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The Lyle S. Hallman Foundation has given more than $230,000 to expand several community outreach projects created by Dr. Daniela O’Neill, a professor of developmental psychology at Waterloo and the founder and director of the Children’s Communication Lab.

Sharing carefully selected board games with organizations across the region, the outreach projects have the potential to provide rich, playful learning opportunities to hundreds of local children and families.

Welcome to Career Perspectives, where we share a conversation between two alumni working in similar fields.

Waterloo Engineering proudly hosted the inaugural conference this week for a fellowship program that was created to boost representation of Black and Indigenous scholars in engineering and technology disciplines.

The two-day event brought together IBET Momentum fellows and faculty members from partner universities across Canada to meet in-person, present research and chart next steps

The company well-known by university students and professionals for its unique approach to networking and mentorship is breaking new ground.

10KC, also known as Ten Thousand Coffees, is a mainstay for organizations and universities throughout Canada, matching employees and students with networking opportunities that suit their career goals. 10KC’s products have benefited a generation of young professionals as they enter the workforce and look to connect with prospective mentors.

A new pilot course on climate change is bringing together unique perspectives from across Waterloo’s faculties and inviting senior undergraduate students to register.

The course, called The Wicked Problem of Climate Change, is being taught by six PhD students, one from each of the University’s six faculties, to understand the multifaceted issues that make up the climate emergency.

Dominic Barton, the University of Waterloo's 11th chancellor, has committed $1 million to support the next generation of talent at Waterloo.

Barton is a well-known leader in global business and a philanthropist, as well as a key supporter of the University.

“Dominic has created valuable opportunities for our researchers and students during his tenure as chancellor,” says Vivek Goel, president and vice-chancellor. “I’m deeply grateful for his ongoing support, and I’m delighted that he has built on his leadership with this meaningful gift.”

The daughter of two professional violinists, Danielle Grabke was exposed to thoughtfully designed environments from a very young age.

Her childhood memories recall many excursions to the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto — she has seen over a dozen performances of the Nutcracker and still finds new ways to love it. What struck her most as a child, though, was how the building itself contributed to her enjoyment of what she was watching.

According to a panel of academic and industry experts, Canada faces a crisis in training and retaining enough cybersecurity and privacy professionals to face increasing threats to the country’s digital infrastructure and data.

But with renewed government support and closer ties with industry partners, academic institutions like the University of Waterloo are on track to address the cybersecurity talent gap.

That’s the consensus at the 2022 Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute Annual Conference, hosted this week at Waterloo.

Preet Momi, who is graduating with a Master’s in Recreation and Leisure Studies this fall, had the unique opportunity to study community reintegration for women leaving prison with Professor Heather Mair from the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies.