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Four professors from the University of Waterloo received new and renewed Canada Research Chair appointments announced today. The researchers are from the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Arts, and the appointments are worth $2.9 million in funding.

Professor James Danckert is preparing to study the brain activity

Ever wonder why some people can’t get enough of horror movies and others can’t get far enough away from them?

It turns out that the brain of a horror movie fan doesn’t react in the way one would expect when shown images of violence and gore, according to James Danckert, a professor in Waterloo’s Department of Psychology.

Tanya Joker will never forget her years at the University of the Fraser Valley.

Receiving the Alumni Gold Medal for Outstanding Academic Performance in a Doctoral Program is Dubravka Gavric, who achieved her PhD in Psychology. Gavric’s thesis was entitled “What is the Function of Post-Event Processing in Social Anxiety Disorder? The Role of Metacognitive Beliefs, Memory Uncertainty and Perception of Performance.” Her supervisor was Professor David Moscovitch.

University of Waterloo is kicking off their United Way campaign October 1st by going RED! Spread the message and show your support!

UWaterloo’s student portal is launching with the Faculty of Arts this term. The portal will provide undergraduate and graduate students with a mobile-friendly communication tool that delivers the UWaterloo information they need, just when they need it.

Take a moment to think of a task you wish to accomplish in the next three months. It should be something specific like clearing out your backyard, or completing an online course, so that you could judge, definitively, if and when it has been completed. As you think about it right now, how likely would you say it is that you will finish the use to predict my future behaviour other than my current intentions?”

Grades are 10 per cent higher for female engineering students who attend a brief session about transitioning to engineering, Waterloo study finds.

This is the third of three Centre for Teaching Excellence Teaching Stories that will appear in the Daily Bulletin this week. The full versions of each piece first appeared on the Centre for Teaching Excellence's website.

The Foundation for Personality and Social Psychology has announced that John Holmes has been added to the Heritage Fund Wall of Fame. The Heritage Fund Initiative was instituted to honour the legacy of social psychology’s most important scholars. John is only the ninth scholar honoured in this way, joining such luminaries as Jack Brehm, Elliot Aronson, and Harold Kelley.

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Evan Risko, one of four UW professors awarded Canada Research Chairs

Waterloo researcher examines brain activity of horror movie fan

Academic career is memorable for UFV Young Distinguished Alumni winner Tanya Jonker

Alumni Gold Medal for Outstanding Academic Performance in a Doctoral Program is Dubravka Gavric

UW Goes Red for United Way

Student portal app comes to Arts

The road to failure is paved with good intentions - here’s how to turn them into action

Small changes produce dramatic results for women in engineering

Tales of a Teacher: Hilary Bergsieker

John Holmes receives prestigious honour