Research

They are computer scientists, engineers, psychologists, neuroscientists and philosophers, and the public are invited to attend their demonstrations, involving robots and specialized brain-like computers that simulate neural functions.

The projects simulate human behaviours such as seeing, learning, spatial navigation and high-level action planning using new kinds of biologically inspired sensors, including an artificial retina and simulated skin that senses touch. 

The $10 million Green and Intelligent Automotive (GAIA) research facility is established today in the Faculty of Engineering with $1 million initial funding from Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (TMMC). The Governments of Canada and Ontario are also providing $2.1 million each through the Canada Foundation for Innovation and the Ontario Research Fund Research Infrastructure program.

The partnership between Prof. Bill Anderson’s chemical engineering research lab at the University of Waterloo and a local manufacturer of medical gas recovery units is a fruitful one. “In fact, Bill Anderson and his team have given us a worldwide competitive advantage,” says Marian Marshall, Vice President of Operations at Class 1 Inc., in Cambridge, Ontario.

Professor Paul Spagnuolo from the University of Waterloo has discovered a lipid in avocados that combats acute myeloid leukemia (AML) by targeting the root of the disease – leukemia stem cells. Worldwide, there are few drug treatments available to patients that target leukemia stem cells.

There were 4,737 undergraduate degrees and 980 graduate degrees handed out at ceremonies taking place over five days, ending today.

Credit: Emily Avelar

University of Waterloo doctoral student Tahnee Prior was recently awarded a prestigious Trudeau Foundation scholarship for her work on the future of Arctic governance.

Researchers at the University of Waterloo led the development of the assessment criteria and quality measures that will allow people to compare data of more than 1,000 facilities. They are members of interRAI, a global network developing assessment and screening tools to support vulnerable populations. 

A sweeping citizen consultation reveals more than 80 per cent of Canadians asked feel climate change is not a national priority but it should be, compared to nearly 60 per cent of citizens in the other G7 countries.

A University of Waterloo student is the recipient of a prestigious Trudeau Foundation scholarship for her work on the future of Arctic governance.

The study, published last week in Nicotine & Tobacco Research, compared the success of the social-media-based campaign Break It Off with Smokers’ Helpline, a telephone hotline for young adults looking to quit smoking.