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TORONTO, March 8, 2013 – Today, Hydro One announced a new partnership with Ryerson University, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, University of Waterloo and Western University to increase enrolment and career opportunities for female students pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

The Hydro One Women in Engineering University Partnership program will target and support young females by:

March will bring a double shot at national athletic glory to Waterloo, with the Warriors earning championship berths in both men’s hockey and curling.

In a season full of peaks and valleys, the Waterloo Warriors men’s hockey team found the right time to hit a peak.

Seeded sixth in the ultracompetitive OUA West division, the team went on a Cinderella postseason run to claim an unlikely division title and a spot at the 2013 University Cup CIS championship tournament in Saskatoon.

On the subject of financial regulation and corporate fraud, Christine Wiedman believes in letting the facts speak for themselves.

The days of collecting your gold watch and retiring to cottage country are over, says Steven Mock, assistant professor in the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies.

Retirement is changing, and researchers at the RBC Retirement Research Centre at the University of Waterloo are investigating how people can better prepare for the evolving post-career landscape.

WATERLOO, Ont. (Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013) - Researchers from the Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo will present the latest research into quantum devices at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting in Boston this week.

Quantum sensors introduce unprecedented exploration and control of the nanoscale world. Uniquely harnessing the laws of quantum mechanics, quantum sensors have the potential to achieve the highest possible sensitivity, efficiency and selectivity allowed by nature.

WATERLOO, Ont. (Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013) With Valentine’s Day upon us, many married couples may wish marital bliss for their single friends, whereas singles might pity their coupled friends’ loss of freedom.

People like to believe that their relationship status — whether single or coupled — is the best for everyone, especially if they think that status is unlikely to change, according to a new study to be published in the journal Psychological Science.

WATERLOO, Ont. (Wednesday, February 13, 2013) – A Canadian astronaut on board the International Space Station (ISS), who is supporting University of Waterloo research during his mission, will respond to questions from university students in a live space-to-ground downlink Friday, February 15.  Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Chris Hadfield, who deployed to the ISS in a rocket launched from the plains of Kazakhstan on December 19^th, will connect with the university via the downlink to be transmitted across approximately 370 km from outer space to Earth.

People shouldn’t think about retirement as one long vacation, says Roger Mannell.

WATERLOO, Ont. (Monday, Feb. 11, 2013) — A research project that may significantly boost clean biofuel production in Canada is among the innovative initiatives at the University of Waterloo that received major funding recently announced.

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) announced it is awarding more than $1.9 million through its Strategic Project Grants to four research projects at Waterloo.