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.
A graduate from Waterloo's School of Architecture has been named one of the most influential people in Great Britain by the Sunday Times newspaper.
The Centre for Teaching Excellence is seeking nominations for the Amit and Meena Chakma Awards for Exceptional Teaching by a Student. From the Centre for Teaching Excellence web site:
A Waterloo electrical and computer engineering professor is the recipient of an E.W.R Steacie Memorial Fellowship – the prestigious award from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) – for his work in understanding how people view the 
quality of images and videos.
The University of Waterloo, Maplesoft, and Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada are the recipients of a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Synergy Award for Innovation, which recognizes their success in collaborating on the model-based design and control of automotive systems that improve vehicle safety and comfort while reducing fuel consumption and emissions.
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.
Waterloo management engineering students placed in three of the four competitions at this year's Canadian Institute of Industrial Engineering Student Conference held at Ryerson University in January.
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 
invested 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."
Brigette Lau (BASc, CompE, 1999) and Chamath Palihapitiya (BASc, ElectE, 1999) partners of The Social + Capital Partnership in Palo Alto, CA, returned to campus on January 23 to announce two new prizes of $40,000 each for Capstone Design in Electrical and Computer Engineering.