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September 28, 2020

Pharmacy co-op program participants rise to pandemic challenges

Pharmacy co-op students, employers and staff collaborated to achieve 100 per cent co-op employment for pharmacy students throughout 2020

January 15, 2013

Groundbreaking research at Waterloo receives federal funding

A research facility that will one day develop the technology that enables hybrid vehicles to feed energy into the power grid is among the innovative research initiatives at the University of Waterloo that received major funding announced today

Debbie Jones, clinical scientist at University of Waterloo

January 9, 2013

Contact lens research could slow vision loss for millions

New contact lens research offers hope for millions of near-sighted people

December 13, 2012

Spaun offers a rare window into the workings of the human brain

The world’s largest working brain model helps show how brains break, and how we can fix them.

University of Waterloo Nanotechnology faculty in Jiangsu

December 13, 2012

Nanotechnology institute views research as borderless pursuit

An international network linking researchers, students and institutions enhances Waterloo's global reputation as a nanotechnology leader.

December 7, 2012

Space project with Waterloo connection enters victory lap

As the Herschel telescope sends its final images in the coming months, professor Michel Fich will be seeing stars.

November 12, 2012

Satellite finds rising carbon dioxide levels in upper atmosphere

A research project with its roots at the University of Waterloo has found that human activity is raising levels of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the uppermost layers of the atmosphere

October 15, 2012

DNA researcher pursues science with impact on society

Interactions between DNA and nano-materials have the potential to change water treatment, drug delivery systems and cancer detection.

October 5, 2012

Arthur Carty brings Waterloo perspective to international science and technology forum

When world leaders and scientists gather to discuss global challenges at the annual Science and Technology in Society (STS) forum in Kyoto, Japan this month, the University of Waterloo will be represented by Arthur Carty, executive director of the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology.

October 3, 2012

Waterloo researcher helps make new discoveries about black holes

For the first time, researchers have determined where the energetic jets of matter and radiation that some black holes emit originate and how their existence relies on the speed at which the black holes spin

October 2, 2012

Animal evolution linked to ocean oxygenation and widespread glaciation

University of Waterloo researcher links surge in oceanic oxygen levels following extreme glaciation to the earliest diversification of animals

September 25, 2012

University of Waterloo researcher wins grant for research into earlier detection of Alzheimer's disease

A University of Waterloo professor leads a team of researchers that has developed a new method of detecting Alzheimer's disease by looking into the eye

September 20, 2012

The Quantum Symphony: A Cultural Entanglement

A collaboration between the Institute for Quantum Computing and the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony led to the creation of “Quantum: Music at the Frontier of Science.” On September 30 — as part of the grand opening celebrations of the Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre at the University of Waterloo — the concert will be performed inside the remarkable new building.