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The Cheriton School of Computer Science Distinguished Lecture Series presents “Small, n=me, data” – a free public lecture by Professor Deborah Estrin from Cornell University.

Professor Estrin considers a new kind of cloud-based app that would create a picture of an individual’s behavior over time by continuously, securely and privately analyzing the digital traces generated through interaction with mobile and other online technology.

St. Paul’s University College at the University of Waterloo is pleased to announce the appointment of Lloyd Axworthy as its first chancellor. 

The University of Waterloo is hosting the first workshop to chart the future of research at the Experimental Lakes Area (ELA).

The freshwater research facility was reopened in April 2014 by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) following transfer agreements with the federal, Ontario and Manitoba governments, and is now known as IISD-ELA

More than 5,800 students crossed the stage at the University of Waterloo's 108^th convocation, taking place this week. There were 4,878 undergraduate degrees and 974 graduate degrees handed out at ceremonies taking place over five days, ending today.

The University of Waterloo awarded Chris Hadfield with an honorary doctor of science degree from the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences on Tuesday, June 10. Following the award of the degree, Hadfield, who joins the University of Waterloo as an adjunct professor later this year, addressed the auditorium:

Christina Marchand will graduate this week with all the typical memories of late nights and cramming for exams. But she also carries memories of watching women die needlessly in childbirth.

Astronauts and space researchers attending the inaugural Aging in Space for Life on Earth Symposium at the University of Waterloo will hear for first time that some astronauts’ arteries are stiffer when they return from six months in space.

Levent Tunçel’s formula for effective teaching isn’t complicated.

All you need to remember is that command and care — command of your field of study, and care to share the things you’ve learned — are the main determinants.

“It is really quite simple,” Tunçel said in a recent interview: “If you care, you do the right thing.”

If you're faced with a troubling personal dilemma, such as a cheating spouse, you are more likely to think wisely about it if you consider it as an observer would, says a study led by a professor at the University of Waterloo.