As political leaders gather in Paris to negotiate a global agreement on climate change, students from Waterloo’s Faculty of Environment will be on the ground keeping a close eye on the historic negotiations.
Reconstructing the early history of French Ontario from letters, journals and other writing by French missionaries and explorers has heightened meaning this year as Canadians mark the 400th anniversary of Francophone presence in the province.
Apoorva Mehta, an alumnus of the University of Waterloo’s electrical engineering program, has been named to the annual Forbes Top 40 Under 40 list. The list highlights America’s richest entrepreneurs under 40.
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The University of Waterloo is partnering with the insurance industry to find ways to protect Canadians from damage to their homes and communities brought on by the intense storms of climate change.
Intact Financial Corporation (TSX : IFC) and the University of Waterloo announced the creation of the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation (ICCA) today. The centre will focus on research and building awareness for innovative adaptation solutions to climate change risks facing Canadian homeowners, communities, industries and governments.
The Faculty of Engineering at the University of Waterloo, in partnership with the Goethe-Institut, will host a unique competition this weekend for female students in grades 10 and 11. Teams will compete for a trip to Germany that will combine language and cultural studies with highlights of German engineering and research innovation.
Supported by a donation from Intact Financial Corporation, the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation (ICCA) at the University of Waterloo will bring together university researchers, consultants, industry specialists and NGOs to apply research-based solutions and technologies most needed to manage the threat of intense precipitation, damaging winds and a host of other extreme weather events.
The University of Waterloo’s Velocity startup program will become North America’s largest free business incubator thanks to a new partnership with tech giant, Google, and the industry-led innovation centre, Communitech.
A researcher at the University of Waterloo who authored new exercise recommendations for people living with osteoporosis has won the prestigious Bloomberg Manulife Prize for the Promotion of Active Health.
Researchers and students from the University of Waterloo are applying their scholarship and creativity to support actions to end gender-based violence, and a number of these experts are available to speak with the media about their work related to this global issue.