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Henri (Hansky) Santos was this year’s winner of the Warren Ober Award for Outstanding Teaching by a Graduate Student in the Faculty of Arts. The award is granted to a graduate students who has made significant contributions to teaching within the Faculty of Arts.

Congratulations Henri!

Psychologists suggest that Yeezy's public battle with his own feelings are a sign of emotional depth.

On Sunday, Kanye West pulled his long-awaited new album The Life of Pablo from his o

GIVEN the complexities of the modern world, we all have to rely on expert opinion. Are G.M.O. foods safe? Is global warming real? Should children be vaccinated for measles? We don’t have the time or the training to adjudicate these questions ourselves. We defer to the professionals.

When people type quickly, they tend to use the first words that come to mind. When that writing is slowed down, the result is deeper writing and a more diverse vocabulary, explains University of Waterloo PhD candidate Srdan Medimorec. (Eric Anderson)

New research suggests experiencing mixed emotions is actually a good characteristic not a demeaning example of indecision.

The Secretary of Administration in the Ministry of Health, Mr. Francis Musyimi (right) receives the International Tobacco Control Kenya National Report from Dr. Geoffrey Fong (left) and Dr. Susan Kaai (middle) who are researchers from the University of Waterloo and developed the report. 

Words can be inspiring, even when they're arranged into vague, fancy-sounding sequences that seem deep but say nothing.

Take the sentence "wholeness quiets infinite phenomena." It's complete and utter nonsense. In fact, it was randomly generated by a Web site. And many might have seen this immediately, or realized it after thinking it through.

CAMBRIDGE — Medication doesn't help all children with ADHD and the benefits are temporary.

"When it works, it's fantastic," said Dr. Sol Sandberg of Cambridge Memorial Hospital. "But we want something that's longer-lasting and actually translates to helping the child academically and socially."