Waterloo News

An illustration in the style of some African art, of two hands grasping each other

February 2, 2026

Celebrating Black History Month 2026

A message from the President and Vice-Chancellor

Geometric shapes representing the five Global Futures elements

January 19, 2026

2026 Global Futures: Innovation Update

Defying convention to shape our global futures

January 12, 2026

Waterloo’s IP model sparks global research commercialization recognition

New Zealand adopts researcher-centric principles after studying Waterloo’s pioneering approach to IP ownership

Insignia for Companion, Officer and Member of the Order of Canada against a wood backdrop

January 7, 2026

Four Waterloo leaders appointed to the Order of Canada

Alumni and honorary alumni recognized for shaping Canada’s health, policy, justice and financial sectors

January 6, 2026

Scientists discover first method to safely back up quantum information

Quantum information researchers solve longstanding “no cloning” problem with encryption workaround, fully quantum ‘cloud services’ now a potential reality

November 29, 2018

Diary of a Nobel Laureate

Follow Donna Strickland’s journey to accepting the Nobel Prize.

November 28, 2018

Nobel Prize award ceremony

Celebrate Donna Strickland’s achievement and watch her accept the Nobel Prize in Physics 2018.

November 27, 2018

Waterloo-inspired student starts company to help other females in STEM

Companies developing bionic arms that learn, a new type of water treatment system, a scalable biological manufacturing platform and a smart monitoring system for steam traps took home the top prizes at yesterday’s 23rd staging of the University of Waterloo’s Velocity Fund Finals (VFF)

November 22, 2018

Researchers identify drug mixtures that can lead to serotonin syndrome

Mixing antidepressants with common drugs found in your medicine cabinet could lead to Serotonin Syndrome, a condition caused by excessive levels of the chemical in the brain

November 19, 2018

Battery-free smart devices closer to reality

Computer scientists hack RFID tags, giving them the ability to sense their environment.

November 19, 2018

University of Waterloo adopts Okanagan Charter to promote student health

The University of Waterloo has adopted the Okanagan Charter (OC), a framework that calls upon post-secondary institutions to embed health into all aspects of campus culture

November 18, 2018

Cannabis youth prevention strategy should target mental wellbeing

High school students with positive mental health are less likely to consume cannabis, a recent University of Waterloo study has found.

Moderator Ziya Tong and Waterloo faculty member Blair Feltmate

November 14, 2018

Waterloo Innovation Summit addresses climate change at Vancouver event

Speakers series generates dialogue and action on the world’s most pressing issues.

November 13, 2018

Waterloo programmers earn top spots in programming competition

Four teams of programmers from the University of Waterloo swept the top spots at an Association for Computing Machinery regional International Collegiate Programming Competition (ICPC) over the weekend.

November 13, 2018

Memorial gifts celebrate generations of leadership

Snider family’s enduring impact on Waterloo region includes founding its namesake University.

November 13, 2018

Fighting wildfires with artificial intelligence

Combining machine learning techniques with real-world scenarios to combat forest fires

November 13, 2018

Q&A with a Waterloo Warrior combatting the Africa water crisis

Alumnus and former volleyball Waterloo Warrior Aleks Poldma (BASc ’14) is the co-founder of Hydrated World, an apparel company working to combat the water crisis in Africa. Every item purchased provides someone with access to 1L of safe water per day for 25 years. Aleks is also Project Manager at Enviro-Stewards. Alumni Relations met up with Aleks to ask them some questions and talk about life after Waterloo.