A University of Waterloo professor is the recipient of an E.W.R Steacie Memorial Fellowship – the prestigious award from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) – for his work in understanding how people view the quality of images and videos.
Two companies that got their start at the University of Waterloo’s Velocity Garage have placed first and second in the Techvibes 2013 Canadian Startup Awards.
Thalmic Labs and Vidyard took first and second place in the “Startup of the Year 2013” category—making up 74 per cent of the 36,000 votes cast by Techvibes readers.
Three successful tech entrepreneurs from the University of Waterloo have been named to the third annual Forbes 30 Under 30 list.
Ted Livingston, Eric Migicovsky, and Douglas Lusted are among the Canadian startup CEOs named to Forbes' 30 under 30 rankings.
For the third time in four years, a University of Waterloo graduate has won the national and Ontario gold medals for the Chartered Accountancy Uniform Final Examination (UFE).
George Tsai of Waterloo's Master of Accounting program in the School of Accounting and Finance won the prestigious Governor General’s Gold Medal and the Ontario Gold Medal for having achieved the highest standing in Canada on the UFE.
An app that lets you anonymously flirt with people nearby and a platform that helps researchers gather data are two of the startup ideas that won $25,000 grants at the eighth VeloCity Fund Finals.
Ten startups competed for four $25,000 grants and the opportunity to build their businesses at the VeloCity Garage workspace.
The four winners are:
Waterloo, ON (Thursday, November 14, 2013) – Two scientists from the University of Waterloo have been named Canada Research Chairs by the Government of Canada for their work in quantum physics.
Kevin Resch and Roger Melko from Waterloo’s Department of Physics and Astronomy are awarded Tier 2 Canada Research Chairs. The appointments bring $1 million to Waterloo and promote cutting-edge research that will strengthen Canada’s international competitiveness.
Reducing weight and fuel consumption while ensuring safety in mid-size cars is one of three initiatives led by University of Waterloo researchers that have received major government funding.
Once again, Alumni Relations is bringing the award-winning “CONVO-sation” to convocation! What better way is there for family, friends, faculty, and staff to celebrate the accomplishments of Waterloo’s graduates than to use social media to show their support?
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