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Professor Ville watches a group of students using VR equipment
November 24, 2025

Extending the boundaries of education

Professor launches Canada’s first large-scale VR use in the classroom, embracing emerging technology and driving the future of education

November 24, 2025

Empowering generations of students to reach their full potential

For more than four decades, Waterloo professor Larry Smith has helped build the University's reputation for innovation and entrepreneurial excellence

Kristen Fajardo
October 29, 2025

A designer’s dystopian take on The Great Gatsby

Kristen Fajardo (BGBDA ’20) shares how her background in tech and user design shaped the release of her debut novel.

Waterloo students and alumni in photo collage
November 17, 2025

10 Waterloo entrepreneurs to watch

From transforming solutions for homeownership to advancing health care interventions, Waterloo talent continues to disrupt industries and drive change

Six undergraduate students
October 24, 2025

Six new grads reflect on their Waterloo journey

From co-op to community, grads offer insights and inspiration for the next generation of students

September 8, 2020

Q and A with the experts: kids’ mental health and back to school

As many kids go back to school this week amidst uncertainty about social distancing, class schedules, and what their day-to-day life will look like, we spoke with Professor Dillon Browne – an expert in clinical child and family psychology – to hear his thoughts about the effect this will have on their mental health.

woman looks at herself in the mirror and man stands beside the mirror
August 19, 2020

Our relationships affect the way we see our bodies

The way we feel about our bodies changes across our relationships, according to a new study

Print by Olivia Carvelho
August 7, 2020

When interests fuel art

Olivia Carvalho (BA ’19) shares how her time at Waterloo shaped her art, and what life is like post-graduation

Mylon running along a rocky path
August 5, 2020

Do something hard

Mylon Ollila (BA ’10, MA ’12) shares how embracing struggle helps him grow – and why you should try it

July 30, 2020

Automation will transform retail, manufacturing in post COVID-19 economy, new study says

Canada’s post COVID-19 economy will see more automation, particularly in the retail and manufacturing sectors.

July 23, 2020

Q and A with the experts: the psychology of physical distancing for kids

As discussions continue about what the school year will look like in Canada come September, many parents are wondering what physical distancing rules mean to their kids.

July 13, 2020

Q and A with the experts: the economic implications of a second wave

As we move out of the first wave of COVID-19, there is already concern about how the world will endure a second wave, particularly when it comes to our fragile economy.

Lady behind a fence
July 10, 2020

Refugees face a longer road to resettlement during the pandemic

COVID-19 is creating extra hurdles for privately sponsored refugees

July 8, 2020

Q and A with the experts: fiscal snapshot, what an economist is looking for

We spoke with economics Professor Jean-Paul Lam in advance of the Federal Government’s ‘fiscal snapshot’ to learn about his concerns, and what he is looking for in the information expected to be released today.

July 7, 2020

Q and A with the experts: the future of temporary foreign worker programs

For a brief moment in June, Mexico publicly declared that it would no longer send workers to Canada. Why? What effect will this have on the future of temporary foreign workers in this country?

June 24, 2020

Q and A with the experts: virtual Parliament; is it good for our democracy?

Government by Zoom meeting? Is that what we’re doing, and is it good for our democracy?

Political science professor Emmett Macfarlane helps us understand what’s happening in Ottawa right now and whether or not virtual Parliament is here to stay.

June 22, 2020

Using wise reasoning to get through the COVID-19 pandemic

An international team of wisdom scientists led by a University of Waterloo professor have developed a Common Wisdom Model (CWM) that offers insights for exercising wisdom during societal challenges such as the current COVID-19 pandemic. 

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