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Monday, February 10, 2014

When would you lie?

Would You Lie for Me? is the title of the op-ed written by Waterloo Engineering Professor Vanessa Bohns that ran in the     
New York Times Sunday Review.

Saturday, February 1, 2014

Tighe honoured with Bleeds Black Award

Susan Tighe, a civil and environmental engineering professor, received the inaugural Bleeds Black Award in December at the 2013 Fall Asphalt Seminar hosted by the Ontario Hot Mix Producers Association. The award recognizes her commitment to training, the education of students and to the industry. Tighe is the Canada Research Chair & Norman W. McLeod Professor in Sustainable Pavement Engineering.

Master of Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology (MBET) students captured second place in the RBC Next Great Innovator Challenge  held January 17 in Toronto. The team of five students called RBC+ included  MBET students Shanae Vander Togt, Rahim Dhanani, Ali Esmail, Aleesha Babineau, and Vejey Karthick Gandier.

The five teams that competed in the final challenge event were required to propose an innovative idea that would enable RBC to use big data to create a competitive advantage.

Adel Sedra, dean of Waterloo Engineering from 2003 to 2012, was Adel Sedra and Matt Stevensinvested in the Order of Ontario by the Honourable David Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario at a ceremony held January 23 at Queen's Park. Sedra was recognized for his "seminal work which has resulted in major developments in fields ranging from medical technology to wireless communications."