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Health - Life Sciences - 25.03.2025
Schulich student brings the buzz to kidney stone research
Tucked in the back of the Microbiome and Probiotic Research Lab at St. Joseph's hospital sits the fly room - a small space that houses even smaller insects whose microscopic innards could hold clues into the link between antibiotic use and the formation of kidney stones.

Innovation - Economics - 25.03.2025
Made by Waterloo
Made by Waterloo

Health - Economics - 25.03.2025
Waterloo celebrates Co-op Students of the Year
Waterloo celebrates Co-op Students of the Year

Politics - 25.03.2025
Recruiting women as candidates: an electoral opportunity
People who believe that female candidates are at a disadvantage in elections are mistaken, according to two studies conducted by political scientist André Blais.

Health - Agronomy & Food Science - 24.03.2025
Eating well and aging better
Eating well and aging better
In an international study led by an UdeM nutritionist, healthy eating in midlife is found to be linked to overall healthy aging. Maintaining a healthy diet rich in plant-based foods, with low to moderate intake of animal-based foods and less of ultra-processed foods, is linked to a higher likelihood of healthy aging, a new international study led by an Université de Montréal nutritionist suggests.

Health - 24.03.2025
IRCM team identifies crucial mechanism in immune response
IRCM team identifies crucial mechanism in immune response
Nathalie Labrecque and her colleagues have discovered that NOTCH signaling is essential for the differentiation of CD8+ T lymphocytes, optimizing their immune response to infections. Ten years of substantial work by Université de Montréal immunologist Nathalie Labrecque's team at the Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM) and the Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Center have shed new light on the mechanisms governing an effective immune response to infections.

Environment - Earth Sciences - 21.03.2025
Snapshot of Antarctica's past helps predict future climate
Snapshot of Antarctica’s past helps predict future climate
In the first study to consider the long-term evolution of the rivers that flow beneath glaciers, researchers have new insights into the future of Antarctica's melting ice that may change the way climate scientists predict the effects of a warming planet.

Environment - Earth Sciences - 21.03.2025
Exploring the future of frozen water
Understanding ice dynamics in the Yukon's St. Elias Mountains to prepare for sea level rise and protect water resources As the world focuses on glacier preservation this UN World Water Day , re

Health - Environment - 21.03.2025
Six Waterloo researchers receive more than $7.5 million
Six Waterloo researchers receive more than $7.5 million

Politics - Law - 21.03.2025
Roundtable: what future for the 49th Parallel?

Health - Pharmacology - 21.03.2025
UCalgary researchers among network receiving $5 million for new cancer research program
UCalgary researchers among network receiving $5 million for new cancer research program

Paleontology - Environment - 20.03.2025
Western prof reports first evidence of Cretaceous Period dinosaurs in South Africa
Western prof reports first evidence of Cretaceous Period dinosaurs in South Africa
Guy Plint is no stranger to tracking prehistoric beasts.

Economics - Innovation - 20.03.2025
Page raises $4.1M to grow AI external relations platform
Page raises $4.1M to grow AI external relations platform

Career - Health - 20.03.2025
Exploited: temporary foreign workers in Canada are vulnerable
Blandine Emilien and Patrice Jalette paint a troubling picture of the conditions faced by labourers brought in to this country on federal work permits.

Social Sciences - 20.03.2025
Canada the happiest G7 country: International report edited by SFU expert
Canada is the happiest country in the G7, according to the World Happiness Report edited by a Simon Fraser University professor.

Agronomy & Food Science - Environment - 20.03.2025
UCalgary grant funds project exploring transition to sustainable agriculture
UCalgary grant funds project exploring transition to sustainable agriculture

Astronomy & Space - Physics - 19.03.2025
'I've always been fascinated by the sky'
’I’ve always been fascinated by the sky’

Music - History & Archeology - 19.03.2025
Sharing untold stories of women in music history
Sharing untold stories of women in music history

Astronomy & Space - 19.03.2025
Euclid dazzles with new data and images
Euclid dazzles with new data and images
Science The first batch of survey data released by the Euclid mission gives us a glimpse into hundreds of thousands of galaxies reaching back 10.5 billion light years - and it's only the beginn

Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 19.03.2025
Why pain medication may not be as effective for women as it is for men
Why pain medication may not be as effective for women as it is for men
UCalgary researchers reveal biological differences between the sexes when it comes to chronic pain A new study led by University of Calgary Tuan Trang , PhD, may help to explain why there is an over-representation of women experiencing chronic pain compared to men.

Health - Computer Science - 18.03.2025
Smart radar device warns of serious heart issues
Smart radar device warns of serious heart issues
Dr. George Shaker has huge hopes for a small radar device he developed with a team of researchers at the University of Waterloo. An engineer who has pursued the possibilities of radio waves for more than 20 years, Shaker envisions the installation of the silent, unobtrusive system almost everywhere people sit to help detect heart problems before they become life-threatening.

Health - Social Sciences - 18.03.2025
Detransitioning: those who’ve done it feel misunderstood
In a new Canadian study, 25 teens and young adults who've gone back to the gender they were assigned at birth or now identify differently say they don't think the media represent them fairly.

