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February 22, 2021

Mapping the globe and creating a better world

From disaster response and recovery to vaccine delivery, two Waterloo alumni are harnessing AI for social good

April 29, 2021

Personalizing cancer treatment through machine learning

Computer science researchers find way to customize cancer vaccines to provide more effective treatment

February 8, 2021

Quantum future: Recovery will depend on keeping information secure

Waterloo quantum startup is working to secure information in a post-pandemic future with businesses increasingly dependent on the internet

February 8, 2021

Using mobile phone sensors and drones for a zero-carbon future

Amelia Holcomb wanted more than a great job at a large tech company. Now the grad student is researching how technology can measure forest carbon

February 8, 2021

The mathematics of life and death in a global pandemic

Mathematical models have driven decisions on how to best stop the spread of COVID-19. New models are now helping leaders determine who should get vaccinated first

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December 6, 2016

Professor finds shortest route to visit nearly 50,000 historic places in the U.S.

Professor William Cook, of the University of Waterloo, led an international team that has found the shortest-possible route to visit 49,603 of the sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the U.S

November 7, 2016

Waterloo ranked #1 school in Canada for computer science, engineering

U.S. News ranking recognizes Waterloo as a national leader in core disciplines

June 23, 2016

Nanotechnology and math deliver two-in-one punch for cancer therapy resistance

Math, biology and nanotechnology are becoming strange, yet effective bed-fellows in the fight against cancer treatment resistance

June 6, 2016

Reduce cyberslacking and increase physical activity with a tap, a click or a kick

An innovative wearable technology for standing desks that creates a new way of interacting with your computer could reduce cyberslacking and increase healthy movement

May 27, 2016

3-D model reveals how invisible waves move materials within aquatic ecosystems

Garbage, nutrients and tiny animals are pushed around, suspended in the world’s oceans by waves invisible to the naked eye according to a new 3-D model developed by mathematicians at the University of Waterloo

May 10, 2016

Finger-specific key presses could speed up computer interaction

If you’re looking for a way to use a computer more efficiently, researchers at the University of Waterloo’s David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science may have a solution for you

April 20, 2016

Waterloo hosts workshop to encourage interest in math among young women

About 40 young women in grades 9 and 10 will come to the University of Waterloo this week to take part in the Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing’s annual Think About Math workshop, where they will explore exciting career opportunities available in the field of mathematics

March 15, 2016

University of Waterloo honours its top co-op students, including national winner

A student from the University of Waterloo is top co-op student for Canada, Ontario and the University for 2017.

Sue Ann Campbell, Nerissa Wong and Beth Coleman

November 23, 2015

#UWCeilingBreakers: Challenging the status quo

Special issue of Waterloo Magazine celebrates women who lead, and explores equity in education and the workplace

September 24, 2015

A twist for control of orbital angular momentum of neutron waves

An experiment by a team of researchers led from the University of Waterloo’s Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) shows, for the first time, that a wave property of neutrons, Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM), can be controlled

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

Waterloo's IP policy drives innovation

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