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Health - Sport - 29.04.2025
Ask Me Something: What happens when you get a concussion?
Ask Me Something: What happens when you get a concussion?

Sport - Health - 25.04.2025
What makes a winner: UL research examines impact of statistical analysis in sport

Sport - Innovation - 23.04.2025
PitcherNet helps researchers throw strikes with AI analysis
PitcherNet helps researchers throw strikes with AI analysis
University of Waterloo researchers have developed new artificial intelligence (AI) technology that can accurately analyze pitcher performance and mechanics using low-resolution video of baseball games.

Sport - Psychology - 16.04.2025
Mindfulness and step tracking boosts motivation to exercise - new study
Combining step tracking with mindfulness training delivered via a mobile app can boost people's desire to exercise. A new study from the Centre for Motivation and Behaviour Change at the University of Bath has found that combining step tracking with mindfulness training delivered via a mobile app can significantly boost people's desire to exercise.

Sport - 16.04.2025
ENS-IISER partnership - Naman’s experience at CIRI

Sport - Health - 15.04.2025
Links between sport-related brain injury and dementia examined in new study
Links between sport-related brain injury and dementia examined in new study
Retired high-performance contact sports athletes are being asked to participate in a ground-breaking research study investigating the links between sport-related brain injury and dementia risk in later life.

Sport - 11.04.2025
Supporting the next generation of para-athletes at UL
Supporting the next generation of para-athletes at UL

Health - Sport - 09.04.2025
High levels of oral disease identified among academy football players
High levels of oral disease identified among academy football players
Young footballers have significantly worse oral health and disease than others of a similar age, finds a new study of elite English football academies led by UCL researchers. The study, published in the BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine , found higher levels of oral disease in both male and female players, with causal factors including poor oral hygiene (brushing/flossing), sugary sports and fizzy drink consumption, and stress (possibly due to a high-performance environment) that can cause teeth grinding and lead to decay.

Health - Sport - 08.04.2025
Direct access to specialist care at UCalgary Shoulder Clinic
Direct access to specialist care at UCalgary Shoulder Clinic
Researchers to assess new model of care offered at clinic in the Faculty of Kinesiology's Sport Medicine Centre Alex McEwen will never forget the unnerving snap he heard mid-bench press as the major tendon connecting his pectoralis muscle to his right shoulder tore away from the bone completely.

Sport - Computer Science - 07.04.2025
New AI tool makes sense of public opinion data in minutes, not months
New AI tool makes sense of public opinion data in minutes, not months
DECOTA transforms open-ended survey responses into clear themes - helping policymakers make better use of underutilised public feedback AI tool DECOTA analyses free-text data rapidly, affordably, and

Sport - Campus - 28.03.2025
Highmark Center Builds Camaraderie for Student-Athletes

Sport - 27.03.2025
Double achievement for All-Ireland winning UL Bohs Women's Rugby Team is celebrated
Double achievement for All-Ireland winning UL Bohs Women’s Rugby Team is celebrated

Sport - Social Sciences - 26.03.2025
How the Monash Warwick Alliance is Driving Innovative Research in Multicultural Sport

Sport - 26.03.2025
New Landing Stage for the University Boathouse in Time for Start of Rowing Season
New Landing Stage for the University Boathouse in Time for Start of Rowing Season

Sport - Social Sciences - 25.03.2025
Bohs and Trinity launch first national study of LGBTQI+ inclusivity in Irish football

Sport - Innovation - 19.03.2025
Revolutionise your workout: Race Yourselves! launches on Meta Quest Store with AI and VR innovations
Revolutionise your workout: Race Yourselves! launches on Meta Quest Store with AI and VR innovations
Home-based cycling game developed at Bath launches on the Meta Quest Store. AI and VR technology keep costs down and motivate exercisers to work harder.

Sport - Computer Science - 18.03.2025
Making AI more accessible in football
Making AI more accessible in football
Technology is improving football - from helping referees make more accurate decisions to developing better on-field tactics.

Sport - 17.03.2025
'I'm no longer twisting myself in all directions'
’I’m no longer twisting myself in all directions’

Innovation - Sport - 07.03.2025
International Women's Day 2025
International Women’s Day 2025
The University of Waterloo is proud to mark International Women's Day (IWD) on March 8. Championing our female students, researchers and leaders makes Waterloo and Canada more resilient, innovative and prosperous.

Sport - Environment - 03.03.2025
’The right type of sports grass is better for fields and for nature’

Sport - Astronomy & Space - 24.02.2025
A UB study designs a new model that accurately predicts the movement of elite athletes to catch the ball in parabolic flight
A UB study designs a new model that accurately predicts the movement of elite athletes to catch the ball in parabolic flight
The study, validated in an immersive virtual reality environment, could have potential applications in sports training, aerospace sectors and robotics.

Sport - Life Sciences - 18.02.2025
'Being lazy is also in our genes'
’Being lazy is also in our genes’

Sport - 06.02.2025
University of Glasgow research gives greater understanding of gambling products and motivations
University of Glasgow led research shows a stronger association between casinos/slot machines and gambling harms than has been previously understood - and gives further insight into people's reasons for gambling.

