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As schools moved to a mode of emergency response teaching (ERT) at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were distinct differences in the effect it had on students and teachers whether they were in developed or developing…

Displacement, erasure of ties, and gentrification are all taking place in the historically working-class and low-income neighbourhoods of the City of Vancouver, a recent study shows.Considered one of the most livable cities in the world,…

The Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation at the University of Waterloo is renewing its efforts to work with homeowners, communities, governments, and businesses to identify and reduce risks associated with climate change and extreme…

Researchers have developed a better way to support end-of-life planning in long-term care homes, according to a recent study.The researchers also found that only 40 per cent of homes were routinely involving residents in end-of-life care…

A new study projects that a U.S. ban on menthol cigarettes, proposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, will lead more than 1.3 million smokers to quit. Among them, Black smokers will see the greatest impact.Researchers from the…

In developing countries, people with substance-abuse issues can sometimes face shame and find it difficult to get help.Now, a research team is using machine learning and anonymized data to get a clearer picture of the underlying factors…

The University of Waterloo has once again placed in the top 100 universities in the world on the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2022. This year, Waterloo moves up 46 spots on the list to number 53.The Impact Rankings are an…

Public participation in environmental decisions in Ontario declined significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, raising concerns the system failed to protect a core value at a time of crisis.A statistical analysis by researchers at the…

Anyone who is taking a diuretic and a renin-angiotensin system (RSA) inhibitor for high blood pressure should be cautious about also taking ibuprofen, according to new research.Diuretics and RSA inhibitors are commonly prescribed together…

Researching in mathematics means engaging in unconventional thinking. For Patrick Naylor, a newly-minted PhD graduate from the Department of Pure Mathematics, the unconventional is the everyday.Naylor works in the field of low-dimensional…