Waterloo Tech Week and Hack the North shine a light on the local tech ecosystem boosting Canada’s competitive edge
A psychology study that once took five or six weeks to build can now be created in less than an hour. Jacob Oliveira, a PhD student in the School of Psychology developed the new tool by aiming to solve his own research challenge. Now his solution has grown into a venture shaped in part by Waterloo’s culture of experimentation and entrepreneurship.
A new University of Waterloo-led study has identified workflow barriers that contribute to treatment delays, helping health-care providers improve outcomes for patients across the stroke care pathway.
Olympic hockey player and Arts alum Kristin O’Neill balances elite athletics with academic curiosity
Brigitte Nolet reflects on the Arts education, work experiences and adaptability that prepared her to make a difference
David Carciente's Rising Stars summer in 2024 became the reason he's back for a master's in systems design engineering
Like most first year students, Remi Rotenberg arrived at the University of Waterloo Orientation Week expecting to learn her way around campus and meet a few people before classes began. Instead, it became the starting point for many of the friendships, leadership opportunities and campus experiences that would shape her university career.
Meet the 10 outstanding students who have been selected for their entrepreneurial mindset, innovation and early impact
Before students attend their first lecture, write their first exam or join their first club, many are welcomed to the University of Waterloo through traditions that have connected generations of students to the University and to their faculty's history and culture.
PitchBook's 2026 rankings place Waterloo seventh globally, the first time a Canadian school has broken into the top 10