Sport - Career - 06.02.2025
Trench Chess: CMU Sophomore Uses NFL Data To Examine Pre-Snap Play

Sport - 05.02.2025
How Do I Make the Most of My (Lunch) Break?
How Do I Make the Most of My (Lunch) Break?

Sport - Career - 05.02.2025
SFU Rowing club team races to national top 10 finish
SFU Rowing club team races to national top 10 finish

Sport - Psychology - 04.02.2025
To sit or to cycle: which is best for students?
To sit or to cycle: which is best for students?
Is combining exercise and learning such a good idea? Researchers at UdeM's School of Kinesiology and Physical Activity Sciences did a lab test with 24 students to find out.

Sport - 31.01.2025
Ontario Tech's ACE pushing Canada's high-performance athletes to the next level
Ontario Tech’s ACE pushing Canada’s high-performance athletes to the next level

Sport - Campus - 21.01.2025
Eline van der Kruk joins The Young Academy

Economics - Sport - 17.01.2025
Study identifies illicit finance risks in Premier League club ownership structures
The Premier League is currently vulnerable to new investors and team owners who could have sourced their wealth from illicit activities.

Sport - 16.01.2025
Putting more science into ski waxing
Putting more science into ski waxing
A Laval University research team has developed a system to help elite cross-country skiers choose the best ski-wax combination. In cross-country skiing, a bad wax can lose you a race, and a good wax can help you reach the podium. That's how important waxing is in this discipline. In an article just published in the journal Sports Engineering , researchers at Laval University present a system they have designed to help waxing specialists choose the best ski/wax combination for elite athletes.

Sport - 16.01.2025
Organized sports can lead to academic success
Children who participate in structured physical activity right through adolescence are more likely to stay in school and earn a high-school diploma or equivalent, a new study suggests.

Health - Sport - 02.01.2025
8 UCLA Health experts offer tips for a healthy 2025
8 UCLA Health experts offer tips for a healthy 2025

Sport - 02.01.2025
Red advantage fades in power
For athletes hoping to gain an advantage, new research suggests wearing red may not be the boost it once was.

Sport - History & Archeology - 02.01.2025
Word-playing the field
Word-playing the field

Sport - 20.12.2024
Records and awards mark successful season for SFU Athletics and Recreation
Records and awards mark successful season for SFU Athletics and Recreation

Sport - 18.12.2024
Festive Volunteering success

Sport - Pedagogy - 17.12.2024
Nature's classroom
Nature’s classroom

Sport - Environment - 10.12.2024
Adapting winter sports in the era of climate change
Adapting winter sports in the era of climate change
Climate change is beginning to make early-season cancellations a regular part of winter sport competitions.

Sport - 10.12.2024
Online training could help older adults communicate in noisy environments
Online training that helps people recognise and understand new voices could be key to helping older adults improve communication in everyday environments, finds research by UCL experts.

Health - Sport - 05.12.2024
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu’s links to mental health explored in new research study

Computer Science - Sport - 04.12.2024
Markerless motion capture system to push biomechanics 'into the wild'
Markerless motion capture system to push biomechanics ’into the wild’
New open access software could be used by clinicians, physiotherapists, sports coaches and athletes to analyse body movements without motion capture suits.

Sport - Health - 19.11.2024
UQ swimming program a win for young people with cerebral palsy
UQ swimming program a win for young people with cerebral palsy
A competitive swimming program developed by University of Queensland researchers for young people with severe cerebral palsy has reversed motor decline associated with the condition.

Health - Sport - 18.11.2024
Detecting concussions with a simple spit test
Detecting concussions with a simple spit test
HeadFirst , a company at Velocity , the University of Waterloo's startup incubator, has developed a way to test for concussions using a simple saliva test.

Environment - Sport - 12.11.2024
Olympic Winter Games' climate crisis
Olympic Winter Games’ climate crisis
Study reveals Olympic Winter Games' climate crisis. Research led by the University of Waterloo has found new critical insights into how climate change threatens the future viability of hosting the Olympic Winter and Paralympic Games (OWG and PWG).

Health - Sport - 12.11.2024
Daily exposure to intense cold can improve sleep quality
A new study by UdeM's Olivier Dupuy shows that daily cryostimulation sessions in a chamber cooled to -90°C can make you sleep better and feel better.

Health - Sport - 07.11.2024
An extra five minutes of exercise per day could help to lower blood pressure
Adding small amounts of exercise into daily routine, such as climbing stairs or cycling errands, could help to reduce blood pressure, with just five additional minutes a day estimated to yield improvements, finds a new study from researchers at UCL and the University of Sydney.

Sport - 07.11.2024
’Shallow’ sports and ’deep’ social hierarchies: Not all pecking orders are created equal

Campus - Sport - 06.11.2024
Leading Stanford women’s basketball forward

Sport - Health - 05.11.2024
Clare Wheeler's Olympic dream
Clare Wheeler’s Olympic dream
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