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Friendly reminders from an electronic companion may be able to help seniors living with dementia to live a better, more fulfilling life.

The number of young cigarette smokers is on the decline, but there are still troubling trends with young people and tobacco use says, Heather McGrath, knowledge translation officer with the Propel Centre for Population Health Impact.

Propel, a partnership between the University of Waterloo and the Canadian Cancer Society, works to improve health through tobacco control and youth health programs.

Being part of mealtime preparations and conversations go a long way to keeping the elderly alert and involved, and possibly resistant to age-related dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, says Heather Keller, a specialist in nutrition and older adults.

Loneliness and isolation, on the other hand, seem to foster mental health problems.

Astronaut Chris Hadfield undergoing tests before the BP Reg experiment

Astronaut Chris Hadfield undergoes a blood pressure test prior to the BP Reg experiment. Photo credit: Derrick Piontek, CSA

Two experiments based at the University of Waterloo soar into space with astronaut Chris Hadfield, who will become the first Canadian commander of the International Space Station during his five-month mission.

University of Waterloo Nanotechnology faculty in Jiangsu, just outside of SooChow University where the WIN-SUN-SIP Joint Nanotechnology Centre was estiablished.

Researchers at the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology work in a state-of-the-art building, but one reliable instrument they use is as old as cross-border travel.

WATERLOO, Ont. (Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012) - A professor of computer science at the University of Waterloo was selected a fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), one of the highest honours in the field.

Mike Fich expects to bid farewell to a faithful colleague next spring.

University of Waterloo IRIACC international team comprised of PhD candidate Erin Joakim and Faculty of Environment professors Linda Mortsch and Brent Doberstein

Flooding rivers, rising oceans and heavy rains are a rising threat, driven in part by global climate change.

Geoffrey Fong's research has helped change tobacco policy in countries around the world.

On the bottom floor of the Psychology, Anthropology and Sociology building at the University of Waterloo, about 30 people keep track of how well tobacco control policies around the world discourage people from smoking.

It’s a global war, not a battle.

Aeryon Lab's Scout drone using WAVElab controllers

There are some things that humans simply shouldn’t have to do, says Steven Waslander, an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering at University of Waterloo, and founder of the Waterloo Autonomous Vehicles lab (WAVElab.)

Research

Making life easier for those living with Alzheimer's

Research points to troubling youth tobacco trends

Stronger social connections may help keep dementia at bay

Canadian astronaut takes Waterloo research into orbit

Nanotechnology institute views research as borderless pursuit

Distinguished professor wins prestigious award for computer scientists

Space project with Waterloo connection enters victory lap

Predicting risks for vulnerable coastal cities

University research project wages global war on tobacco

Autonomous robots reducing human risk