Research

Here’s a nice surprise: quantum physics is less complicated than we thought. An international team of researchers has proved that two peculiar features of the quantum world previously considered distinct are different manifestations of the same thing. The result is published 19 December in

Professor Christine Logel from Renison University College at the University of Waterloo led the study, which appears in the December issue of the journal Personal Relationships.

“When we feel bad about our bodies, we often turn to loved ones—families, friends and romantic partners—for support and advice. How they respond can have a bigger effect than we might think,” said Professor Logel, who teaches social development studies.

In rural Canadian towns, curling clubs are more than just a place to play the roaring game.

Curling unites rural women and offers them health benefits beyond the physical, according to Waterloo research. For women in Canada’s most remote communities, the sport can even help stave off seasonal depression.

 “Curling clubs are sport places for sure, but they also provide a health service to the community, especially for women,” said Heather Mair, a professor in the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences and a lead investigator on the project.

Despite showing interest in web or mobile apps to help manage their Type 2 diabetes, only a small number of older adults actually use them, says a new study from the University of Waterloo.  Approximately 2.2 million Canadians are living with Type 2 diabetes, 2 million of whom are age 50 or older.

Date: Thursday, December 18, 2014
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: Columbia Icefield, Football Locker Room and CIF Meeting Room Directions to CIF

Parking available in Parking lots X and W.

When Bessma Momani teaches her students about past and current conflict in the Middle East, she tries to focus on one important point – the human side of struggle.

More than half a million children under the age of five have died in Tanzania in the past decade as a result of inadequate nutrition, but a new joint project with some Waterloo roots will increase access to one important micronutrient and potentially save lives.

Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA), the University of Waterloo, and Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania just launched a two-and-a-half-year project aimed at reducing vitamin A deficiency using fortified foods.

Credit: IBI Group Architects and Melloul Blamey Construction