Waterloo News

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

January 5, 2026

New year’s resolutions? Add social fitness to the list

Dr. Troy Glover shares key strategies for improving health and well-being this year through collective community participation

December 4, 2018

Dear 18-Year-Old Me

Emma Fisher-Cobb (BES '17) says farewell to Waterloo and shares tips she wish knew before she started university.

December 4, 2018

The best $100,000 investment of my life

Enthusiastic new alumnus Bo Peng (BCS '18) shares how his Waterloo degree and connections are invaluable.

December 4, 2018

Dropping off our son, 31 years after meeting at Waterloo

Married alumni engineers #BeyondProud as they drop son off for first day of university.

Mary Ann with the hockey team at the 2017 athletics banquet

December 4, 2018

The Professor and the Hockey Team

Waterloo professor becomes passionate donor for Warrior athletics.

December 3, 2018

Keeping the human in Artificial Intelligence

AI needs diverse human perspectives to ensure everyone benefits from technology, Waterloo experts say

December 2, 2018

New study ranks which Canadian cities are best prepared for climate change

A new study from the University of Waterloo sheds some light on which Canadian cities are most prepared to take on the challenges of climate change.

November 29, 2018

Diary of a Nobel Laureate

Follow Donna Strickland’s journey to accepting the Nobel Prize.

November 28, 2018

Nobel Prize award ceremony

Celebrate Donna Strickland’s achievement and watch her accept the Nobel Prize in Physics 2018.

November 27, 2018

Waterloo-inspired student starts company to help other females in STEM

Companies developing bionic arms that learn, a new type of water treatment system, a scalable biological manufacturing platform and a smart monitoring system for steam traps took home the top prizes at yesterday’s 23rd staging of the University of Waterloo’s Velocity Fund Finals (VFF)

November 22, 2018

Researchers identify drug mixtures that can lead to serotonin syndrome

Mixing antidepressants with common drugs found in your medicine cabinet could lead to Serotonin Syndrome, a condition caused by excessive levels of the chemical in the brain

November 19, 2018

Battery-free smart devices closer to reality

Computer scientists hack RFID tags, giving them the ability to sense their environment.

November 19, 2018

University of Waterloo adopts Okanagan Charter to promote student health

The University of Waterloo has adopted the Okanagan Charter (OC), a framework that calls upon post-secondary institutions to embed health into all aspects of campus culture