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Waterloo researchers are at the forefront of addressing complex societal and health problems facing our world, and Dr. Devon Frayne , a human performance integration specialist in Waterloo's Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, is one of them.

Posted 20 August, 2024 Around half of us now use a wearable device that quantifies some part of our lives Credit: CrispyPork / Shutterstock Back in 2010, Gary Wolf, then the editor of Wired magazine, delivered a TED talk in Cannes called "the quantified self" .

UdeM PhD candidate Eve Charbonneau explains how her hands-on biomechanics research helped Canadian athlete Sophiane Méthot win a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics.

Participating in sports helps kids do better in school when they become adults, a new study led by psycho-education professor Linda Pagani suggests.

It takes all kinds of helping hands to make the Olympic Games run smoothly, including alumni from the University of Waterloo.

Zollikofen, 29. Data on Swiss apprentices' commute times has become available for the first time: A study by the Swiss Federal University for Vocational Education and Training SFUVET shows that apprentices cover considerable distances for their training, commuting an average of 80 to 90 minutes per day.

Dr. Joseph Gurgis says comprehensive policies, education, and independent reporting needed to safeguard everyone in sport Several Canadian sport governing bodies have introduced preventive effo

There's a lot that goes into an Olympic athlete's quest for gold - years of training and rigour - but also, an athlete's age.

The CNRS's stated mission is to put science at the service of society and currently, with Paris currently hosting the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the organisation is establishing itself as a m

New research on grassroots sports club sheds light on their ability to strengthen communities and give young people a sense of belonging A University of Bath study of 12 grassroots sports clubs in Br

As the European football championships continue in Germany, new research has revealed that 'sportswashing' - the practice of using sporting events or teams to improve a country's reputation - is still highly effective, despite increased awareness of the issue among fans.

For the first time, kitesurfing is on the Olympic Games programme, with the Dutch Annelous Lammerts as one of the top participants.