Waterloo News

March 9, 2026

Dr. Bill Rosehart named next President and Vice‑Chancellor of the University of Waterloo

Transformational academic leader and Waterloo alum appointed as the University’s eighth president

Two research use sensors while examining a pelvis in front of a wall of xrays

March 3, 2026

Intellijoint Surgical Inc. and Vena Medical awarded $1.9 million from Ontario’s Life Sciences Scale-Up Fund

Two University of Waterloo affiliated health-tech companies secure major provincial investment to bring lifesaving innovations to market

Waterloo researchers (L to R) Dr. Brian Ingalls, Dr. Sara Sadr and Dr. Marc Aucoin

February 24, 2026

Beating cancer by eating cancer

Researchers engineer bacteria capable of consuming tumours from the inside out

February 17, 2026

Dean of Engineering appointed to Order of Ontario

Dr. Mary Wells recognized for decades of leadership in higher education

February 10, 2026

Recovering Black legacies in Waterloo’s past

Discover the meticulous work that uncovered Black stories on campus and preserved them for the future

September 21, 2015

Royal Society of Canada names three Waterloo professors College Members

Three professors from the University of Waterloo are among the new members of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists announced today

September 21, 2015

Daily physical activity policy not working in schools

Many elementary school students aren’t getting the 20 minutes of daily physical activity mandated by the Ontario government, a Waterloo study finds

September 18, 2015

Wired with dynamic memory

Game-changing breakthroughs

September 18, 2015

Hack the North: Canada’s largest international hackathon

1,000 students from around the world are at the University of Waterloo this weekend to build mobile apps, web platforms, robots and more

September 17, 2015

Innovation leaders offer a glimpse of the future

Connected communities, flexible organizations, trend spotters and risk takers in the spotlight at Waterloo Innovation Summit

September 17, 2015

University of Waterloo welcomes 1000 students from around the globe for Canada’s largest hackathon

Following the success of last year’s Hack the North, the University of Waterloo will once again host Canada’s largest international hackathon

September 17, 2015

Waterloo and Thomson Reuters partner on big data innovation

Researchers from the University of Waterloo are partnering with global information company Thomson Reuters to launch a collaborative research investigation on large-scale data integration and data cleaning

September 16, 2015

Trudeau Foundation names Waterloo professor among new fellows

The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation today recognized a Waterloo professor who is an expert on the economy and political situation in the Middle East with a prestigious fellowship

September 16, 2015

Waterloo's IP policy drives innovation

Historian Ken McLaughlin launches new book — Innovation and Entrepreneurship are in the Waterloo Genome

September 15, 2015

Health fair to raise awareness about heart-friendly living

Members of the public will learn about the latest advances in cardiovascular research, watch a demonstration of blood flow in the brain, participate in a nutrition session and get new ideas for living a more heart-friendly life when researchers from the University of Waterloo put their work on display at an interactive health fair

The Tannery Building with Google and other tech companies

September 15, 2015

What drives leading innovation ecosystems?

The Waterloo Innovation Summit welcomes global tech leaders, academics and policy makers

September 15, 2015

The new generation: Are millennials changing the game?

Professor Markus Moos, assistant professor in the Faculty of Environment, will give a talk tomorrow to discuss how the values, preferences and priorities of the millennial generation could affect your work, commute, home and community—both now and in the future