By his colleagues in the Department of Psychology
It is with heavy hearts that we note the passing of our dear colleague and friend, the incomparable Mark Zanna, professor of psychology at Waterloo for 39 years and a Killam Prize Laureate.
You can listen to Geoffrey Fong discuss the dangers of misinformation about the coronavirus on the CBC website.
Christine Purdon talks about how you can manage anxiety about what you see and hear in the news on The Star website.
Richard Eibach and Igor Grossmann's latest work on how and why people sometimes ignore their own self-interest in decision making is available on the Scientific American website.
Richard Eibach and Igor Grossmann's study on what prompts people to use rationality in their decision-making is featured in Vox Magazine. You can read all about it at the link.
The ECEC children’s program closes December 20, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. and will re-open on Monday, January 6, 2020 with regular hours.
Paul Wehr is the recipient of the Online Course Design Award for 2019 for his newly developed PSYCH 101 online course.
A committee of reviewers noted:
On November 25, Clinical psychology graduate students from the Clinical Psychology Department and the Centre for Mental Health Research and Treatment at the University of Waterloo participated in the UW 26 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign this past November.
Please join me in congratulating Geoff Fong who was awarded the Health Research Foundation Medal of Honour at the HRF Gala Event in Montreal. The Medal of Honour is “awarded to remarkable individuals whose research or contributions to public policies supportive of research and development in Canada have achieved international recognition.
Clinical psychology graduate students from the University of Waterloo hosted an interactive display booth on The Prevention of Mental Health Issues and Promotion of Mental Health Care Strategies at the recent Student Mental Health Forum at Federation Hall on November 6 2019.