Chamath Palihapitiya kept it light but heartfelt when he was announced as the largest private donor to the new Engineering 7 (E7) building as hundreds of people gathered to celebrate its official opening on October 29.
A University of Waterloo alumnus who is a successful venture capitalist and part owner of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors has donated $25 million towards Engineering 7, the University’s newest building that officially opened yesterday.
After running the annual Mental Health Wellness Day for nine years, the University of Waterloo is encouraging everyone to join in for Thrive Week, an initiative raising awareness about mental health and mental health resources on campus.
Flu season runs from late fall to early spring, and the flu causes about 12,200 hospitalizations and 3,500 deaths in Canada each year.
Flu shots are the best defence against the flu, and there is a new high-dose flu vaccine available in Ontario. The University of Waterloo has experts available to speak with the media about the flu shot.
Nancy Waite - School of Pharmacy and co-lead of the Ontario Pharmacy Evidence Network
The Cannabis Act will come into effect October 17, making cannabis possession, growth, and purchase for recreational purposes legal across Canada. The University of Waterloo has experts available to speak with the media about the impact of cannabis legalization on Canadians.
Michael Beazely, Chair of the Waterloo Region Integrated Drug Steering (WRIDS) Prevention Coordinating Committee and vice-chair of the WRIDS Steering Committee.
"This is a tremendous day for Professor Strickland and needless to say a tremendous day for the University of Waterloo. This is Waterloo’s first Nobel laureate and the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Physics in 55 years."
Feridun Hamdullahpur, president and vice-chancellor of the University of Waterloo
Students walking into Engineering 7 this term are entering a building like no other. Since the first shovel went in the ground in November 2015, excitement has grown for our seven-storey, 242,000-square-foot building, which officially opens its doors on October 29. With its extraordinary facilities, we are ensuring our continued educational leadership while equipping students to tackle the truly difficult problems facing our society.
Here’s a sneak peek at seven of the many ways Engineering 7 provides a dynamic gateway to educating the engineer of the future.
It was an idea a Capstone Design team felt not only had merit but could potentially give barbershop owners a run for their money: a haircutting robot.
Two years ago, four mechatronics engineering students started working on a design for a robot that would primarily give men’s haircuts. You’d put a toonie in a slot and walk away with a number two buzz cut or another style.
Larry Smith loves a good problem — a fitting attitude for the director of the University of Waterloo’s new Problem Lab.
The Waterloo economics professor, who has taught 20 per cent of all engineering alumni, believes in the “simple principle” that before you go to fix something, you need to fully understand the problem.