Featured News
Science educators awarded for teaching excellence
April 16, 2026
Congratulations to Jen Parks and Josh Neufeld on receiving the 2025 Excellence in Science Teaching Award (ESTA) from the Faculty of Science.
Protecting the nest
April 10, 2026
Two University of Waterloo Science students track vulnerable whooping crane habitat as nesting ponds in the Northwest Territories dry out.
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.
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.