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Health - Pharmacology - 03.11.2023
Western researchers chart new approach to improving kidney transplant access
Western researchers chart new approach to improving kidney transplant access
According to nephrologist Dr. Amit Garg , for those with advanced chronic kidney disease, the treatment options are stark: continuous dialysis or a kidney transplant to survive. "A kidney transplant not only gives a patient up to a decade of longer life and quality of life, but data also shows that every 100 kidney transplant procedures save the health-care system a staggering $20 million over five years by sidelining dialysis costs.

Health - Psychology - 03.11.2023
Mental health in the workplace: an ongoing challenge
The latest data from UdeM's Observatory on Health and Well-Being at Work shows that workplaces are still grappling with mental health. In Quebec workplaces, psychological distress and psychotropic drug use have fallen back to prepandemic levels, but symptoms of depression, anxiety and burnout have become more widespread.

Environment - Economics - 03.11.2023
Sustainable alternatives key to combating fast fashion’s environmental toll
For the last three decades, the advent of "fast fashion" has disrupted the traditional fashion cycles by capitalizing on retailers' and consumers' responsiveness to the novelty of new fashion trends.

Computer Science - Economics - 02.11.2023
Waterloo’s Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute secures $3.3M in NCC funding

Campus - Computer Science - 02.11.2023
Women from UWaterloo named among Canada’s most powerful

Innovation - Pedagogy - 02.11.2023
Getting teens hooked on science

Computer Science - 02.11.2023
Yoshua Bengio to shepherd a report on the risks of AI
Yoshua Bengio to shepherd a report on the risks of AI

Pharmacology - Health - 01.11.2023
Prize-winning research aims to better treat eye diseases

Law - 01.11.2023
No security for the belongings of precariously housed and unhoused individuals, researchers say
Report finds need for better measures to help people who are experiencing homelessness retain their belongings. A new report highlights a need to rethink practices that impact what happens to people's belongings when they don't have control over the spaces where they live. Geography professor Nick Blomley and collaborators Alexandra Flynn from UBC's Allard School of Law and Marie-Eve Sylvestre from the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Law analysed current laws, policies and procedures and outline how they control the belongings of precariously housed and unhoused individuals across Canada.

Law - 01.11.2023
Why is the law different when you're unhoused?
Why is the law different when you’re unhoused?
We all have cherished belongings: a photo of your children, a beloved relative's ashes. These things are treasured, no matter where you live.

Career - Environment - 01.11.2023
Expert insight: Ensuring Alberta's oil and gas workers have jobs during the energy transition
Expert insight: Ensuring Alberta’s oil and gas workers have jobs during the energy transition
Retraining Alberta's oil and gas workers for the solar industry costs far less than you think. The results of our new study clearly show that a rapid transition to sustainable energy production is feasible , as costs of retraining oil and gas workers are far from prohibitive.

Materials Science - Innovation - 01.11.2023
Students compete to advance EV power
Waterloo team takes on Battery Workforce Challenge to advance vehicle electrification By Nicola Kelly Faculty of Engineering A team from the University of Waterloo has won a place in the Battery Workforce Challenge.

Innovation - Economics - 01.11.2023
Rogers and Waterloo renew commitment to 5G partnership through 2025

Music - Event - 01.11.2023
Two visionaries honoured at University of Victoriaconvocation
Two visionaries honoured at University of Victoriaconvocation

Astronomy / Space Science - Environment - 01.11.2023
Nicolas Cowan selected for prestigious Arthur B. McDonald Fellowship

Innovation - Health - 31.10.2023
Shaping tomorrow’s aging solutions

Pharmacology - Health - 31.10.2023
Q and A with the Experts: Everything you need to know about the 2022-2023 flu vaccine

Health - Campus - 31.10.2023
Alum teams up with the Faculty of Health for Organ Donor Awareness Day

Politics - Computer Science - 30.10.2023
What can make AI safer?
UdeM's Yoshua Bengio and Catherine Régis are set to participate in the AI Safety Summit in England. On Wednesday and Thursday, world experts on artificial intelligence will gather at Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire, England for the AI Safety Summit 2023 .

Life Sciences - Environment - 30.10.2023
Low-income countries could lose 30% of nutrients like protein and omega-3 from seafood due to climate change
Low-income countries could lose 30% of nutrients like protein and omega-3 from seafood due to climate change
Science, Health & Technology Alex Walls The nutrients available from seafood could drop by 30 per cent for low-income countries by the end of the century due to climate change, suggests new UBC research.

