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Studies show that more than 70 per cent of Canadians already consume natural health products. With cancer rates also on the rise worldwide, there is a clear need for accessible, accurate information about interactions between natural health products and cancer treatments such as chemotherapy.

At an event at the Waterloo Inn on Thursday, the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University will shine a spotlight on private-sector partnerships in Waterloo Region. The event will demonstrate how small and medium sized businesses can benefit from cutting-edge research and technology, innovation, knowledge transfer, and student talent at universities.

For most of his life, Bill Tutte was forced to keep a secret.

It was one Tutte, who died in 2002, thought would be kept forever but now the acclaimed former University of Waterloo professor is being honoured posthumously for his Second World War efforts.

Students, faculty and staff from the University of Waterloo will be out in force to bring that Friday feeling to Waterloo today with a sweep of events for Random Act of Kindness Day®.

The University is partnering with the Federation of Students and The Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation to engage citizens in small acts of kindness and generosity to build a stronger community.

Ziauddin Yousafzai stands beside his daughter as Martin Schulz presents the Sakharov Prize to Malala at the European Parliament in Strasbourg November 20, 2013. Photo: Claude TRUONG-NGOC

Young women make up 27 per cent of the first-year class studying engineering disciplines at the University of Waterloo this year - the largest number ever.

It’s a significant increase from a decade ago when only about 15 per cent of first-year students studying engineering were female. The jump is notable because Waterloo’s largest programs are electrical and mechanical engineering which are typically male-dominated, says Mary Wells, associate dean outreach for Waterloo Engineering.

While working at a co-op job in Hong Kong, Waterloo student Robert Beamish’s boss asked him to organize a business pitch competition in Beijing.

Then she told Beamish he would be the first presenter to make a pitch.

“It was the push I needed,” says Beamish, a fourth-year economics and business student in the Faculty of Arts.

The University of Waterloo’s Board of Governors has approved the construction of a new $88-million Engineering 7 (E7) building.

The 230,000-square-foot, seven-storey building will house Waterloo Engineering’s ongoing transformation of how it delivers education to students.

The University of Waterloo’s Board of Governors approved the construction of the $88-million Engineering 7 (E7) building yesterday. The University’s Building and Properties Committee made the proposal for the 230,000-square-foot, seven-storey building to house Waterloo Engineering’s ongoing transformation of how it delivers education to students.

Lloyd Axworthy, humanitarian and former minister of foreign affairs, will be among the recipients of honorary doctorates when more than 2,200 students receive degrees at the University of Waterloo convocation ceremonies taking place today and Saturday.