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August 28, 2024

Royal Society U.K. bestows Hughes Medal on Dr. Linda Nazar

Decades of work leads to prestigious award win for the Canada Research Chair and chemistry professor

Magnetic fields around the black hole at the centre of our galaxy, the Milky Way.

March 27, 2024

Milky Way black hole’s magnetic field mapped for first time

Characteristics of the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy captured in unprecedented detail by international team that includes Waterloo scientists

March 18, 2024

Free Electron Laser facility at Waterloo gets $10M funding boost

The state-of-the-art facility will be the only user facility of its kind in North America

Dr. Stanley Woo, Dr. Vivek Goel, president and vice-chancellor of Waterloo, and other senior leaders at the WEI ceremony

June 7, 2024

Local leaders break ground on the Waterloo Eye Institute

Former Governor General of Canada David Johnston reflects on the institute’s importance to the community at a ceremony with regional stakeholders and champions

Murto Hilali and Kritika Grover standing at the top of the stairs inside the Science Teaching Complex building

April 23, 2024

Applying AI in the genetic studies of cerebral palsy

Waterloo co-op students earn opportunity to contribute to SickKids research

October 26, 2020

A Waterloo legacy

Carey Bissonnette was a beloved teacher at the University of Waterloo. A former student looks back on his compassion, and aims to continue his legacy.

October 21, 2020

Shifting gears and finding success

Alumni Gold Medal winner Matthew Schmitz changed programs and forged his path to medical school

October 20, 2020

New analysis shows a “wobble” in the ring around a black hole

Avery Broderick talks about the latest Event Horizon Telescope work

October 19, 2020

Waterloo celebrates Class of 2020 master’s students

Spotlighting the accomplishments of six exceptional students

October 19, 2020

Introducing the Class of 2020 valedictorians

Meet the six class speakers that have inspired our graduating students

October 14, 2020

Four brilliant researchers join Waterloo on fellowships

AMTD Scholars are the first recipients of a postdoctoral fellowship created by a Waterloo alumnus-led foundation

October 5, 2020

Q and A with the experts: COVID-19 testing in pharmacies

COVID-19 testing for individuals with no COVID symptoms is now available at some pharmacies in Ontario and Alberta.

October 2, 2020

Inaugural winner of Laflamme and Gregson award for women in quantum information science named

Cindy Yang is the winner of the inaugural Raymond Laflamme and Janice Gregson Graduate Scholarship for Women in Quantum Information Science.

illustration of young women, standing on a hand and working on STEM projects

October 1, 2020

She belongs in STEM

A new scholarship supports five women every year, offering financial assistance and programming as they enter the technology sector

illustration of a tiny researcher moving branches aside to inspect a patient's eye

October 1, 2020

The gift of sight

Anne-Marie and Heinz Brune’s legacy gift will help fight devastating eye and brain diseases

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

September 25, 2020

Q and A with the experts: scientific literacy and COVID-19

As we navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, Waterloo science professor Jozef Nissimov has been working to fight misinformation, and share accurate scientific resources. We asked Professor Nissimov to explain science literacy, and why it is even more important as the world deals with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.