Featured News
Environmental solutions we can't see
September 28, 2026
Microbes are everywhere — in soil, water, waste sites and ecosystems, and Waterloo researchers across the Faculty of Science are working to uncover how these tiny organisms can be harnessed as tools to address complex environmental challenges and drive lasting global impact.
Robert Mann and Travis Craddock elected to Royal Society of Canada
September 9, 2026
Two researchers from the Faculty of Science are among the eight Waterloo faculty elected as Fellows and College Members of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC). One of the country’s highest academic honours, these appointments recognize exceptional contributions to research, scholarship, and innovation.
Science faculty receive funding through the John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF)
August 20, 2026
Three members of the Faculty of Science have been awarded funding as part of the latest John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) competitions. The announcement was made Thursday, August 20 at Trent University in Peterborough.
Travis Craddock and Will Percival receive funding for bold, new research
May 20, 2026
Dr. Travis Craddock and Dr. Will Percival have been awarded funding through the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) 2025 Exploration Competition.
Featured Events
Walk to End ALS- Kitchener-Waterloo
June 6, 2026
Join the Kitchener-Waterloo Walk to End ALS, hosted at the University of Waterloo.
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.