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Waterloo News Global Impact | Social and Economic Prosperity
February 8, 2021

Being Indigenous and having “reconciliation” in your job description

Savanah Seaton wants to help employers create workplaces where Indigenous employees can feel a sense of belonging and fully contribute their untapped knowledge, skills and abilities.

February 1, 2021

African capital for African innovation

Iyinoluwa “E” Aboyeji is turning Africa’s biggest challenges into global business opportunities  

A rideshare driver looking through the front windshield into traffic.
February 8, 2021

When you’re a gig worker during a global pandemic and your boss is an app

Gig work is transforming our global economy and public health as workers weigh risks every day in precarious, low-wage jobs to deliver us food and parcels

Armen Bakirtzian working inside the Intellijoint office
November 23, 2020

From startup to health tech leader – one entrepreneur shares his scale-up success

Intellijoint Surgical pays it forward by helping Waterloo med tech startups scale globally while remaining local

African girl standing in her school uniform
January 2, 2020

Breaking the cycle of poverty

SheCycle keeps girls healthy and in school with a sanitary pad

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GLOBAL IMPACT STORIES
February 22, 2021

Mapping the globe and creating a better world

From disaster response and recovery to vaccine delivery, two Waterloo alumni are harnessing AI for social good.

Logo for Black and Free project
February 16, 2021

Being Black And Free in the 21st century

Professor dedicates her art, research and teaching to understanding Black freedom

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November 23, 2020

Innovation Arena comes to the Region of Waterloo

Expanded Health Sciences Campus to bolster regional economy and profile 

Transparent globe held by hands
November 9, 2020

Capitalizing on climate solutions

How rethinking our economy can save the world

Kirsten Mosey
September 25, 2020

Waterloo student is one of ten global UN Youth Champions

Kirsten Mosey found her purpose by volunteering in a refugee camp and working on a co-op term with Waterloo’s entrepreneurial Centre for Peace Advancement

Student in lab
July 20, 2020

Equipping today’s learners for tomorrow’s work

Thought leader on work-integrated learning leads a global conversation on how to prepare students for the future of work

Waterloo Innovation Summit 2019
July 17, 2020

Resetting and rebounding post-COVID

Co-op is purpose-built for challenges and crisis.

Jean Becker
June 30, 2020

Indigenous peoples mark Canada Day in diverse ways

Canada Day is a time to reflect on historical and contemporary points of dispute between Indigenous people and Canada

Students looking at a screen or board
June 9, 2020

Wanted: Waterloo co-op students

Microsoft exec shares why co-op is a “win-win” for both students and employers

Person reading off a CCTV screen
May 13, 2020

Fighting isolation through talk and technology

Despite the pandemic, Waterloo’s Centre for Sight Enhancement continues low vision support

Skyscrapers making a Canadian leaf
April 29, 2020

The learning curve

After over six weeks in lockdown, governments across the country have agreed on criteria needed to start lifting restrictions

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April 20, 2020

Stepping up during the COVID-19 pandemic

Waterloo student volunteers his time and skills to help fight the coronavirus

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