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The University of Waterloo’s all-weather, self-driving bus, the WATonoBus, has hit the road with official go-ahead from Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation.

Students, staff, faculty and visitors can enjoy the ride with a complimentary WATonobus shuttle service operating every Monday to Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Painting, poetry, science, curiosity, patience – it all came together in a striking photograph that has earned a Waterloo Engineering researcher national recognition.

Two professors at Waterloo Engineering were announced this week as new Canada Research Chairs. From MME, Dr. Carolyn Ren was named a tier one chair, which is supported through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).

Shehryar Khan, a researcher and doctoral candidate at Waterloo Engineering, will help teach an innovative, multidisciplinary course on climate change.

Three graduates of Waterloo Engineering have been named to a high-profile list of the 100 most powerful women in Canada.

Malgosia Green, Stephanie Thompson and Laura Kennedy are among 11 leaders in education, business and the community who made the grade and have campus-wide ties to the University of Waterloo.

Congratulations Dr. Norman Zhou, winner of a prestigious Synergy Award for Innovation from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), a prize that comes with a $200,000 research grant. 

Professor Mike Worswick, co-Director of the Forming and Crash Lab, has received the Auto/Steel Partnership (A/SP) Award of Excellence in the Key Collaborator Category, recognizing the Lab’s extensive collaborative research with A/SP. Read the full news release

Congratulations to Carolyn Hansson, who will be honored with Distinguished Professor Emerita at Fall Convocation

The Distinguished Professor Emeritus/Emerita designation is made to faculty members who have had a distinguished record of service in teaching and research in the University. The honorary award is granted upon, or shortly after, retirement.