Astronomy & Space - Physics - 18.03.2025
Scientists contribute to development of debris-dodging satellite
Scientists contribute to development of debris-dodging satellite
Low-orbit satellites may soon be able to dodge space debris, thanks to a collaboration between scientists from the University of Calgary and the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Economics - Innovation - 18.03.2025
Biomechanics entrepreneur chooses UCalgary to grow startup Mokapp

Health - Economics - 18.03.2025
UCeed-funded company addresses gender data gap in health industry
UCeed-funded company addresses gender data gap in health industry
Danika Kelly realized there was a lack of data regarding female physiology when she tried to research brain injuries in female alpine athletes.

Campus - 18.03.2025
Taking your classroom global
Taking your classroom global

Environment - Sport - 17.03.2025
Varsity swimmer honoured for academic and athletic achievements
Varsity swimmer honoured for academic and athletic achievements

Environment - Event - 17.03.2025
Three-part event celebrates World Water Day
Three-part event celebrates World Water Day

Health - 17.03.2025
Lora Giangregorio named Canada Research Chair
Lora Giangregorio named Canada Research Chair

Physics - Campus - 17.03.2025
New funding set to accelerate Canada's quantum industry capabilities
New funding set to accelerate Canada’s quantum industry capabilities

Health - Pedagogy - 17.03.2025
Ontario Tech researcher's new online tool helps Canadians reduce their salt consumption
Ontario Tech researcher’s new online tool helps Canadians reduce their salt consumption

Health - Pharmacology - 17.03.2025
Researchers bring nuclear adrenal imaging to Calgary
Researchers bring nuclear adrenal imaging to Calgary

Environment - Social Sciences - 14.03.2025
Two new Canada Research Chairs named at Western, four renewed
Two new Canada Research Chairs named at Western, four renewed

Environment - Innovation - 14.03.2025
Taking action on the climate crisis
Taking action on the climate crisis

Information Science - 14.03.2025
Preschoolers can reason better than we think
Education researcher Sarah Dufour explores how young children sort, classify and group the toys they play with.

Veterinary - Art & Design - 14.03.2025
Crafting the Future: Meet Tony Stevens, UCalgary's Artiste in Residence for Veterinary Simulators
Crafting the Future: Meet Tony Stevens, UCalgary’s Artiste in Residence for Veterinary Simulators

Campus - Life Sciences - 14.03.2025
'Neurodivergent people are already here': The compatibilities between neurodiversity and academia
’Neurodivergent people are already here’: The compatibilities between neurodiversity and academia

Environment - Social Sciences - 13.03.2025
SFU announces 2025 honorary degree recipients

Earth Sciences - Environment - 13.03.2025
Solid Carbon receiving $24M to advance ocean-based carbon dioxide removal
Solid Carbon receiving $24M to advance ocean-based carbon dioxide removal

Psychology - Health - 13.03.2025
Patricia Conrod appointed scientific director of the CIHR's addiction institute
Patricia Conrod appointed scientific director of the CIHR’s addiction institute

Campus - 13.03.2025
Roxanne Sicotte: finding hope in suicide prevention
Roxanne Sicotte: finding hope in suicide prevention
As a new assistant professor in UdeM's School of Psychoeducation, she wants to make her research findings accessible and, as she puts it, "be helpful to others.

Health - 12.03.2025
Libin Precision Medicine Initiative launches enhanced cardiac care program
Libin Precision Medicine Initiative launches enhanced cardiac care program

Health - Life Sciences - 11.03.2025
Painless diabetes patch to replace needle pricks
Painless diabetes patch to replace needle pricks
Imagine a painless patch that continuously sends your health status to your phone. A team of researchers from the University of Waterloo is on a mission to deliver just that by developing next-generation technologies that can monitor and dispatch personalized medicine.

Art & Design - Health - 11.03.2025
Workshops at the museum to train tomorrow's doctors
Workshops at the museum to train tomorrow’s doctors

Health - Social Sciences - 11.03.2025
Time lost, ’time for me’, time suspended: life in the COVID years

Health - Pharmacology - 11.03.2025
The pandemic: a pause in research or a springboard?
The pandemic: a pause in research or a springboard?

Psychology - Health - 11.03.2025
Social media use amplifies delusional disorders: SFU study
A new study from Simon Fraser researchers has found a close link between high levels of social media use and psychiatric disorders that involve delusions, such as narcissism and body dysmorphic disorder.

Computer Science - Pedagogy - 11.03.2025
Ontario Tech students propose generative AI platform to preserve Indigenous languages
Ontario Tech students propose generative AI platform to preserve Indigenous languages
Student team gains national recognition for their technology-driven ideas to make education more accessible Since Anupriya Dubey began her studies at Ontario Tech University in 2021, she has been foc

Career - 10.03.2025
Ivey prof studies ’idea theft’ and how to stop it
It happens all the time. You're in a meeting, brainstorming with your team to uncover the next big idea.

Social Sciences - Innovation - 10.03.2025
Leadership grounded in integrity and service
Leadership grounded in integrity and service