The University of Waterloo is “definitely pretty special” because of its “spirit of getting stuff done,” says Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of the social media website, reddit.
Jenna Bott wanted to broaden her university experience so she decided to volunteer in Uganda, helping orphans and vulnerable children get to school and gain access to food and school supplies.
Jenna Bott and Ronald, part of the Reach Out Mbuya program, in Uganda
***UPDATE***
Tickets for this event sold out within ten minutes. A live stream of the lecture will be provided.
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Tickets are now available for Professor Chris Hadfield's free public lecture that will take place next month at the University of Waterloo.
He was the first Canadian astronaut to command the International Space Station, and is now retired from the Canadian Space Agency. He will join Waterloo as an adjunct professor of aviation next fall.
Tom Higgins still has an old certificate from a University of Waterloo math contest that he wrote when he was a kid. He had it framed and on his wall when he was 14 years old. It meant that much to him.
WATERLOO, Ont. (Friday, November 15, 2013) — The University of Waterloo will expand enrichment activities in math and computer science for high school students in the greater Toronto area thanks to a generous gift from Tom Higgins, former CEO, President and Director of Maple Financial Group Inc.
A pioneering institute for aging is officially under construction on the University of Waterloo’s north campus.
WATERLOO, Ont. (Thursday, November 14, 2013) – A low cost digital x-ray system that screens for tuberculosis and new signal-based technology to recognize hand and arm gestures will be on display at the university of Waterloo today.
Graduate student researchers in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Waterloo will present 54 research projects across various disciplines at the fourth annual WE INNOVATE conference in Waterloo.
WATERLOO, Ont. (Wednesday, November 13, 2013) — Ground was broken for a pioneering innovation institute for aging on the north campus of the University of Waterloo today. The initiative will help Canada better prepare for an aging population.
Ground was broken for a pioneering innovation institute for aging on the north campus of the University of Waterloo today.
In addition to the new centre, the University of Waterloo has more than 50 experts involved in aging-related disciplines in all six Faculties.
Entrepreneurs developing diverse businesses – everything from a puzzle game that teaches children about computer programming to an app that helps you order clothes online that actually fit -– will compete at the VeloCity Fund Finals on Nov. 28.