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A new indicator shows Canada ranks 20^th among countries participating in the UN’s ambitious global effort to address the world’s 17 toughest social and environmental problems, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A new online tool accessible to the public shows Canada is below its peers on Climate Action and Reduced Inequalities, in particular.

People with diabetes could be able to monitor their blood sugar without drawing blood using a system now being developed at the University of Waterloo.

In a recent study, researchers combined radar and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to detect changes in glucose levels without the need for painful finger pricks several times a day.

Tom Jenkins (LLD ’13), the University’s 10^th chancellor, has come to the end of his term.

Having filled the role since 2015, Jenkins has awarded thousands of honours to University of Waterloo students. The position of chancellor, regarded as the ceremonial head of the University, presides over convocation ceremonies and has the power to confer degrees upon graduation.

The University of Waterloo is appointing Dominic Barton, global managing partner of McKinsey & Company as the institution’s 11th chancellor.

Between Tuesday, June 12 and Saturday, June 16, thousands of graduates will cross the stage and transform from student to alumni. The experience is a huge milestone for both those receiving diplomas and the university staff/faculty who helped them get there. Whether it’s raising the graduation banners, lining up the audience chairs or (as this article will highlight) singing the national anthem, it’s clear that everyone has a role to play. 

A new study from the University of Waterloo discovered that rising sea levels could be accelerated by vulnerable ice shelves in the Antarctic.

The study, by an international team of polar scientists led by Canada Research Chair Christine Dow of Waterloo’s Faculty of Environment, discovered that the process of warmer ocean water destabilizing ice shelves from below is also cracking them apart from above, increasing the chance they’ll break off.

A leading figure in the organization that won the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize will be among the recipients of honorary doctorates at the University of Waterloo’s convocation.  Close to 5,800 students will receive their degrees at 12 different ceremonies.

Setsuko Thurlow

Water covers the majority of the Earth's surface and is essential to the survival of all life on the planet, nevertheless, 700 million people in 43 countries currently suffer from water scarcity. 

Water use has been increasing globally at more than twice the rate of the population growth in the last century, and a rising number of regions are reaching the limit at which water services can be sustainably delivered.