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Michael Robertson, director of the Capacity Planning and Priorities Branch with the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, will give a keynote address on the status of the strategy and plans to move it forward.

Following the lecture, three individuals living with dementia and a family partner in care will share their thoughts on the strategy in a panel discussion. The afternoon will conclude with the presentation of the Kenneth Murray Partnership in Dementia Award and a reception.

Michael Robertson, director of the Capacity Planning and Priorities Branch with the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, will give a keynote address on the status of the strategy and plans to move it forward.

Following the lecture, three individuals living with dementia and a family partner in care will share their thoughts on the strategy in a panel discussion. The afternoon will conclude with the presentation of the Kenneth Murray Partnership in Dementia Award and a reception.

Waterloop - a student design team building a commuter pod to one day take you from Toronto to Montreal in 30 minutes - will test their prototype at the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod competition on January 27-29.

The study measures wisdom as the ability to be open-minded, intellectually humble and integrate different perspectives on the issue people reflect on.  In comparing social classes and their associated wisdom, the study reveals that more affluent regions and individuals, as well as situations reflecting higher social standing are linked with diminished ability to reason wisely.

Communication lapses during shift changes, limited staff training, and inadequate specialist support can lead to misdiagnosis and complications in long-term care (LTC) residents with heart failure, according to a new study from the University of Waterloo and the Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging. 

The Faculty of Mathematics at Waterloo — the world’s largest math faculty— will host a first-decade panel on Wednesday to kick off a year of events.

UWaterloo is celebrating its 60^th anniversary this year.

Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Time: Lunch provided at noon, program begins at 12:30 p.m. Please register online.

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A well-designed city is not just accessible, functional and attractive, it should make us happy too, says University of Waterloo doctoral candidate Robin Mazumder.

The spirit of risk-taking at the University of Waterloo paid dividends today when federal cabinet minister Bardish Chagger announced $32.6 million in funding for the new Engineering 7 building now under construction on the east campus.

“I’m confident that this new facility will lead to discoveries that will bring significant benefits to our country,” said Chagger, the Waterloo MP who serves as both Government House Leader and the Minister of Small Business and Tourism.

Taking certain omega-3 fatty acid supplements during pregnancy can reduce the risk of childhood asthma by almost one third, according to a new study from the Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood (COPSAC) and the University of Waterloo.