Gender equality requires a global effort — one that takes the force of everyone who wants to make a
It is with deep sadness that the University of Waterloo community learned of the loss of one of its students, Ambar Roy, a first-year student in the Faculty of Environment.
Ambar went missing in the Spring of 2019 near Iqaluit.
The University has reached out to Ambar’s family to offer its condolences and support and stands ready to give them any assistance we can provide. A funeral service for Ambar will be held in Toronto on March 7.
The University of Waterloo has launched a second venture capital fund targeted at early-stage startups involved in health technology.
The Velocity Health Tech Fund will give early-stage health startups a chance to access $50,000 in pre-seed funding to grow their business and would be awarded following a pitch competition.
I graduated from the University of Waterloo in 2013 with an MFA in Studio Art, and for the past seven years I’ve been teaching sessionally in the Fine Arts Department for various courses including Contemporary Art, Digital Imaging, and Digital Photography. Many of my students who take the introductory online Digital Imaging course come from a diverse range of educational faculties, and also social, cultural and economic backgrounds in life.
If I’m being honest, I’m not really sure what I intended my career path to be.
When I was in high school, I was an avid reader and writer, and really enjoyed language and literature classes. My decision to study mathematics was a hasty one, and a surprise to everyone – including me.
Tight deadlines.
Required readings.
Food you can’t afford.
Yikes. But I bet you don’t have to imagine a world like that. Because for us alumni, that world is called university.
I lived in that world for eight long years. And in hindsight, it’s shocking to think that while living in that world, I preferred caffeine to sleep and high grades to sanity.
…But then I realized university does not have to be that way.
A new world
Waterloo alumni make life better for us all.
The 2019 Alumni Awards honour proud graduates whose passion, creativity and courage are transforming the world. Join us as we celebrate remarkable alumni, including a leader in green building and sustainable development, an educator on medical cannabis, an expert in information security analysis and the first female deputy governor of the Bank of Canada.
The Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children (NSHCC) was established in 1921 as a welfare institution for African Nova Scotian children in need of care. Operating for more than 70 years, the home was a site of institutional abuse. When former residents began to come forward in 1998 to speak about their experiences of harm, they were met with denials and silence by authorities. It would be more than a decade before their voices were properly heard.
When Stephen Garrett (OD ’80) recalls his days playing basketball, one memory stands out.
“The first time I'd ever been on an airplane was with the Warriors,” says Stephen. “We were playing in a tournament in Winnipeg and we flew there and it was a huge thrill for me.”
He is quick to admit that it might not sound like much to others, but, for Stephen, it illustrates a larger point. Playing basketball for Waterloo was about more than just the games. It was about new experiences and life lessons. It was a window to the world.
Waterloo alumni make their mark on Hollywood with their creativity and technical innovation.
Take a peek into the world of filmmaking and see why these graduates were recognized with Oscars for their achievements.