Feridun Hamdullahpur, president and vice-chancellor of the University of Waterloo, read the following statement to a news conference earlier today:
"It is with deep regret that we have confirmed the death of a member of our campus community and student body, who was struck by lightning this morning during an unexpected storm, and died of her injuries."
"The family of the deceased student have requested privacy, and have asked that we not release the student’s name."
Ralph Haas, a distinguished professor emeritus of civil engineering, is the recipient of a 2014 Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Alberta where he graduated with an undergraduate degree and master's
degree in civil engineering.
Thirty years after graduating from systems design engineering at Waterloo, Frank Gerencser is making a difference in the world of education across Ontario and now in Atlantic Canada as well.
Four Engineering teams with great business plans and strong pitches swept the July Velocity Fund Finals.
ExVivo Labs, Grobo, MAJiK Systems and Ubiq were awarded $25,000 each, and Ubiq received an additional $10,000 for best hardware startup. These teams move into the new Velocity Foundry incubation space at 25 Water Street South in Kitchener to further develop their products.
On Saturday July 26, Waterloo will host the International Autonomous Robot Racing Competition (IARRC). Four student teams will participate this year, including the UWaterloo Robotics Team.