Transformational academic leader and Waterloo alum appointed as the University’s eighth president
Two University of Waterloo affiliated health-tech companies secure major provincial investment to bring lifesaving innovations to market
Researchers engineer bacteria capable of consuming tumours from the inside out
Dr. Mary Wells recognized for decades of leadership in higher education
Discover the meticulous work that uncovered Black stories on campus and preserved them for the future
I chose to study computer science at Waterloo to pursue my passion for ideas at the intersection of technology and health care. I became interested in the field in high school, when I had the opportunity to make a prosthetic for a student I was tutoring. I’ve grown up hard of hearing, so I understand some of the ways that technology can really improve health outcomes.
After graduating from Waterloo with an honours degree in philosophy, Bob Ewen (BA ’71) earned an MBA and achieved considerable success as a broker and discretionary money manager in the Canadian securities industry. While he recalls his years at Waterloo with fondness, he points to the financial barriers he faced while earning his degree.
Five engineering alumni behind Scope win global runner-up prize in Dyson invention contest
Engineering student and entrepreneur Sam Dugan makes his best pitch on popular CBC show
Dr. Vivek Goel, a distinguished scholar with extensive achievements in research, teaching and leadership across both public and private sectors, will become the seventh president and vice-chancellor of the University of Waterloo.
Members of the Presidential Nominating Committee speak about Waterloo's seventh president
Innovator, scholar and bold leader becomes university’s seventh president
As the longest United Nations climate talks on record end with a compromise in Madrid, new research from the University of Waterloo has found that higher emission reduction pledges consistent with the Paris Climate Agreement are needed to preserve ski tourism in Eastern Canada and the U.S.
Pfizer and Moderna announced in recent days that they have vaccine candidates that are over 90 per cent effective in preventing the COVID-19 virus. How do they work? How long will it take to go back to normal once there's a vaccine being used?
Dr. Vivek Goel named as next president and vice‑chancellor of the University of Waterloo
Bringing together foundational science and effective implementation to tackle big problems
Rogers, Sportsnet, and the University of Waterloo Team Up for virtual hackathon that enables young innovators to reimagine the future of sports media technology
