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Geoff Fong has been awarded a 2016 “Excellence in Arts Research Award”.

The University of Waterloo’s Centre for Mental Health Research (CMHR) has expanded its range of mental health care for the local community with a specialized assessment service for veterans, members of the Canadian Armed Forces and RCMP. The service was created by an important new partnership with Parkwood Institute’s Operational Stress Injury Clinic (OSIC) part of St. Joseph’s Health Care London (St. Joseph’s).

Psychology’s own John Holmes (Distinguished Professor Emeritus) has been presented with the International Association of Relationship Researchers Distinguished Career Award.  

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.