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Waterloo's School of Public Health Sciences Professor Dr. David Hammond has received the 2023 Trailblazer Award in Science for Policy by the Canadian Science Policy Centre (CSPC) for his application of research to make informed, evidence-based decisions in scientific policy and regulations, namely in tobacco control. 

The combination of physical and mental illness had a negative impact on self-perception among older adolescents, but not for younger ones, shows a new University of Waterloo study.

Researchers found that compared to adolescents with a physical illness only, their self-concept – the image we have of ourselves – was lower, but that was not the case for younger adolescents.

For her outstanding contributions to their network and in the AgeTech sector, Faculty of Health Dean and School of Public Health Sciences Professor Dr.

Foodborne viruses are a worldwide health concern, with types, severity and impacts of illness changing over time and across communities and countries.

Dr. Margaret Mutumba (PhD '23) addressed the Faculties of Health and Science at the fall 2023 convocation ceremony. She is a global health innovator focused on access to affordable health care in low resource settings with more than 10 years of health sector management experience in sub-Saharan Africa. She also has research experience in maternal, reproductive, fertility and health systems.

Laura Lester combines her passions for aeronautics and health sciences through her Master’s of Science in Kinesiology and Health Sciences 

Professor John Hirdes (School of Public Health Sciences) is one of five University of Waterloo researchers to be named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) for their exceptional contributions in Arts, Social Sciences and Sciences.

Dr. Nikolas Knowles, a professor who joined the Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences in 2022, has received a $100,000 grant from the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF). He is one of 13 recipients at the University of Waterloo.