A smart contact lens that monitors glucose levels captured one of two international runner-up awards in this year’s James Dyson Award competition, the third University of Waterloo student project to win a top prize in three years.
Komal Minhas, who was invited to screen her new documentary Dream, Girl at a White House event and later invited to speak at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival in France - is returning to Waterloo for an exclusive screening of her documentary about female entrepreneurs.
A University of Waterloo student team that is building a high-speed pod to compete in the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Challenge in California will share a major milestone with a video unveil event on campus event this week.
Three Waterloo alumni have been named to the annual Corporate Knights magazine Top 30 Under 30 list for their work in shaping Canada’s sustainable future.
“These young professionals exemplify the next generation of environmental leaders,” said Jean Andrey, dean of the Faculty of Environment. “Their achievements reinforce the responsibility we have here at Waterloo to harness student energy and passion to make the world a better place; giving them the skills, confidence and tools to be the future generation our planet needs."
The designation under Canada’s Top 50 Research Universities is based on performance of a balanced set of input, output, and impact measures and recognizes superior achievement in both earning research income and publishing research in leading scientific journals. Waterloo ranked 12thamong Canada’s top 50 research universities on the 2016 list for sponsored research income with $180 million.
The University of Waterloo has been the most innovative university in Canada every year for the past quarter-century, according to Maclean’s magazine. The survey has named Waterloo Canada’s most innovative university every year since the ranking began to measure it.
I’ve had the privilege of being surrounded by talented and hard-working individuals during my undergrad at Waterloo. Every single friend, mentor and influencer catalyzed my growth and should take partial credit for everything I accomplished in my undergrad: I’m graduating this fall as a result of their impact on my life.
Gordon Pennycook is a psychology expert on how humans think, reason and make decisions. His passion for cognitive science may well be connected to his own extraordinary ability to think fast.
“I had the revelation that I’m not great at memorizing things, which is essential in becoming a doctor,” she says. “My strengths lie in understanding and applying concepts so I thought I could do well in the field of engineering.”
The University of Waterloo will award five honorary doctorates when more than 2,200 students receive degrees at convocation ceremonies taking place this week.
Highlights of Waterloo's fall convocation will include:
Friday, October 21, 10 a.m.
Applied Health Sciences and Science