Featured News
Science faculty member receives Award of Excellence in Graduate Supervision
March 31, 2026
Congratulations to Dr. Chris Yakymchuk in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, who has received the Award of Excellence in Graduate Supervision.
Something Dark is growing on Greenland's ice
February 12, 2026
Algae blooms are darkening Greenland’s ice and accelerating melt. Dr. Jenine McCutcheon, Assistant Professor at the University of Waterloo, studies how phosphorus-fed blooms create “dark zones” that are responsible for 13% of the melt runoff in southwest Greenland. Read more in The New York Times.
Strategic tree planting brings meaningful carbon reductions
January 29, 2026
A new study finds that Canada could remove at least five times its annual carbon emissions with strategic planting of more than six million hectares of trees along the northern edge of the boreal forest.
Mineral dust accelerating melting of Greenland ice sheet
January 28, 2026
Large-scale melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet is irreversible and happening at a rapid rate, and now a new international study is the first to understand why.
Featured Events
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.
Soapbox Science Kitchener-Waterloo 2026 Speaker Callout
June 7, 2026
Public event in Victoria Park- inviting applications for speakers.