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Three unique journeys of Waterloo English grad students By Zoe Tipper Faculty of Arts The University of Waterloo's Department of English is a hub of creativity and innovation, embodying a spectrum of master's programs that accommodate the wide range of goals and interests of its students.
Three unique journeys of Waterloo English grad students By Zoe Tipper Faculty of Arts The University of Waterloo's Department of English is a hub of creativity and innovation, embodying a spectrum of master's programs that accommodate the wide range of goals and interests of its students.
The science behind playing music in sync
Music is a collective experience that binds people together. From orchestral play to audiences handclapping, synchronization lays the foundation for all musical interactions.
Music is a collective experience that binds people together. From orchestral play to audiences handclapping, synchronization lays the foundation for all musical interactions.
Q and A with the experts: How can we protect our health this fall virus season?
Professor Mark Servos discusses new variants of COVID-19 and the flu season By Angelica Marie Sanchez University Relations The fall season means an increased risk of respiratory illness as we spend more time indoors with groups of family and friends.
Professor Mark Servos discusses new variants of COVID-19 and the flu season By Angelica Marie Sanchez University Relations The fall season means an increased risk of respiratory illness as we spend more time indoors with groups of family and friends.
For the past decade, companies across North America have paid more attention to supporting equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI). This has prompted many organizations to create a leadership role fully dedicated to advancing EDI - so much so that between 2015 and 2020, the job title "head of diversity" increased 107 percent on LinkedIn.
Game-changing new tech to make AR/VR, cellphone and laptop displays better
New technology can extend the battery life of electronics by 30 per cent, increase display brightness Two researchers at the University of Waterloo have combined their innovations to create a suite of
New technology can extend the battery life of electronics by 30 per cent, increase display brightness Two researchers at the University of Waterloo have combined their innovations to create a suite of
UdeM geography professor Gabriel Fauveaud travelled to Sihanoukville, Cambodia, to see the social, economic, and physical impact of the Chinese spending spree in the port city.
Researchers in Andrew Blaber's Aerospace Physiology Lab are travelling to Houston, Texas this week to connect with astronauts whose recent return from space will provide new Now that Al Neyadi and the
Acting fast when an epidemic hits
Using machine learning to predict short-term disease progression A team of researchers at the University of Waterloo and Dalhousie University have developed a method for forecasting the short-term progression of an epidemic using extremely limited amounts of data.
Using machine learning to predict short-term disease progression A team of researchers at the University of Waterloo and Dalhousie University have developed a method for forecasting the short-term progression of an epidemic using extremely limited amounts of data.
Expert explainer: Back-to-school worries for kids
The back-to-school countdown is on, and parents may be looking for ways to support their children through the anxiety and worry September can bring.
The back-to-school countdown is on, and parents may be looking for ways to support their children through the anxiety and worry September can bring.
The future of AI is interdisciplinary
Canada Research Chair in Technology and Social Change is advancing artificial intelligence with more diverse human experiences By Wendy Philpott Faculty of Arts Dr. Lai-Tze Fan wants to make a more equitable AI. Critical approaches to advancing artificial intelligence are urgent, she says. "We tend to want AI to do more and more tasks for us and not be involved ourselves.
Canada Research Chair in Technology and Social Change is advancing artificial intelligence with more diverse human experiences By Wendy Philpott Faculty of Arts Dr. Lai-Tze Fan wants to make a more equitable AI. Critical approaches to advancing artificial intelligence are urgent, she says. "We tend to want AI to do more and more tasks for us and not be involved ourselves.
Jibran Khokhar is determined to answer a chicken-and-egg question: Which precedes the other, substance use or serious mental illness?
So many people struggle with mathematics that there's a term for the dread you feel when faced with a calculation: math anxiety.
Business, Law & Society Dr. Jiaying Zhao The public has the wrong idea about what homeless people would do after coming into a large amount of money.
Four Western PhD candidates have been named among recipients of the 2023-2024 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships.
Aggressive energy policies needed to decrease carbon emissions and minimize loss of lives, says new study If global warming reaches or exceeds two degrees Celsius by 2100, Western University's Joshua Pearce says it is likely mainly richer humans will be responsible for the death of roughly one billion mainly poorer humans over the next century.
