Mary Wells was just beginning her career when she heard the news that 14 young women had been gunned down at Montreal’s École Polytechnique.
Keep your long-term goals in mind to make your dream a reality, Professor Chris Hadfield told members of a capacity—and captivated—crowd that came to hear his free public lecture at the University of Waterloo today.
As a young girl, Jennifer Howcroft loved science as much as she loved helping people so she always assumed she’d become a medical doctor.
But when she heard about biomedical engineering in her teens, Howcroft knew she had found her true calling. Biomedical engineering allowed Howcroft, now a doctoral student in Waterloo’s Department of Systems Design Engineering, to blend her passion for creating and building with her drive to improve the lives of people.
Over the next week, more than 1,300 high school students from across Ontario will participate in the University of Waterloo’s annual Kinesiology Lab Days event running from December 4 to 13.
A new report released today reveals that Canada is at risk of losing ground in its efforts to reduce tobacco use.
The study finds that cigarettes became more affordable in Canada between 2002 and 2010 and pictorial health warnings are noticed less by smokers.
HONG KONG — Three CEOs who grew businesses from roots at the University of Waterloo, the hometown of smartphone-maker BlackBerry, come together this week to share their stories about the challenges and opportunities of growing a global technology business in Asia.
John Baker, CEO of Desire2Learn, and Ted Livingston, CEO of Kik Interactive, both Waterloo, Ontario-based companies will join Jason Chiu, the Hong Kong-based CEO of CherryPicks Inc, for a series of events in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore hosted by the University of Waterloo’s dean of engineering, Pearl Sullivan.
The latest issue of the University of Waterloo Magazine highlights how our researchers are unravelling the mysteries of the mind and changing the world with mathematics. The magazine also features a story about the evolution of Waterloo's unique entrepreneurial culture - including a spotlight on VeloCity entrepreneurs.
It’s an experience all too common among cancer survivors— when chemotherapy or radiation ends, so does the outpouring of support.
Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of the social media website reddit,told University of Waterloo students to move forward with their startup ideas and “play this like it's your last life remaining."
The successful startup investor dispelled myths about entrepreneurship, telling a packed house on Friday night that an entrepreneur is just someone who “has ideas and does them.”
After many years of teaching Spanish to Waterloo students, Camelia Nunez knows beginners learn best by engaging in meaningful conversations. She also knows undergrads spend a lot of time chatting on their smartphones.
So she came up with an idea: Why not use smartphones as a platform for students to receive and respond to messages in their new language?