The last word

Graduating from university — 36 years after I started

I walked into my first math lecture in 1984. Finishing my degree decades later gave me the opportunity to study with the smartest, most welcoming group of people to ever grace this planet.

I was accepted into a Waterloo math program back in the early 1980s. Unfortunately, I was far too immature to be successful. I lasted a few terms but eventually I had “required to withdraw” on my transcript.

Proposal writer by day, poet by night

Sara Kannan (BA '16)

Irony is struggling to write about my passion for writing / But love is difficult to put into words / Instead, let me tell you why I write

Coming home

John Haddock (BA ’78)

I was in French-speaking Senegal, unplugged from the media and unaware of how rapidly things were changing back in Canada. It was unsettling to receive emails from family and friends indicating it was time to return home … NOW.

Shifting the focus of MRI

Cameron Piron (BASc ’98)

A new system developed by Cameron Piron (BASc ’98) and his team at Synaptive Medical will give emergency patients access to MRI technology — when and where they need it.

Beyond comfort zones

Mohsen Shahini (PhD '11)

Mohsen Shahini (PhD '11), founder and CAO of Top Hat, explains why he pushes for diversity, in business and in life.

21st-century universities need to build lifelong relationships

Jim Estill (BASc ’80) is the CEO of Danby in Guelph, ON. He recently was honoured with a Global Hope Coalition award for sponsoring 58 Syrian families.

Planning for uncertainty in a world of change

Growing the cities of the future

The new generation of planners will tackle big challenges from climate change to autonomous vehicles.

Sixty years through the eyes of a Waterloo student

Hannah Beckett shares her perspective on life at Waterloo

What's like life at Waterloo? One of our best and brightest reflects on her experience.

Investing in the next generation of impact

Waterloo’s research is vital to our social fabric

For 60 years, tools for societal change have been placed in the hands of University of Waterloo students, who used those tools to enhance their communities.

Creativity, computer science fusion fuels an animated career

Waterloo provided the foundation to follow her dreams

Computer science and arts education came together for Lenore Hume, leading to a globe-spanning career as an animation executive

Forever grateful that I chose Waterloo, and that Waterloo chose me

A degree from Waterloo changes lives

At 14, Ebele Mogo made a life-changing decision: leaving her home in Nigeria to pursue a science degree at Waterloo

I can’t see her!

Shining a spotlight on faces in the shadows

Leslie Woo explores how we can be greater champions for women in our organizations and communities

Ever-changing campus still feels like home

Different paths, same roots

As one of Waterloo’s earliest alumni, Ron Stoltz reflects on how Waterloo has changed in the last five decades

Jean Creighton: An ambassador for astronomy

From Waterloo to the stratosphere

Alumnus Jean Creighton tells us how her time at Waterloo lead her to share her passion for science with others — and a unique opportunity with NASA

The absurdity of inequity

Getting medications to those who need them most

Find out how Waterloo’s public health program inspired this alumnus to develop a better away to distribute life-saving medications throughout developing countries.