The University of Waterloo hosts its fall convocation ceremonies on Friday October 24 and Saturday October 25, 2014. Watch this video to hear about the dreams Waterloo alumni have for the future.
As the University’s 109th convocation ceremonies begin this week, Waterloo is pleased to welcome graduating students to an alumni club with 172,000+ members living around the world.
The University of Waterloo is Research University of the Year among Canadian comprehensive universities for the seventh year in a row, according to rankings Research Infosource released today.
Two University of Waterloo researchers specializing in chronic disease prevention are newly appointed Applied Public Health Chairs, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) announced. The prestigious positions, awarded only once every five years, include close to a million dollars each in funding for highly focused research programs of national relevance to public health.
University of Waterloo alumni will be returning to campus with friends and family to relive their fondest Waterloo memories at Reunion 2014 on Saturday, September 27. Reunion 2014 boasts a full schedule of exciting events this year including a public lecture by two-time Olympic gold medalist Heather Moyse:
When David Hu finished his exams, like most university students, he was looking forward to a break.
Unlike most new grads, however, Hu then did something a little different. He:
Both recipients of Schulich Leader Scholarships who are attending the University of Waterloo this year are top students: Emily Pass, of Charlottetown, graduated with a 100 per cent average from high school and Oakville’s Amanda Rampertab scored a 95 per cent.
A new study investigating how the immune systems of two freshwater sports fish respond to different water temperatures and that could have applications for human health is one of 10 new projects at the University of Waterloo to receive major federal funding with the announcement of the prestigious Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships and Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships.
Quick: Would you rather receive lukewarm food served on a hospital tray or order takeout from a menu created just for you?
The choice is obvious – and if Heather Keller had her way, more long term care homes in Canada would give residents access to innovative eating options like restaurant-style food service.