Waterloo News

President Vivek Goel addresses a crowd from a podium outside the Indigenous Gathering space on campus

June 24, 2026

Waterloo community thanks President Vivek Goel for his leadership

President Vivek Goel’s term set the foundation for Waterloo’s next century. He united the community behind a bold vision for the future and advanced lasting progress in innovation, sustainability, and reconciliation.

June 23, 2026

New global study highlights burden of unsafe food

Waterloo public health researcher Dr. Shannon Majowicz contributes to WHO estimates

A student wearing a backpack gathers with a community

June 1, 2026

Expanding co-op with community impact

Philanthropic investment of $1 million will introduce students to global challenges, community development and the power of service

Collage of two art work done by Rachel Jung, the great gaggle art installation and wall mural

June 4, 2026

A love letter in colour

Waterloo alum Rachel Jung (They/Them) designs spaces where people feel seen, building a community centred on care, affirmation and belonging

May 28, 2026

Honouring co-op employers who are driving global impact

Co-operative and Experientials Education recognizes top employers who are inspiring innovation and support student success

students sit inside a campus building, socially distanced with masks on

October 1, 2020

Waterloo donors prove we really are in this together

Donors provide hope and support to students struggling in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

illustration of a teacher standing beside the Makercube, teaching a group of children and geese

October 1, 2020

Gifts of inspiration, education and hope

The generosity of the Lyle S. Hallman Foundation can be felt beyond our campus – affecting our local community, economy and health care system

illustration of a tiny researcher moving branches aside to inspect a patient's eye

October 1, 2020

The gift of sight

Anne-Marie and Heinz Brune’s legacy gift will help fight devastating eye and brain diseases

Mike Moser jumps in the air to shoot a layup with a large crowd in the stands

October 1, 2020

Tragedy, commemoration and support

In the face of tragic loss, the men’s basketball team found a new purpose. More than 40 years later, that legacy continues to support student-athletes.

Sample images made with X-ray technology developed by Waterloo Engineering startup KA Imaging.

September 30, 2020

Advancing medical imaging

Waterloo spinoff company wins Health Canada licence for innovative X-ray technology

September 30, 2020

New app prevents you from losing your phone

A new app for Android phones can warn users when they are about to forget their device.

September 30, 2020

Lost and found

Waterloo PhD student creates app that prevents you from losing your phone

September 28, 2020

Pharmacy co-op program participants rise to pandemic challenges

Pharmacy co-op students, employers and staff collaborated to achieve 100 per cent co-op employment for pharmacy students throughout 2020

September 28, 2020

Vaping up, cigarette use down, among Canadian youth

While vaping increased significantly among Canadian youth over a six-year period, cigarette use remained stable or decreased, a University of Waterloo study says.

September 25, 2020

Waterloo student is one of ten global UN Youth Champions

Kirsten Mosey found her purpose by volunteering in a refugee camp and working on a co-op term with Waterloo’s entrepreneurial Centre for Peace Advancement

September 25, 2020

Q and A with the experts: scientific literacy and COVID-19

As we navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, Waterloo science professor Jozef Nissimov has been working to fight misinformation, and share accurate scientific resources. We asked Professor Nissimov to explain science literacy, and why it is even more important as the world deals with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

September 24, 2020

Most Canadians don’t know they are living in high-risk flood areas

Most Canadians living in flood risk areas do not know their homes are in danger, which could cost Canadian taxpayers billions in population resettlement.