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Stories by and about the people in the Faculty of Science.

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Co-op jobs in Environmental Science are wild

Bears, fish, and helicopters. Yes, this is an Environmental Science co-op job at Waterloo and you can hear about it from the co-op student herself, Shelby Robertson.

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Biomedical sciences student and athlete changes track

When Janelle started her first year, she had no intention of splitting her time between academics and sports, but she's glad she did.

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Labs — your next-level playground

Join current students Chloe and Shelby as they dive into how laboratories elevate them from students to scientists.

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Is the scientist’s life the life for me?

That’s a question Materials and Nanosciences student, Jocelyn, asked herself when she was deciding what to study at university.

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Discovering what it means to "think like a physicist"

Beyond pursuing a subject that interests you, choosing what to study at university is about developing your worldview.

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