Heard on campus

Three ways new alumni can thrive in crises

The first choice is to serve … serve with abandon. Serving is the elixir of humanity.

Coming full circle after 40 years

Jean Becker joined the University of Waterloo in January as the new senior director, Indigenous initiatives.

HealthTech leaders share what it takes to bring innovations to market

Waterloo Innovation Summit reimagines health with technology.

Nobel laureate delivers first President's Lecture of 2019

Future innovations rely on researchers doing basic science, Canada’s newest Nobel laureate told a near-capacity crowd during the President’s Lecture at the University of Waterloo.

Education should not be a spectator sport

Eric Mazur, dean of applied physics at Harvard University, was the keynote speaker at the Presidential Lecture at Federation Hall on June 8. He is widely known for his work on peer instruction, an interactive teaching method. The following is excerpted from his lecture.

Equity on campus and beyond our borders

Be fearless and improve women’s lives

Waterloo can be an agent of change at home and abroad, says Charmaine Dean, vice-president, university research.

Education is the path to reconciliation (Video)

Creating a shared future for Canada

Canadians want a country that includes Indigenous people, says Roberta Jamieson in a special 60th Anniversary Convocation Lecture.

Erosion of rights a threat to human progress

Rights matter most for those ‘beginning the process of progress’

Read highlights from Snowden’s talk at the Beyond 60 kick-off event.

Equity initiatives ensure no one is left behind

“Inequality has the face of a woman; poverty has the face of a woman.”

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women, shares how equity is critical to prosperity

‘Brilliant minds and brilliant ideas’

High praise for Waterloo from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

On a recent visit to the University of Waterloo, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau toured our new science labs and announced a $12-million investment in water research. Check out some of the day's highlights.

Clear conversation key to sexual consent

The one thing you should know about choice

“How do you normally give someone a choice in life? You simply ask a question,” says leading expert Mike Domitrz.

Invasions from inner space

A different kind of UFO is striking closer to home

Invasive species taking over. What can we do about it? Expert Tom Stohlgren sheds light on this hot issue

On architecture and a vision for city building

Alison Brooks on architecture, identity and culture

Award winning architect Alison Brooks recently visited Waterloo to share her vision for creative built environments in her talk, Future Heritage and the Culture(s) of City Building.

Finding success through failure

Adam Kreek tells us why "failure" is a misnomer

Canadian gold medalist and motivational speaker Adam Kreek shares his achievements as an Olympic rower and how his failed quest to row across the ocean led to great success