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Ten Student Teams Battle It Out For $60k In Prize Money at the Esch Pitch Competition

During the Esch Pitch Competition, ten outstanding Capstone design project teams, shortlisted from over 50 entries representing all Engineering departments, compete for $60,000 in funding. The Esch Awards support creative and entrepreneurial students who are pursuing research and development and its commercialization for the benefit of Canada.

After each pitch, judges will conduct a live “Dragon’s Den” style Q&A. Come to hear the pitches and cheer on your favourite design team!

Hosted by the Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology (CBB) at the University of Waterloo, our goal is to explore the use of technology for safe and accessible health care by examining the status of virtual delivery of care, enabling emerging technologies, and ensuring ethical and safe interventions for the betterment of our society and improved public health outcomes.

The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) and the Department of Chemical Engineering are proud to present a joint seminar by Assoc. Prof. Lucy Vojtová from the Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC), Brno University of Technology (BUT), Czech Republic.

This seminar is titled "Advanced nanostructured biomaterials: from synthesis, structure-property relationship to processing and applications in regenerative medicine" and will be held on March 2, 2023 at 10:00AM via Zoom. Registration required!

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Dr. Giuliano Di Baldassarre, Professor, Department of Earth Sciences & Principal Investigator HydroSocialExtremes, Uppsala University, Sweden will present: Droughts in a human-dominated world: Feedbacks, legacies and inequalities.

Are you interested in hearing insights on strategic advising, executive management or career advice from a C-Suite level executive? WatSolve Consulting Group is hosting our termly C-Suite Fireside Chat featuring Rina Carlini from Optimal Innovation Group, who will be speaking about her company, career, life lessons, and challenges that she’s faced along the way. This will be followed by an audience Q&A session. This event will be held in person and will be open to ALL University of Waterloo students - plus, (free) food will be provided! We hope to see you there!

Join Elaine Gómez as she will describe the importance of representation in games and digital media. She will speak to how gaming has the power to destroy the perpetuation of stereotypical perceptions and will explain how games can be designed to create social impact in meaningful ways.

Join us for a one-hour online information session to learn more about the MBET program and the unique Waterloo innovation ecosystem, hear alumni success stories, get tips for the admissions process, and ask your questions.

Get an overview of Master of Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology (MBET) program with a focus on the part-time program experience. Join us to learn more about the MBET program and the unique Waterloo innovation ecosystem, hear alumni success stories, get tips for the admissions process and ask your questions.

Join us for a one-hour online information session to learn more about the MBET program and the unique Waterloo innovation ecosystem, hear alumni success stories, get tips for the admissions process, and ask your questions.

What makes the Master of Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology (MBET) program different? What do MBET students do during and outside class? Hear student and alumni stories, and discover why Waterloo is the place for entrepreneurs to grow in this 30-minute information session.