Tag: health
UW Student Brings Mental Health to the Forefront with “Behind My...
A campaign called “Behind My Mind” founded by Mia Chan in 2019 aims to provide a platform for individuals to share their mental health...
Waterloo region hit with first coronavirus case, but don’t worry say...
The Region of Waterloo Public Health on Thursday, March 5, 2020, confirmed the first case of COVID-19 also known as Novel Coronavirus in the...
UW’s dietitian answers your questions on dieting and weight loss
For Nutrition Month, Sandra Ace, UW’s registered dietitian, wants to debunk some popular nutrition myths.
Ace is responsible for student nutrition education and health promotion...
Critical health infractions at Campus Plaza: Region of Waterloo
During an inspection on Jan. 20, 2020, Waterloo health inspectors found four infractions at Mr. Yin restaurant, located in Campus Plaza.
Three of these four...
Coronavirus hysteria goes viral
Hoaxes and hysteria have abounded in response the mostly non-lethal coronavirus.
Ryerson University, McMaster University and Durham College have all reported that fake notices on...
UW captures Terminal Live’s top-prize
Saturday night, Jan. 25, 2020, teams representing the UW managed to beat those representing the University of Toronto seven out of nine times in...
Rampant health violations at Campus Plaza
Only Fresh Burrito, Kick-Off Sports Bar and Toast Delight went all of 2019 without a health violation at Campus Plaza. The latest sweep of...
Is Health Services a trans safe space?
Alex McEwin is raising awareness on equity-based issues with UWaterloo Health Services’ medical procedures and Registrar Office’s name change policy.
McEwin said students are receiving...
UWaterloo’s health and tech breakthroughs
Michelle Przedborski, a Department of Applied Mathematics postdoctoral fellow, determined a way to use math to treat cancer and prevent relapse.
Supervised by Mohammed Kohandel,...
Blood donor crisis due to SLC renovations
Blood donations on campus have undergone a drastic decline since renovations began at the SLC in 2017.
Gina Leyva, events coordinator, Canadian Blood Services, says...