Waterloo News

Group poses together on field level at Rogers Centre

May 13, 2026

Blue Jays leaning into their Waterloo advantage

Waterloo alumni are playing a big role within the Toronto Blue Jays organization

Man excavating a human skull from the ground

May 6, 2026

DNA matches identify four more sailors from Franklin expedition

New research uncovers more details of doomed mission to find the Northwest Passage

Trevii unit is attached to the side of a hospital bed with medical staff in the background

April 28, 2026

Made by Waterloo: Tracking the tools that keep patients well

Velocity startup Technology Trace is helping hospitals spend less time searching for equipment and more time caring for patients

Circles of light on the night sky. A telescope dome atop a mountain is below the center of the circle.

April 15, 2026

Forget the Hitchhiker’s Guide – here’s a real map of the universe

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument finished its initial run this week, mapping more than 67 million galaxies, quasars, and stars

Aerial view of UWaterloo campus facing southeast

March 30, 2026

The University of Waterloo’s impact drives nearly $7 billion in GDP across Ontario

Independent analysis shows Waterloo is one of the province’s most powerful generators of talent, innovation and economic growth

Jennifer Irwin, UWaterloo Engineering at an Engineering outreach event

November 5, 2014

Waterloo Engineering: Most female first-year students ever

“It’s suddenly cool to be an engineer. Young women are learning more about engineering and choosing to study it,” says outreach dean

November 5, 2014

Waterloo startup will connect First Nations to Asian investors

Economics undergrad hopes to build bridges between resource-rich aboriginal communities and investors

November 5, 2014

Waterloo’s data key to solving Montreal Protocol mystery

Despite recent increases in the concentration of hydrogen chloride (HCl) in the stratosphere, the Montreal Protocol is still on track to eventually restore the ozone layer

November 3, 2014

University of Waterloo president on official visit to South Korea

The president of the University of Waterloo in Canada is on a week-long trip to the Republic of South Korea to explore opportunities for further collaboration with several institutions and government agencies in the country

October 29, 2014

Waterloo most innovative university in Canada 23 years running

Waterloo ranks Best Overall in Canada and the university most likely to produce Leaders of Tomorrow, according to Maclean’s ranking

October 29, 2014

Waterloo approves $88M Engineering 7 building

New building will have some of the best research facilities in the world and support students as they design, build and test their ideas

October 29, 2014

University of Waterloo most innovative for 23rd year in a row

The University of Waterloo is Canada’s top university for innovation for the 23rd consecutive year and Best Overall for 2015, according to Maclean's magazine

October 29, 2014

University of Waterloo approves $88-million Engineering 7 building

The University of Waterloo’s Board of Governors approved the construction of the $88-million Engineering 7 (E7) building yesterday

October 28, 2014

Public lecture explores health inequalities

Research indicates that the more socially and economically privileged people are, the better their health

October 27, 2014

Waterloo researcher examines brain activity of horror movie fan

Images of gore and violence caused the brain of horror fan to calm down and focus, says psychology professor

October 27, 2014

Waste not, want not

Biosolids company with Waterloo link pushes re-use over bury and forget

October 26, 2014

Experts discuss bridging opposing views on environment and economy

The Right Honourable Joe Clark, former prime minister, will give the keynote address and join other thought leaders from politics, business, media and academia in Toronto this week to discuss polarization in Canada when it comes to sustainable development, and the effect on the environment and our economy