At this year’s Concept $5K competition, three University of Waterloo roommates returned home with a coveted $5,000 prize to invest in their growing startup.
Canada's first and largest beginner-focused hackathon.
StarterHacks has this year partnered with Waterloo’s Faculty of Mathematics to welcome over 1,000 high school and university students to participate in Canada’s largest beginner-focussed hackathon. The students will have 24 hours to create something amazing to solve a real-world problem, all while learning more about technology.
Learn how to manage your funds and budget for the term you want to have. Michelle Hung, The Sassy Investor, will provide some hands-on tools to help you achieve financial wellness to help you achieve your goals
Join us for this free workshop on January 15, 2020 at 4:30 p.m.
Register today to save your place!
Did you know that balancing positive physical and social activities with your studies leads to improved academic performance?
This session explores how regular physical activity significantly improves your mood, wellbeing and overall student experience. Lastly, we will discuss the variety of opportunities available to get involved on campus.
Almost daily, scientists release another study documenting the growing influence of human-caused global warming. Driven by ever-increasing amounts of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, mostly from coal, oil and natural gas we burn for energy, the Earth’s average surface temperature has risen by almost 1ºC since the late 19thcentury, with much greater increases predicted ahead.
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a method that could pave the way to establishing universal standards for measuring the performance of quantum computers.
It's time to de-compress and have some fun! On November 28, enjoy a variety of FREE food and fun activities. Throughout the evening different activities and food stations will take place.
The newest course offered by the Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS) program at Grebel may seem more like a math course, but in fact, it is open to students from all faculties regardless of a student’s comfort (or discomfort) with math. The creators of the course believe that Math for Good and Evil is the first course designed through the collaboration of the Math and PACS departments at the University of Waterloo, and maybe the first Math and Peace course in Canada.
Want to hear and learn from amazing LGBTQ+ leaders in the tech community? Join us on Tuesday, November 19, 2019. All identities and backgrounds are welcome to attend.
6:30-7:30: Moderated discussion with panelists
7:30-8:30: Socialize and meet the panelists
Distinguished Professor Emeritus Johnny Wong, his former master’s student Ye Hu, and colleagues Marin Litoiu from York University and Gabriel Iszlai have received the most influential paper award for research they presented 10 years ago at CASCON 2009, the 19thannual IBM Centre for Advanced Studies Conference.