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Education researcher Sarah Dufour explores how young children sort, classify and group the toys they play with.

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.

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.

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.

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

It happens all the time. You're in a meeting, brainstorming with your team to uncover the next big idea.

Research project aims to improve maternal child health in First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities Dr. Jennifer Leason's, PhD, most recent research project, Reclaiming Indigenous Birth, was b

The University of Waterloo is proud to mark International Women's Day (IWD) on March 8. Championing our female students, researchers and leaders makes Waterloo and Canada more resilient, innovative and prosperous.

Public Health Agency of Canada selects University of Calgary to lead national surveillance program The University of Calgary is leading one of the most comprehensive, active, hospital-based infectious disease surveillance systems for children in Canada that the country has ever had.

New model created to simulate interstellar activity in our solar system and next closest, Alpha Centauri Interstellar material has been discovered in our solar system, but researchers continue to hunt for where it came from and how it got here.

100 years from now, how many people will still be speaking one of Canada's 70 Indigenous languages? UdeM demographers come up with a nuanced projection.

Calgary family's $2M gift helps Oncology Outcomes (O2) team make data research discoveries benefiting breast, kidney and lung cancer patients An innovative data research program at the University of C

O'Brien Institute for Public Health highlights students and trainees tackling health disparities through innovative research Public health research plays a vital role in addressing health disparities and improving outcomes for marginalized communities.

UCalgary researchers suggest a data-driven approach that identifies groups of at-risk caribou by movement patterns Researchers at the University of Calgary are suggesting a more comprehensive approach