While case studies have long been used to educate business students about problems in the business world, at the University of Waterloo they’re also being used by engineering students to learn about real-world problems that come up during their peers’ work terms.
John Cherry, a distinguished professor emeritus in the University of Waterloo’s Faculty of Science, has been awarded the 2016 Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize, a top international water prize worth more than $280,000 CDN. Organizers of Singapore International Water Week made the announcement March 21, in conjunction with World Water Day.
Nominated by the University of Waterloo, Chris Hadfield, former commander of the International Space Station (ISS), and adjunct professor at Waterloo, is the recipient of the prestigious Award for Science Promotion from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. The award, announced today at an event in Toronto, recognizes an individual who is inspirational in the way they promote science to the general public.
Fourth-year fine arts students at the University of Waterloo are showcasing their work in a special exhibit, representing a broad spectrum of materials, themes, media and concepts.
Zenith, the 42nd Annual Senior Undergraduate Exhibition, runs for the next three weeks at University’s art gallery.
These days, Jim Parrott’s favourite way to instigate social change is to walk hand-in-hand down the street with his husband, William.
But Parrott has been working to advance LGBTQ rights ever since he walked into the first meeting of the Waterloo Universities Gay Liberation Movement on March 8, 1971. “I was stunned that there were over a hundred people. It had never occurred to me that so many people would be willing to come out to a public meeting.”
In a huge step toward gender parity across Canada and around the world, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was announced today as an official champion for the UN Women’s HeForShe campaign, and the second Canadian representative to take part in the initiative.
The campaign is a global effort to engage everyone, regardless of gender, to stand together and create a bold, visible force for gender equality and remove the social and cultural barriers that prevent women and girls from achieving their potential.
Canada’s Prime Minister was announced today as an official Champion for the UN Women’s HeForShe movement, a global effort to engage men and boys as catalysts for change towards the achievement for gender equality
The Prime Minister joins as the second official Canadian representative in the HeForShe effort. UN Women announced the University of Waterloo as a HeForShe IMPACT 10x10x10 champion in May 2015.
The next big innovation to hit the marketplace could be among the Waterloo student projects on display at the annual Capstone Design symposia, beginning this week. Members of the public and the media are invited to view the projects.
Senior-year engineering students at Waterloo will exhibit projects ranging from a technology that reduces agricultural water waste through intelligent irrigation systems to a device that may help people with Parkinson`s disease avoid falls.
Researchers from the Faculty of Arts at the University of Waterloo will participate in a panel discussion this week that will cover Canada’s history of refugee reception, refugees in limbo abroad, and local settlement challenges and opportunities.
The Government of Canada recently reached its initial goal to bring 25,000 Syrian refugees to this country, and have just announced a target of 55,800 refugees in Canada by the end of 2016. This panel will offer insight and understanding of the humanitarian and personal issues associated with these commitments.
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Researchers from the Faculties of Science, Engineering and Applied Health Sciences at the University of Waterloo will participate in a panel discussion on the Zika virus this week. The event is open to members of the public.
The World Health Organization declared the Zika outbreak a public health emergency. This talk will address the spread of viruses and control methods.