attack on the gas facility in Algeria in January.