Life Sciences - Health - 30.10.2023
Mind-control worms and eye-bulging fungus: real-life horror from nature this Halloween
Mind-control worms and eye-bulging fungus: real-life horror from nature this Halloween
Science, Health & Technology Alex Walls If you're looking for a horror show to check out this Halloween, look no further than nature itself.

Health - 30.10.2023
Researcher awarded Michael J. Fox Foundation grant

Earth Sciences - 30.10.2023
When death feeds creativity
How to live with the dead? A PhD candidate in literature shares her reflections on death, identity, geography and culture.

Life Sciences - Environment - 30.10.2023
The secret life of sugar

Astronomy / Space Science - Health - 30.10.2023
Two of Canada's top women are at Université de Montréal
Two of Canada’s top women are at Université de Montréal

Health - 30.10.2023
Archaeology lab plays special role in child’s ear reconstruction

Innovation - Environment - 27.10.2023
Can we create a sustainable future for aeronautics?
Commander Chris Hadfield tells audience at the Sustainable Aeronautics Summit that we have the capacity to solve this problem University Relations "If you actually want to do something, you have to ch

Health - Social Sciences - 27.10.2023
A model for northern eye care
Eye clinic at Churchill Health Centre the first to use donated optometric equipment being kept in Northern Manitoba  By Karen Kawawada School of Optometry and Vision Science It's cold outside but the

Health - Life Sciences - 27.10.2023
Government of Canada invests $15M in first-of-its-kind pan-Canadian genome library

Health - Campus - 27.10.2023
Outstanding contributions to AgeTech sector

Economics - Career - 27.10.2023
How to navigate the early-stage startup founder path

Mathematics - Economics - 27.10.2023
Planning for a more efficient future

Innovation - Computer Science - 27.10.2023
Math event will tackle risks of AI

Social Sciences - Campus - 26.10.2023
Waterloo facilitates discussion on antagonism and intimidation in academia
Inaugural talk opens the conversation on gender and race in academic research and pedagogy Bernice Ma New ideas, insights and discoveries are constantly being cultivated in higher education.

Pedagogy - Social Sciences - 26.10.2023
Learning to swim in a safe space

Social Sciences - 26.10.2023
’Black Life: Untold Stories’, a CBC documentary series
Dr. Christopher Stuart Taylor shares his knowledge on the history of Black migration in Canada   University Relations On October 25, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) premiered their

Innovation - 26.10.2023
WatSPEED welcomes Microsoft as the title sponsor for Tech Horizons

Innovation - 26.10.2023
Using AI to cut through online noise and source unbiased news

Microtechnics - 26.10.2023
Breakthrough 'robot skin' in collaboration with Honda researchers
Breakthrough ’robot skin’ in collaboration with Honda researchers
Science, Health & Technology Lou Corpuz-Bosshart Smart soft sensor can improve prosthetics and enhance human-robot interaction Smart, stretchable and highly sensitive, a new soft sensor developed by

Health - Environment - 26.10.2023
Can AI nip tree disease in the bud?
Can AI nip tree disease in the bud?

Health - Campus - 25.10.2023
Western graduates receive Governor General's Gold Medal 
Western graduates receive Governor General’s Gold Medal 

Health - Computer Science - 25.10.2023
Setting standards and unlocking the potential of synthetic data in health research
Waterloo researchers collaborate with The Ottawa Hospital and other Canadian institutions on initiatives for public health, privacy and security By Jordan Flemming University Relations At the intersec

Environment - Social Sciences - 24.10.2023
Waterloo’s urban forest receives national healing forest designation

Mathematics - 24.10.2023
New shape makes TIME’s Best Inventions of 2023 list

Campus - Economics - 24.10.2023
Waterloo names triple alum Dr. Jagdeep Singh Bachher as chancellor

Environment - Economics - 24.10.2023
New report from Ivey shows how to combat corporate 'greenwashing'
New report from Ivey shows how to combat corporate ’greenwashing’

Politics - Campus - 24.10.2023
How our university responds to world events

Environment - 24.10.2023
Using mathematical modelling to save coral reefs
The new model can aid in preparing for and managing crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks A team of researchers at the University of Waterloo is using mathematical models to help determine the best strategies for saving coral reefs from climate change.

Environment - Social Sciences - 24.10.2023
Climate refugees: millions on the move

Environment - 24.10.2023
Expert: How climate change can affect fall colours 
Expert: How climate change can affect fall colours