Is going back to school in a socially distanced way going to affect the mental health of our kids? Are there differences in how kids will experience the changes based on age?
What is our current understanding of how the virus spreads?
The transmission of COVID-19 is predominantly spread through respiratory droplets from infected individuals and can be referred to as person-to-person transmission. This type of transmission is predominantly from direct contact with respiratory droplets from infected individuals during coughing, sneezing, talking, laughing or singing in close proximity others.
In spite of a drop in emissions over the last few months, the impact of climate change on Canadians and our iconic landscape and wildlife is increasingly concerning. Melting sea ice still endangers species like the polar bear, which depends on the ice for survival. Environmental disasters like the wildfires that decimated Fort McMurray, Alta. in 2016 will only become more likely over time.
The University of Waterloo has become one of the first 5G smart campuses in Canada as part of a partnership with Rogers Communications that leverages the University’s global leadership in computing, engineering and co-operative education.
Researchers at the University of Waterloo found in a new study that resistance to social robots is easing as people either experience isolation themselves or see how it is affecting others.
The University of Waterloo emerged as the Canadian institution with the largest involvement in the latest round of submissions selected by the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization process.
Researchers at the University of Waterloo are developing a new method to decrease the likelihood of contracting HIV.
Professor Emmanuel Ho of the School of Pharmacy has developed a gel that contains nanoparticles that can be applied directly to the vaginal tract, where HIV is contracted in women.
“Applying medication directly where infection occurs has many advantages,” said Professor Ho. “By targeting the site of transmission directly, we ensure that less medication is lost in transit, and we minimize the likelihood of systemic and off-target side-effects.”