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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.

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.

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

Children hear as much sophisticated information about animals when parents read picture book stories about animals as when they read flashcard-type animal vocabulary books, according to a new study from the University of Waterloo.

“Marketers tell parents and educators that vocabulary books are more educational, so picture books are often dismissed as being just for fun,” said the study’s author, Professor Daniela O’Neill. “But our findings show that reading picture books with kids exposes them to information about animals in a way that allows children to readily apply this knowledge more broadly. This is key to learning.”