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MappedIn, makers of an interactive indoor navigation system available as a mobile app or touchscreen kiosk, launched from the University of Waterloo’s Velocity program this month.

Like Vidyard and Thalmic Labs before them, MappedIn is the latest company to launch from the University’s startup incubator workspace and set up offices just steps away from the Velocity Garage in downtown Kitchener.

Civil engineering master's student won 2nd place in international cold-formed steel design competition 

Colin Van Niejenhuis, a Waterloo civil engineering master's student, captured second out of 55 entries in the 2013 International Student Competition on Cold-Formed Steel Design.

This is an excerpt from Prof. Bill Anderson's blog, published Dec. 30, 2013. 

With application deadlines approaching, some people will be struggling with the decision of which engineering program to apply to.  I had a post on this topic last year, and here are some additional thoughts.  As a reminder, Waterloo engineering has direct entry to a specific engineering discipline, so you have to pick one of our 13 programs for your application choice.  

Waterloo Engineering will accept an additional 45 students to its high demand Mechatronics Engineering program, beginning in Fall 2014!

Engineering students hope to build a smart vehicle that understands and adapts to drivers’ habits
 
From Waterloo Stories, By Jae Doncillo

Neverfrost spray developed by Waterloo nanotechnology grads stops ice and frost from forming on your car windows

from Waterloo Stories

Members of the University of Waterloo's Wind Energy Research Group are featured in a Globe and Mail article entitled Can wind power cut northern dependence on diesel?, which is part of a series looking at projects designed to create economic opportunities in the

An integrated marketing campaign that includes eye-catching ads featuring Waterloo Engineering's next generation of wireless communications, drug delivery

Margaret Dalziel, a professor with the Conrad Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology Centre, has been appointed by the Ministry of Finance to chair a prestigious expert panel examining business support programs in Ontario. The panel will review and evaluate the initiatives and provide recommendations that the province will use to ensure the growth of Ontario companies is supported effectively to better attract strategic new investments.