Waterloo News

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

January 5, 2026

New year’s resolutions? Add social fitness to the list

Dr. Troy Glover shares key strategies for improving health and well-being this year through collective community participation

Black glasses on laptop with code in the back

May 7, 2015

Electrical engineering alum unlocks secrets to computer technology

When it comes to lifting the veil on computer technology, Stephanie Rozek isn’t playing games. That is, unless she is.

May 6, 2015

Engineering ecosystems: Learning to live with invasive earthworms

Stopping invasive earthworms in their tracks can be impossible. It may be time to embrace the intruders, says Waterloo researcher

May 5, 2015

Waterloo leads Canada in UN HeForShe gender equity campaign

The University of Waterloo made three commitments today to achieve comprehensive, long-term and sustainable gender equity as part of the UN Women’s HeForShe campaign

May 3, 2015

Waterloo researchers find new way to control quantum systems

Researchers from the Department of Applied Mathematics and the Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo have developed a versatile new way of controlling quantum systems that can affect the reliability of experiments.

May 3, 2015

Youth just as likely to try e-cigarettes as smoking

Young people are just as likely to try electronic cigarettes as smoking, according to a new report from the Propel Centre for Population Health Impact at the University of Waterloo

May 1, 2015

Photo opportunity: Waterloo launches UN HeForShe campaign

Media are invited to attend a photoshoot for the launch of the University of Waterloo’s involment in the UN Women’s HeForShe Campaign

April 30, 2015

Waterloo’s green tech solution to rid waterways of toxic algae

Waterloo scientist partners with Ontario company to get phosphorus out of wastewater before it enters our lakes and rivers

April 29, 2015

Artifact found among records for archiving

A hidden piece of Canadiana is going to a museum after its discovery in an archive at the University of Waterloo

April 29, 2015

Waterloo math team wins big in the Stanley Cup of math competitions

University of Waterloo has won more Top Five titles in the prestigious Putnam competition than any other Canadian university

April 28, 2015

Popular Science names "brilliant" Waterloo invention to Top 10

Voltera’s 3D custom circuit board printer is named among top innovations for 2015 by leading science and tech magazine

April 28, 2015

Waterloo subjects ranked amongst world’s top 50

Three subjects at the University of Waterloo rank in the top 50 in the world and eight other subjects rank among the top 100, according to results published today

April 27, 2015

Donation funds expansion of research between leading innovation universities

A $1.6-million gift to the University of Waterloo and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology by The Gerald Schwartz & Heather Reisman Foundation is enabling world-changing research in a range of disciplines, including lung diseases and quantum computing