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September 16, 2015

Waterloo's IP policy drives innovation

Historian Ken McLaughlin launches new book — Innovation and Entrepreneurship are in the Waterloo Genome

September 15, 2015

Health fair to raise awareness about heart-friendly living

Members of the public will learn about the latest advances in cardiovascular research, watch a demonstration of blood flow in the brain, participate in a nutrition session and get new ideas for living a more heart-friendly life when researchers from the University of Waterloo put their work on display at an interactive health fair

September 15, 2015

Provinces should treat abortion access as Canadian Charter obligation, say researchers

Access to abortion across Canada is hampered by a patchwork of provincial policies and lower court interpretations of women’s rights to health services related to abortion according to a new study published today

September 14, 2015

Steve Blank, Salim Ismail and Mariana Mazzucato to speak at Waterloo Innovation Summit

Everyone is talking about innovation, but who is actually saying anything?

September 14, 2015

Velocity companies raise more than $250 million from investors

Companies that are currently in or launched from Waterloo’s Velocity startup program have raised more than $150 million in funding from investors in just the last 18 months, bringing the total since the incubator launched to more than $250 million

September 13, 2015

Clone of Student entrepreneurs pitch startups to compete for $125,000 in seed money at the Velocity Fund Finals

Waterloo students and alumni will pitch their innovative startups for the chance to win funding to grow their businesses, and entry into the Velocity Garage

September 11, 2015

Dutch smokers unconcerned about dangers of tobacco

Dutch smokers, after years of tobacco control policies, are generally unconcerned about the dangers of smoking and second hand smoke, according to an international comparative study published today

September 9, 2015

Clone of Entrepreneur compares building a company to taking a bike trip

In his free public lecture at the University of Waterloo next week, Mike Stonebraker, noted scholar and successful entrepreneur, will draw parallels between his bicycle trip across the U.S. during the summer of 1988 and building his company, Postgres

September 9, 2015

Entrepreneur compares building a company to taking a bike trip

September 3, 2015

Waterloo welcomes top Canadian students

Four incoming first-year students at the University of Waterloo are recipients of Schulich Leader Scholarships, for their demonstrated leadership in areas such as academic excellence and entrepreneurship