Collaboration between an architecture professor from the University of Waterloo and an avant-garde fashion designer blurs the boundaries of clothing and architecture, and could influence how cities of the future might look.
One of Iris van Herpen's designs from her Wilderness Embodied collection.
WATERLOO, Ont. (Friday, August 2, 2013) – Researchers and students from around the globe gather this week at the University of Waterloo’s Institute for Quantum Computing to discuss progress in the field of quantum cryptography.
Today, cryptographic schemes keep everyday transactions on the Internet secure. In the not-so-distant future, quantum computers will be able to break even the most secure schemes easily. But the same technology that can break today’s cryptography, can add unbreakable key exchange and other tools to tomorrow’s cyber security arsenal.
For the past 29 years, the University of Waterloo has proudly welcomed our community to campus for our annual Canada Day Celebration. This year, 50,000 people joined the party!
Check out some of this year's highlights:
A big thank-you to our students, faculty, staff and community for your continued support. See you again next year!
To see more of this year's event, visit our Canada Day 2013 photo gallery.
Gaby Sabados was like so many students – she loved health and science but didn’t quite know how to turn her passion into a career.
That all changed during her second year of health studies at Waterloo when she learned about midwifery.
WATERLOO, Ont. (Thursday, July 25, 2013) – A wearable health monitor and music-making application were among four winners awarded $25,000 funding from the University of Waterloo VeloCity Venture Fund today.
WATERLOO, Ont. (Tuesday, July 23, 2013) – WestonExpressions, a startup currently operating with the University of Waterloo’s VeloCity startup program, today launched the Linkett Interactive Digital Signage System. Linkett equips existing televisions and digital signs with motion and mobile capabilities, enabling highly targeted, on-the-spot promotions to passersby.
Sujay Arora is a Waterloo engineering student now but he grew up in New Delhi, a city where recent public protests have raised awareness about violence against women.
WATERLOO, Ont. (Thursday, July 18, 2013) – VeloCity, a student startup program of the University of Waterloo, will be announcing the recipients of $100,000 grant funding at the Spring 2013 VeloCity Venture Fund Finals and Demo Day on July 25. Ten finalists are competing for a $25,000 share of the grant funding and the opportunity to build their businesses within the VeloCity program.
Summer camp is about more than s’mores and sing-alongs.
Next time you’re at the casino and your heart races at the sound of a winning jingle, make sure you look down at the counters for the real story.
In a recent study on slot machine sounds, Waterloo Professor Mike Dixon, in the Department of Psychology, found that celebratory music caused players to perceive they were winning even when they experienced a loss.