Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) and Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the University of Waterloo to pursue collaborative research opportunities within Canada’s nuclear landscape.
If it was going to happen, it would be at the Student Life Centre (SLC), where two individuals who were going for a fun drama night would meet. Sarah Cheng (BAFM '09, MAcc '09) and Brian Cheng (BAFM '09, MAcc '09) remember laughing a lot as they spent their early years together at Waterloo. They've been married for about 13 years and Sarah still tells Brian to pick up his socks.
Many things change with a dementia diagnosis, but support for your health and wellness should not be one of them.
The Dementia Resources for Eating, Activity, and Meaningful inclusion (DREAM) project is a cross-Canada research team, led by the University of Waterloo alongside the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC). It brings together 40 people and 15 organizations, including the Alzheimer Society of Ontario, Alzheimer Society of British Columbia and the YMCA of Three Rivers.
That’s the view of Dr. Andrew Stumpf, an assistant professor of philosophy at St. Jerome’s University, a federated institution of the University of Waterloo. Stumpf’s research focuses on ethics and end-of-life care.
Hospital emergency rooms are extremely busy, but a significant portion of avoidable ER visits can now be managed by pharmacists through the new expanded scope of practice for pharmacists, which gives them the ability to prescribe medications for 13 minor ailments.
Startups are shaking the foundation of modern technology, searching for different and better ways to solve today’s problems and imagining different futures.
In addition to the knowledge and experience-sharing among current Velocity students and founders, Velocity staff is unique in the number of alumni who have returned to help students and startup founders accelerate their ideas and ventures.
At the end of 2022, Daniel Rodriguez (BMath ’22) wrapped up the final term of his undergraduate degree in the Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy (CPA) program. Hard work and perseverance got him through his studies — most of which happened during the Covid-19 pandemic — but a little help from donors in the final stretch certainly didn’t hurt.
One of the most powerful things about your gift to the University is that it provides us with important, flexible funding from within our campus community to support emerging needs and grassroots initiatives. The Library’s Indigenous Research Guide is one powerful example of the responsive, on-the-ground impact that Circle donors make.
As someone who grew up attending Drayton Entertainment theatre productions — Cinderella, Mary Poppins, High School Musical and The Wizard of Oz, to name a few — Hanna couldn’t believe how the stars aligned when she landed her first-ever co-op job with the production company.