Using close to 100 years of data, Applied Health Sciences Professor Suzanne Tyas is researching whether factors like educational attainment and linguistic skills allow the brain to resist cognitive decline in old age.
The University of Waterloo will officially open a new facility today that will redefine traditional approaches to health research by bringing academics and technologies from across disciplines together with members of the local community.
The Toby Jenkins Applied Health Research Building, named after the local philanthropist and Waterloo alumnus, houses the Propel Centre for Population Health Research, the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project, and the new Centre for Community, Clinical and Applied Research Excellence (CCCARE).
“The University of Waterloo has an international reputation for attracting top research talent. We congratulate these scholars on this significant award and welcome them to the University community as Banting fellows. We look forward to engaging with them in transformative and impactful research” said Jeffrey Casello, Associate Provost, Graduate Studies at Waterloo.
Three doctoral students at the University of Waterloo whose research will mitigate infectious diseases, combat homophobia, and enable healthier sexual relationships were recognized with prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship awards.
Mythreyi Sivaraman had no trouble relating when she tackled a research project aimed at improving Internet connectivity in the developing world, especially in times of crisis.
As a girl in her native India, she saw first-hand how poorly prepared people were due to limited communications, both before and after, when a massive tsunami devastated coastal areas in late 2004.
Medella Health co-founders (left to right) Maarij Baig, Harry Gandhi and Huayi Gao
A smart contact lens developed by University of Waterloo students for diabetics to monitor glucose levels is the only Canadian entry to make the shortlist in this year’s international James Dyson Award competition.
Thomson Reuters and the University of Waterloo are joining forces to fuel breakthroughs in data science and develop the next generation of global entrepreneurial leaders. The wide-ranging collaboration is valued at over CAD $20 million over the next five years and will include:
Applied Health Sciences Professor Laura Middleton
With clinical drug trials failing to live up to expectations, researchers are looking at another way to fight dementia: exercise.
Studies show that people who are physically active have 40 per cent lower risk of dementia, possibly due to the growth of new neurons and blood vessels in the brain.
We’ve all been there: paralyzed by too much information, too poorly organized.
It’s frustrating enough when you’re just trying to choose the right cellphone plan. The stakes soar, of course, if you’re operating a nuclear power plant, caring for cardiac patients or making a million-million-dollar trade on the TSX.
That’s where Catherine Burns comes in.
Zhongwei Chen, Canada Research Chair in Advanced Materials for Clean Energy and a professor in Waterloo’s Department of Chemical Engineering, received the funding from Vancouver-based Newtech Power Inc. to co-develop a next-generation lithium-ion rechargeable battery that could be on the market within three or four years.