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Media are invited to attend a fireside chat between Tobias Lütke, founder and CEO of Shopify and Michael Litt, co-founder and CEO of Vidyard, at the University of Waterloo.

Around 250 students from the University will hear two leading Canadian entrepreneurs discuss Shopify’s journey to becoming one of the country’s leading innovations and Lütke’s exciting new plans for the company.

The talk is Lütke’s first appearance at a Canadian university.

The University of Waterloo will host alumni, the community, staff and students on Saturday, October 3 in celebration of Reunion 2015. All are invited to attend a variety of activities at the Waterloo campus.

"The University of Waterloo is proud to call this dynamic region home," said Feridun Hamdullahpur, president and vice-chancellor of Waterloo. "It is my pleasure to invite members of our local and campus communities to take part in the festivities of this annual event and join us as we welcome back our Waterloo alumni."

Universities are known for preparing students for careers, but they don’t always do a great job of preparing them for the ups and downs of life. This winter, Waterloo students will have the chance to learn tools and tricks to stay healthy through whatever life throws at them, thanks to a new course developed by the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences.

The next generation of social innovators will put their heads together in support of two neurological conditions this weekend at Canada’s first wellness hackathon.

Ontario high school students and their families visiting the Ontario Universities’ Fair (OUF) in Toronto on Friday, September 25 through Sunday, September 27 will discover Waterloo’s expanded booth, the largest at this year’s OUF.

More than 120,000 students, parents and educators attend the fair at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre to gather information about Ontario’s 21 universities.

Looking around Greta Kroeker’s office, you might think that the pre-modern birthing chair and the stained glass replica of Teresa of Avila’s convent window are artifacts from the associate history professor’s research trips. In fact, they are artifacts of her teaching — both objects were made by students in Kroeker’s third-year “Witches, Wives, and Whores” course.

“I believe that the most successful classroom learning happens when we let students follow, as much as possible, their own interests and play to their own strengths,” says Kroeker.

Ongoing research shows that religious affiliation and the importance people assign to religion influence their vote more than age, gender, marital status, level of education, household income or birth location.

Professor Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme of the University of Waterloo is available to talk about the influence of religious affiliation on voting behaviour in Canada.

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Ten years after daily physical activity was mandated in elementary schools, many Ontario teachers report students aren’t getting their 20 minutes of exercise each school day, says a University of Waterloo public health researcher.

Students from around the world are gathering at the University of Waterloo this weekend for the second round of Hack the North - Canada’s largest international hackathaon.

Mariana Mazzucato delivers the first keynote presentation at the Waterloo Innovation Summit.

A series of high-profile speakers shed light on the key ingredients in building successful innovation-based economies during 50 hours of high-intensity talks and tours at the annual Waterloo Innovation Summit on Thursday.