Medicine and Life Sciences - Health

For more than a decade, Waterloo co-op students have brought curiosity, compassion and leading-edge skills to Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Canada's largest children's rehabilitation hospital.

Researchers show retinal images can accurately differentiate ALS and Alzheimer's, increasing possibility of earlier diagnosis .

Co-ordinated, collaborative evidence-based care resulted in fewer kids getting serious complications Research conducted by University of Calgary scientists informed care when suddenly hundreds of children were sick from exposure to a severe strain of E. coli .

Career accolades include the invention of the Oxford Knee, as well as research in load-bearing masonry Dr. Nigel Shrive, DPhil, a professor emeritus in civil and biomedical engineering at the Schulich School of Engineering , is being honoured with the 2026 Killam Prize in Engineering.

A Simon Fraser University study is pushing back against the "easy narrative" that not getting vaccinated is entirely a personal decision. Rather, vaccine hesitancy in Canada comes down to significant cultural, administrative, institutional and governance barriers that reinforce mistrust and create inequitable access to vaccines, say SFU researchers.

Waterloo has long been known for reimagining what's possible through engineering, computer science and entrepreneurship.