Waterloo News

An illustration in the style of some African art, of two hands grasping each other

February 2, 2026

Celebrating Black History Month 2026

A message from the President and Vice-Chancellor

Geometric shapes representing the five Global Futures elements

January 19, 2026

2026 Global Futures: Innovation Update

Defying convention to shape our global futures

January 12, 2026

Waterloo’s IP model sparks global research commercialization recognition

New Zealand adopts researcher-centric principles after studying Waterloo’s pioneering approach to IP ownership

Insignia for Companion, Officer and Member of the Order of Canada against a wood backdrop

January 7, 2026

Four Waterloo leaders appointed to the Order of Canada

Alumni and honorary alumni recognized for shaping Canada’s health, policy, justice and financial sectors

January 6, 2026

Scientists discover first method to safely back up quantum information

Quantum information researchers solve longstanding “no cloning” problem with encryption workaround, fully quantum ‘cloud services’ now a potential reality

April 29, 2015

Waterloo math team wins big in the Stanley Cup of math competitions

University of Waterloo has won more Top Five titles in the prestigious Putnam competition than any other Canadian university

April 28, 2015

Popular Science names "brilliant" Waterloo invention to Top 10

Voltera’s 3D custom circuit board printer is named among top innovations for 2015 by leading science and tech magazine

April 28, 2015

Waterloo subjects ranked amongst world’s top 50

Three subjects at the University of Waterloo rank in the top 50 in the world and eight other subjects rank among the top 100, according to results published today

April 27, 2015

Donation funds expansion of research between leading innovation universities

A $1.6-million gift to the University of Waterloo and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology by The Gerald Schwartz & Heather Reisman Foundation is enabling world-changing research in a range of disciplines, including lung diseases and quantum computing

April 26, 2015

Astrophysicists draw most comprehensive map of the universe

Astrophysicists have created a 3D map of the universe that spans nearly two billion light years and is the most complete picture of our cosmic neighbourhood to date

April 24, 2015

Astrophysicists create 3D master map of the universe

Waterloo astrophysicists have created a spherical map spanning nearly 2 billion light years that is the most comprehensive map of the universe to date

April 23, 2015

Waterloo launches campaign to educate the engineer of the future

The Engineering Ideas Clinic™ and an indoor flight testing centre are just part of the Educating the Engineer of the Future campaign

April 23, 2015

Local students explore and compete in Let’s Talk Science Challenge

Nearly 250 students in grades 6, 7 and 8 from Waterloo region will unite to explore, discover and compete tomorrow at the Let’s Talk Science Challenge

April 22, 2015

What consumes more energy - your smartphone or refrigerator?

Most people don’t realize how small devices consume huge amounts of energy, says Waterloo expert

April 20, 2015

Waterloo’s Faculty of Arts breaks ground for new student space

Media are invited to join the University of Waterloo’s Faculty of Arts for a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction for a new space dedicated to student use

April 20, 2015

Reusing electric car batteries will cut greenhouse gases

Batteries no longer strong enough to drive cars can have a second life powering lights and appliances for 10+ years, Waterloo research finds

April 15, 2015

Waterloo’s startup + co-op connection

Entrepreneurial co-op students find job satisfaction in edgy startup culture at the University of Waterloo