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Art and Design - 13.02.2023

Health - Philosophy - 13.02.2023

Life Sciences - Health - 13.02.2023
The brain: a powerful sexual organ
Our brain controls so many aspects of our sexual functioning. So what happens when it is damaged? Enter the new field known as neurosexuality.

Pharmacology - Health - 13.02.2023
Pharmacists: Canada’s most accessible health-care professionals
Waterloo School of Pharmacy alum speaks to the benefits of the Minor Ailments Program By Milana Madzarac School of Pharmacy According to Statistics Canada, in 2019 roughly 1.3 million Ontarians reported that they did not have access to a family physician.

Event - 13.02.2023
Warrior Reset
Your New Year's resolutions don't have to start in January UWaterloo Life The start of a new year often inspires us to make commitments to ourselves to try something new.

Economics - Innovation - 10.02.2023

Health - Social Sciences - 09.02.2023
Expert insight: The pandemic played into ageist stereotypes, but there are ways to overcome them
Expert insight: The pandemic played into ageist stereotypes, but there are ways to overcome them
Intergenerational contact and co-operation could play an integral part in overcoming ageist perceptions By Victoria Esses, Alina Sutter, Joanie Bouchard, Kate Choi, Mamta Vaswani, Patrick Denice,, Spe

Linguistics / Literature - 09.02.2023

Career - 09.02.2023
Helping first-term co-op students kick start their careers
Monthly donations provide dependable funding to support innovative programs like the Waterloo Experience Accelerate Program, helping students acquire in-demand skills through work-integrated learning.

Innovation - 09.02.2023
Northern Tornadoes Project confirms 117 tornadoes for Canada in 2022
Northern Tornadoes Project confirms 117 tornadoes for Canada in 2022
Researchers conducted 447 severe weather investigations in 2022 using satellites, aircraft, drones and ground surveys By Jeff Renaud , February 09, 2023 By Jeff Renaud , February 09, 2023 Western's No

Social Sciences - 09.02.2023
Q and A with the experts: Using social science to forecast societal change
Scientists should be mindful of their limitations Pandemic impacts on people everywhere brought a unique opportunity for social scientists to study and forecast changes in society. The Forecasting Collaborative was founded in 2020 by Dr. Igor Grossmann , associate professor of psychology at the University of Waterloo, to evaluate the accuracy of social and data scientists' approaches in predicting social change.

Health - Career - 09.02.2023
Startup brings blockchain to Ukrainian refugees, lands US$2.4 million in funding
Startup brings blockchain to Ukrainian refugees, lands US$2.4 million in funding
For many, blockchain is best known as the technology that underpins cryptocurrencies. But  startup company TransCrypts  is using it to give people more control over their personal information - including refugees who fled Ukraine.

Economics - Campus - 07.02.2023

Pharmacology - Health - 07.02.2023
AI can predict the effectiveness of breast cancer chemotherapy
Waterloo researchers develop AI technology to predict if women with breast cancer would benefit from chemotherapy prior to surgery Engineers at the University of Waterloo have developed artificial in

Environment - Law - 07.02.2023
A new wave in recognizing the Ocean’s vital role
Acknowledging the Ocean as a living being is increasingly important for planetary well-being and global sustainability By Chantal Vallis Faculty of Environment The Ocean* is the largest of Earth's systems that stabilizes climate and supports life and human wellbeing.

Politics - Health - 06.02.2023

Environment - Social Sciences - 06.02.2023

Health - Agronomy / Food Science - 03.02.2023
New alliance to fight eating disorders
New alliance to fight eating disorders
Taking advantage of the National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, the Loricorps Research Group of the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR) announces its association with the Centre de recherc

Campus - 03.02.2023