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March 19, 2026

Eye clinic delivers services for refugees

The Waterloo Eye Institute provides eye care for newcomers and refugees to support their transition to the local community

March 9, 2026

Dr. Bill Rosehart named next President and Vice‑Chancellor of the University of Waterloo

Transformational academic leader and Waterloo alum appointed as the University’s eighth president

Two research use sensors while examining a pelvis in front of a wall of xrays

March 3, 2026

Intellijoint Surgical Inc. and Vena Medical awarded $1.9 million from Ontario’s Life Sciences Scale-Up Fund

Two University of Waterloo affiliated health-tech companies secure major provincial investment to bring lifesaving innovations to market

Waterloo researchers (L to R) Dr. Brian Ingalls, Dr. Sara Sadr and Dr. Marc Aucoin

February 24, 2026

Beating cancer by eating cancer

Researchers engineer bacteria capable of consuming tumours from the inside out

February 17, 2026

Dean of Engineering appointed to Order of Ontario

Dr. Mary Wells recognized for decades of leadership in higher education

May 1, 2015

Photo opportunity: Waterloo launches UN HeForShe campaign

Media are invited to attend a photoshoot for the launch of the University of Waterloo’s involment in the UN Women’s HeForShe Campaign

April 30, 2015

Waterloo’s green tech solution to rid waterways of toxic algae

Waterloo scientist partners with Ontario company to get phosphorus out of wastewater before it enters our lakes and rivers

April 29, 2015

Artifact found among records for archiving

A hidden piece of Canadiana is going to a museum after its discovery in an archive at the University of Waterloo

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