A team of second year chemical engineering students brought home top prize in this year's National Mining Competition hosted by the University of Saskatchewan from October 30 to November 2.
A Waterloo nanotechnology engineering student startup that is developing a marker to indicate when you need to reapply sunscreen is the first Canadian company to be honoured in the finals of an international design competition.
Adriano Zaffino, a civil engineering student, was honoured by his co-op employer PLC Construction with a $2500 scholarship towards his 
education.
The company's Peter Stalenhoef Student Scholarship recognizes students who demonstrate a commitment to leadership, teamwork, PCL’s values, and strong work ethic.
Three Waterloo Engineering students have returned from France with a prize of 10,000 euros in their back pockets, thanks to an invention that helps vehicles communicate with each other to enhance passenger safety.
The University of Waterloo’s Board of Governors has approved the construction of a new $88-million Engineering 7 (E7) building.
The 230,000-square-foot, seven-storey building will house Waterloo Engineering’s ongoing transformation of how it delivers education to students.
A Globe and Mail article entitled Why tech giants are investing in STEM programs for students highlights Waterloo Engineering's outreach initiatives, including a weekly after-school program to build and program 
computerized Lego robots.
Adel Sedra, dean of Waterloo Engineering from 2003 to 2012, has a new title to add to his name – distinguished professor emeritus.
The recipients of this year’s Engineering Faculty and Staff Awards were announced October 24 by Pearl Sullivan, dean of engineering.
The Faculty’s Teaching Excellence Award recognizes outstanding teaching and commitment to the enrichment of Waterloo Engineering education. This year's recipients are Kyle Daun of mechanical and mechatronics engineering, David Nairn of electrical and computer engineering, and Luis Ricardez-Sandoval of chemical engineering.
Electrical engineering graduate students Alireza Parsafar, Abdallah El-Falou and Chris Scott were honoured with the 2014 CAD Teledyne DALSA Componentware award at the CMC Texpo conference held in Quebec.
From the front page of the Waterloo Region Record -- October 20
In the future, Emily Loberto feels sure that there will be flying cars, even if she has to invent them herself.
She wants there to be a cure for cancer. If there isn't one by the time she's older, she wants to help find it.
"I think I want to invent things to help the future," said Loberto, 12, of Cambridge.