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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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August 4, 2015

Internet security: Creating cryptographic tools for the quantum age

Mathematical tools that protect the personal information you share on the internet won’t work once we have large-scale quantum computing

June 22, 2015

Waterloo researchers on verge of a breakthrough chosen for NSERC funding boost

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) selected seven researchers from the University of Waterloo to receive a funding boost to further their transformational and potentially groundbreaking research

May 11, 2015

Waving the flag for Canadian Research

Waterloo partners in national campaign to raise the profile of Canadian research

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.

April 1, 2015

The mathematics of solving the invasive species problem

New statistical tool can help ecologists predict how Asian carp and zebra mussels will compete with native species for food and breeding grounds

March 19, 2015

Waterloo researcher recognized as a world leader in tobacco control

Geoffrey Fong receives prestigious American Cancer Society award for his outstanding contribution to reducing tobacco use worldwide

March 18, 2015

Waterloo creates cutting-edge tool to help predict impact of invasive species

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have published results of a powerful new tool that could give ecologists new ways of tackling problems posed by deadly invasive species like Asian carp and Zebra mussels

February 11, 2015

Study finds new lethal combination of cancer drugs shrinks tumors

Harvard cancer biologists work with Waterloo mathematicians to develop more effective treatment for people with aggressive cancer

February 11, 2015

Waterloo in top three for San Francisco Bay Area tech talent

Hands-on education at University of Waterloo translates into high-value engineering careers, says Bay Area recruiter

February 11, 2015

Clone of Universal access to physical activity could save billions in health costs

Controlling the time and sequence of cancer therapies may hold the key to unlocking better outcomes for patients with aggressive cancers, according to research published today

February 2, 2015

University of Waterloo appoints two new senior administrators

University of Waterloo today named Sandra G. Banks, CEO of The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, as vice-president, university relations and Stephen Watt, professor of computer science at Western University, as dean of the Faculty of Mathematics

January 19, 2015

Waterloo researchers lead aging and technology projects in new network

Wearable devices designed to prevent bedsores and sensors able to track night wandering are just two of the projects researchers from the University of Waterloo will lead for AGE-WELL, one of five new Networks of Centres of Excellence in Canada