Experts from the University of Waterloo are available for media interviews about a new report from the School of Planning identifying just how well Canadian cities provide robust transit options compared to U.S. cities of similar size and make-up.
Although vitamin B12 is an essential molecule required by most life on this planet, it is only produced by a relatively small group of micro-organisms because it is so large and complex. For humans, vitamin B12 plays a key role in maintaining the brain and nervous systems, as well as DNA synthesis in cells throughout the body.
Contrary to popular belief, spooning is not always the best sex position for those with a bad back, according to new research from the University of Waterloo.
For the first time ever, scientists have successfully documented the way the spine moves during sex and discovered exactly why certain positions are better than others when it comes to avoiding back pain.
Sex can be more agony than ecstasy for men with back pain, but Waterloo researchers are offering new hope with groundbreaking research that outlines the best sex positions for saving your spine.
The new research debunks the belief that spooning is the best position for men with bad backs and reveals exactly which ones work best for different types of back pain.
Researchers from the Allergy, Genes and Environment (AllerGen) Network have published the first nationwide study to estimate the prevalence of food allergy among vulnerable Canadians, including those with low income, those with low education, new Canadians and individuals of Aboriginal identity.
Early in his career, Edward Lank noticed that people were often impressed with interesting new software developments but wouldn’t embrace them.
“The systems were perhaps clever, but people wouldn’t use them,” says Lank, associate director of the Cheriton School of Computer Science and co-director of the Human Computer Interaction Lab (HCI).
A group of seven leading researching-intensive universities in Ontario developed a new resource released today intended to help graduate students find success after university.
The University of Waterloo is part of the Ontario Consortium for Graduate Professional Skills, which developed MyGradSkills.ca, an online training tool that includes 18 units on topics such as successful job search strategies, resumé writing and professional communications.
Feridun Hamdullahpur, president and vice-chancellor of the University of Waterloo, read the following statement to a news conference earlier today:
"It is with deep regret that we have confirmed the death of a member of our campus community and student body, who was struck by lightning this morning during an unexpected storm, and died of her injuries.
"The family of the deceased student have requested privacy, and have asked that we not release the student’s name.
Two incoming first-year students at the University of Waterloo are recipients of Schulich Leader Scholarships worth $80,000 and $60,000 each.
Amanda Rampertab from Oakville, Ontario won the award worth $80,000 for a student pursuing a degree in an engineering program. A graduate of Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School, Rampertab enters mechatronics engineering this fall. She was selected on the basis of her outstanding admission average of 95.2 percent, and her demonstrated leadership in school life and within the community.
Vital information on how civilizations cope with climate change could be hiding under a medieval castle in England, and the professor leading the project to uncover it is among the Waterloo researchers to receive government funding announced today.
Professor Steven Bednarski, of St. Jerome's University and the Faculty of Arts at the University of Waterloo, leads one of four UWaterloo projects receiving Partnership Development grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) worth approximately $200,000 each over three years.