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Two of the world’s top innovation universities hope to accelerate breakthroughs in research and commercialization with a new agreement signed during a joint conference in Israel on March 18.

The agreement between the University of Waterloo and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology brings together some of the top minds in quantum information science, nanotechnology and water for pure and applied research. Research in these important areas has the potential to:

·       improve human health

A Pharmacy Investment Club (PIC) at the University of Waterloo is preparing students for careers in an evolving profession that may not always include working at the community pharmacy.

Two of the world’s top innovation universities hope to accelerate breakthroughs in research and commercialization with a new agreement signed during a joint conference in Israel today, Tuesday March 18, 2014.

The agreement between the University of Waterloo and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology brings together some of the top minds in quantum information science, nanotechnology and water for pure and applied research.

A new theatre production opening this week at the University of Waterloo addresses mental health and the troubling story of Ashley Smith, the teenager who died from self-asphyxiation at Kitchener’s Grand Valley Institution for Women in 2007.

From Solitary to Solidarity: Unravelling the Ligatures of Ashley Smith is a multi-media production that runs March 19 to 22.

As Canada celebrates Co-operative Education Week, it’s good to reflect on a few facts that make the University of Waterloo a global leader in co-operative education:

A financially secure retirement is becoming the exception not the norm, says Lee Anne Davies, CEO of Agenomics, a consulting firm specializing in money management and aging.

Today, more and more Canadians are finding themselves burdened with debt during retirement—a worrying trend that shows no signs of slowing.

Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Waterloo will celebrate World Water Day on March 21. In 1993, the United Nations established World Water Day to increase global awareness of the importance of freshwater to the environment, agriculture, energy, health and trade. More than a decade later, there are still more than 750-million people who lack access to an adequate supply of freshwater.

A professor from the University of Waterloo who is an expert on the representation of disability in culture, policy and media is available to speak about the Paralympic Games.

Professor Jay Dolmage, from the Faculty of Arts at the University of Waterloo, believes that there are contradictions around disability and sponsorship at the Paralympics.

The way we secure digital transactions could soon change. An international team has demonstrated a form of quantum cryptography that can protect people doing business with others they may not know or trust – a situation encountered often on the internet and in everyday life, for example at a bank’s ATM.

University of Waterloo startup incubator Velocity unveiled today the ten finalists that will compete for their share of $100,000 in grant funding at the Velocity Fund Finals on Thursday, March 27.

The finalists will pitch their startup ideas for a chance to win one of four grants of $25,000 and a place as one of more than 30 startups operating at the Velocity Garage workspace in downtown Kitchener.