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Man excavating a human skull from the ground

May 6, 2026

DNA matches identify four more sailors from Franklin expedition

New research uncovers more details of doomed mission to find the Northwest Passage

An AI-generated prototype of a living room including Malzahn's artwork

April 1, 2026

AI, art and impact: MFA student pushes creative boundaries 

James Malzahn explores AI, surveillance and human perception through immersive art to challenge audiences to question truth, authorship and the impact of emerging technologies

woman's smiling face with snowy mountains in background

April 1, 2026

Designing with intention

MDEI student Taran Kandhola turns data into human-centered experiences

Stage with actors in VR headsets and screen showing their avatars

March 23, 2026

A safe space to explore dangerous things

Interdisciplinary postdoctoral fellow directs The Nether, an immersive performance that explores action and consequence across physical and virtual space

February 26, 2026

How to make wise AI systems

International study suggests ways to train large language models in wise reasoning and measure the wisdom of AI

December 1, 2020

Q and A with the experts: how do we get people to listen to expert advice?

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us with alarming prevalence, the existence of people who simply refuse to listen to expert advice.

When it comes to large groups who refuse to wear masks, or the potential for many people to refuse a vaccine – there are real and often dangerous consequences to grapple with.

How do we combat this phenomenon?

November 24, 2020

Many environmental protection programs around the world poorly designed, ineffective

Incentive programs to encourage farmers and other landowners to protect the environment are key to conservation, but new research shows issues such as lack of enforcement undermine their effectiveness on a global scale

glass of milk stands next to pile of old books

November 23, 2020

Getting students off the shoestring budget

After graduating from Waterloo with an honours degree in philosophy, Bob Ewen (BA ’71) earned an MBA and achieved considerable success as a broker and discretionary money manager in the Canadian securities industry. While he recalls his years at Waterloo with fondness, he points to the financial barriers he faced while earning his degree.

November 11, 2020

How Black and Indigenous young men fought to support World War I effort

Professor James Walker’s account of WWI race and recruitment demonstrates how racism deepened Canada’s consequences of war

November 11, 2020

Honouring the memory of local WWII prisoner of war

Waterloo student unveils WWII diary that highlights the stigmatization endured by prisoners of war

Anna sits at a table looking at a notebook

November 10, 2020

Setting the record straight

A gift to Waterloo’s Library gives students ‘a direct connection’ to the lives of WWII POWs.

November 9, 2020

Q and A with the experts: COVID-19 and the insurance industry

Tony Wirjanto, a curator for Insurance and Asset Management for the World Economic Forum and professor at the School of Accounting and Finance, takes us through how COVID-19 has affected the insurance industry, and what can be done about it.

November 3, 2020

Mind Boggling

Meet the Waterloo alumnus and Guggenheim Fellow changing how we understand emotion and the brain

October 21, 2020

Q and A with the experts: Environmental, Social, and Governance scores didn’t help stocks during COVID

Did high ESG scores mean a company's stock was more resilient during the COVID-19 market crash?

October 21, 2020

Double the disciplines, double the perspective

With master’s degrees in French and Psychology, Dominique Louër aims to understand language disorders in bilingual speakers

October 20, 2020

Study sheds light on the solitary life of male primates

A new study on primate behaviour sheds light on a previously little-known life stage of male mantled howler monkeys, adding to our knowledge of lone male behavioural ecology.