Featured News
Science that matters: Master’s student researches how climate change could affect an at-risk fish species
March 25, 2026
A Master of Science in Biology student is researching the Blackstripe Topminnow fish, which could directly inform conservationists and support future SARA management plans to maintain and enhance existing populations.
Researchers alter protein structures with novel method
February 18, 2026
A novel method to manipulate the inner structure of cells connects several scientific fields and could represent a significant step in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.
Putting together the puzzle on white-nose syndrome
February 12, 2026
Millions of bats in North America have died from white-nose syndrome, and a new study from the University of Waterloo explores why and how the fungal disease has devastated bat populations on this continent, while it has had little effect on bats in Europe.
Q and A with the experts: Cold weather connected to increased illness
December 15, 2025
If it feels as though more people get sick when the weather turns cold, that’s because they do. Dr. Brian Dixon, a professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Waterloo, says there is a connection between outside temperatures and our bodies.
Featured Events
Waterloo EcoEvo Journal Club: Winter 2026
The EcoEvo Journal Club meets bi-weekly on Fridays from 12-1pm in B2-226.
March 13
Felix Albert Lawson (Broders lab) will lead the discussion of: Chisholm et al. 2011. Metacommunity diversity depends on connectivity and patch arrangement in heterogeneous habitat networks. Ecography 34: 415-424, 2011
March 27
Patrick Lauriault (Trant Lab) will give a research talk about: Sustainable Overwinter Caribou Densities Inferred from Lichen Forage Supply and Energetic Requirements
April 10
Harshina Brijlall (Müller lab) will lead the discussion on: TBD
Pursuits in Applied and Theoretical Science (PATh) Symposium 2026
April 7, 2026
Join Us for the 2nd Annual PATh Science Symposium!
All students and faculty members in the Faculty of Science or the Dept. of Applied Math are invited to the Path Science Symposium.