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Despite a growing body of research that shows the addition of cycling lanes in a neighbourhood positively correlates with increases in residential property values, the public perception of this value varies dramatically by neighbourhood…

New research reveals that devotion to selfless values can help people feel more confident and less hostile in stressful circumstances.In two experiments, participants focused on their own selfless values, with most related to benefiting…

Desire is part of human nature, and being vulnerable to desire is part of what differentiates humans from machines. However, a new international study has found that individuals who are better able to resist their desires are perceived as…

The Toronto-Waterloo innovation corridor has been recognized as one of the world’s premier locations to start a company.A recently released report ranks the region top in Canada for startups and among the fastest growing in North…

A new study reveals a connection between poverty and opioid-related hospitalization, emergency department visits and deaths in Canada. From 2000 to 2017, Canada's poorest residents were 3.8 times more likely to die of opioid-related…

Sixty percent of people living with dementia go missing at least once, and among them, some will get lost repeatedly. In Indigenous communities, the rates of dementia are disproportionately higher than in the general Canadian…

St. Paul’s University College at the University of Waterloo announced the creation of the Michaëlle Jean Scholars in International Development.Madame Michaëlle Jean“I was sincerely moved by the announcement of the scholarship program…

Even before the commitment was made on paper and then solidified in ceremony, talk of Indigenous reconciliation had been taking place in the University of Waterloo’s Faculty of Health. However, it took the hire of an Indigenous Knowledge…

On June 15, grade nine students from Six Nations Polytechnic (SNP) and the STEAM Academy program donned their waders to join researchers Charles de Lannoy, Karen Kidd and Waterloo Biology Professor Mark Servos to conduct experiments in…

St. Paul's University College will change its name this fall to United College.Founded by the United Church as St. Paul's United College in 1962, the college and the church agreed to end their affiliation two decades ago. At that point,…