The University of Waterloo has a strong history of connection and commitment to local communities, spanning back to our founding. Today, those connections are felt across the globe, with alumni, co-operative education employers, students and partners located in hundreds of countries.
Most people don’t leave the cinema commenting on the picture’s colour contrast, saturation and brightness levels. Yet, the look of the movie can influence our enjoyment of it, and how well it does on the cinema circuit.
University of Waterloo alum Mike Perkins (BASc, '90), a principal product developer at local audio-visual solutions company Christie, led the development of a digital projector that takes movie-watching to a whole new level — illuminating the theatre screen with darker darks, brighter brights and colours not seen before in the cinema.
CIBC recently made a $500,000 commitment to the University of Waterloo to improve access to education for Black undergraduate students.
We all have a responsibility to truth and reconciliation in Canada, which is to acknowledge the true history and legacy of residential school systems, work to right injustices and prevent such atrocities from happening again. Approaching truth and reconciliation begins with an open mind, an open heart, and a willingness to learn and listen.
This simple act of listening to First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples sharing their stories, knowledge and needs helped guide George Raithby toward the next step on his reconciliation journey.
Velocity-linked software company Float has secured $50 million in financing from Silicon Valley Bank to expand its financial services offerings to customers.
The startup, which specializes in full suite corporate expense management software and cards, simplifies finance teams’ management of expense accounting. It serves businesses of up to 500 people, and some of Float’s 3,000-plus corporate clients include Neo Financial, Knix, Clutch and Nerva Energy.
What can Indigenous futurisms do for us? This was one of the central questions guiding Chelsea Vowel’s hopeful and humour-filled presentation, âniskôhôcikan, Like a String of Beads: Indigenous Futurisms.
Giving formal academic credit and recognition for building social ventures could be game changing for students and the social innovation landscape, paving the way for many more ideas, initiatives and ventures.
Tasha Glover (BA ’01) and Jonathan Woodcock met while working at the bookstore.
Ask Tasha Glover (BA ’01) about her favourite University of Waterloo moment, and she’ll tell you about the time she won an astonishing 50 bottles of wine as a draw prize to celebrate UWaterloo’s 50th birthday in 2007.
Almost 1,000 alumni and friends filled the stands at the Physical Activities Complex (PAC) Saturday, February 10 for Fantastic Alumni, Faculty, Staff and Retiree Day.
Donning University of Waterloo apparel from decades past, alumni, family and friends cheered the Warriors to victory in both the women’s and men’s games. The women beat Windsor 51-42 and the men took the Lancers to overtime for a 73-68 win.
For many Black folks living in North America, there is something paradoxical about the notion of being Black and free