Tag: pandemic
UW professor awarded over $1 Million to test wastewater for COVID-19
Mark Servos, biology professor at UW and a member of the Water Institute was awarded over $1 million in provincial funding to test wastewater...
UW students investigate how COVID-19 impacts nurses’ mental health
As the pandemic continues to affect everyone’s lives, it is evident that the lives of frontline healthcare workers such as nurses, doctors and first...
COVID-19 outbreak declared at UWP
Region of Waterloo Public Health has declared an outbreak at University of Waterloo Place (UWP) after three individuals living in the residence hall and...
TheMuseum plans to reopen April 9
TheMuseum is reopening its doors after five months of closure on Apr. 9, according to a statement released by CEO David Marskell on Feb....
‘carried away on the crest of a wave’ review
For their final project, UW’s theatre and performance program’s senior capstone students produced scenes from the play “carried away on the crest of a...
UW to return to in-person activities in fall 2021
On Mar. 17, 2021, Feridun Hamdullahpur, President and Vice-Chancellor of UW, announced UW's intent to return to in-person operations starting this fall. A large...
A Quiet St. Patrick’s Day
Thousands of students typically gather on Ezra Avenue for an unsanctioned street party on St. Patrick's Day. However, the COVID-19 pandemic kept things very...
Scenes from ‘carried away on the crest of a wave’:
Art has often been inspired by tragedy. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, tragedy abounds.
This year, UW’s Theatre and Performance program is producing...
Twice the Results for Half the Reward: COVID-19 is Leaving Women...
It was Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin who once said, “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.”
In many ways,...
Mental Health of Those 18-24 Most Affected by COVID-19, Study Finds
The challenges presented by the pandemic have caused a decline in mental health for the general population starting in March 2020. A recent study...