WATERLOO, Ont. (Thursday, July 14, 2011) - The University of Waterloo will announce next week the winner of a student contest to redesign the university's south campus gateway, the area around South Campus Hall and the entrance road that links to Seagram Drive and crosses University Avenue.
WATERLOO, Ont. (Wednesday, July 13, 2011) - Incoming first-year students will have an opportunity to visit the University of Waterloo for two-day overnight sessions this month or next for a preview experience of campus life.
WATERLOO, Ont. (Tuesday, June 28, 2011) - The University of Waterloo and its Federation of Students will hold one of the largest Canada Day celebrations in Ontario this week, presenting live music, children's events and fireworks.
Organizers expect more than 60,000 local residents will join the university community to celebrate Canada's 144th birthday on Friday, July 1, at the Columbia Lake fields, along Columbia Street West. The student-led event, now in its 27th year, offers a wide range of fun activities for all ages and diverse musical entertainment.
WATERLOO, Ont. (Wednesday, June 8, 2011) - A University of Waterloo engineering researcher has received funding to refine a breakthrough technology to more correctly identify sea ice, an important clue in tracking climate change in the North and South Poles.
WATERLOO, Ont. (Sunday, June 5, 2011) - The University of Waterloo has honoured its fifth university president and Canada’s 28th Governor General, the Right Honourable David Johnston, by officially renaming its highly successful research and technology park the David Johnston Research + Technology Park.
WATERLOO, Ont. – Their Excellencies the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, and Sharon Johnston will attend the official renaming of the University of Waterloo research and technology park this weekend. The Governor General will unveil the new sign at the entrance of the David Johnston Research and Technology Park.
Date: Sunday, June 5, 2011
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Location: David Johnston Research and Technology Park entrance,
University of Waterloo
WATERLOO, Ont. (Wednesday, May 25, 2011) - Scotiabank and the University of Waterloo are today announcing a new initiative that will help Canadian students contribute to sustainability efforts in third world countries and support international students who choose to study in Canada.
WATERLOO, Ont. (Wednesday, May 11, 2011) - A University of Waterloo social innovation expert will join more than 50 leading thinkers, including 17 Nobel Laureates, next week for a high-level meeting to draft an action plan to save a world under siege from climate change, deteriorating ecosystems and poverty.
WATERLOO, Ont. (Thursday, May 5, 2011) - Canada's former governor general, Right Hon. Michaëlle Jean, will discuss national and international issues during a public talk hosted by St. Paul’s University College at the University of Waterloo on May 12.
Jean, the UNESCO Special Envoy for Haiti, will give the 2011 Stanley Knowles Humanitarian Service Lecture, an annual St. Paul's University College event. The talk will take place on campus in the Theatre of the Arts, Modern Languages building, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free and pre-registration is required.
WATERLOO, Ont. (Friday, April 27, 2012) – Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Waterloo are firmly committed to protecting academic freedom and are in strong disagreement with the position taken by the Canadian Association of University Teachers to initiate a motion of censure related to the universities’ partnership in The Balsillie School of International Affairs.