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• Prof. Steve Smith comments on mild winter's effect on tourism industry (ProvinceWide video, March 11, Part 1)

• Sue Shaw receives OCUFA Status of Women Award of Distinction at Toronto ceremony October 21

• CIW releases Canada's first-ever composite index measuring wellbeing: GDP gains not translating into better quality of life

• Therapeutic Recreation Awareness Week February 6-10

• Karla Henderson receives honorary degree at Spring Convocation June 15

• Sue Shaw receives OCUFA Status of Women Award of Distinction at Toronto ceremony Oct. 21

• Stephen Smith discusses evolution of culinary tourism

• 2011 Hallman Lecture: Building the Canadian Index of Wellbeing, presented by Dr. Alex C. Michalos, Wed. Sept. 28

• Alumni reconnect at 26th annual AHS Fun Run, Sat. Sept. 24

• New film highlights MAREP's authentic partnership approach to dementia care

• Hon. Roy J. Romanow launches Canadian Index of Wellbeing at Waterloo

• Wellbeing report urges action on the environment

• Jack Pearse, founding member of Recreation and Leisure Studies, featured in T.O. Star

• Waterloo hosts TD Discovery Day in Health Sciences, April 19th

• Senate passes new undergraduate major in "Tourism and Parks Management"

• Campus Athletics Research Network (CARN) established between RLS and Athletics

• Recent study by psychologist Steven Mock investigates parenthood idealization

• Paralympian David Willsie presents Changing Minds, Changing Lives: Rehabilitation Through Sport, Feb. 10th, in celebration of Therapeutic Recreation Awareness Week

• Report by Dr. Heather Mair referenced in article on curling and diversity

• Trisha Khan receives Future Scholar Award from the Academy of Leisure Sciences

• New Campus Athletics Research Network (CARN) established between RLS and Athletics to provide relevant research opportunities for students. Contact Luke Potwarka for further information.

• Therapeutic Recreation featured as part of the TD Discovery Days in Health Sciences held in conjunction with The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.

• Elliott Avedon Museum and Archive of Games collection finds new home at Canadian Museum of Civilization

• Dr. Stephen Smith outlines trends in culinary tourism (.pdf)

• Dr. Sherry Dupuis leads major new 6-year Partnership in Dementia Care Alliance project. Backgrounder (.pdf)

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