In the days after Hurricane Katrina tore through New Orleans leaving horrific flooding in its wake, Elizabeth English entered the area and managed to get a firsthand look at the devastation.
The Governor General of Canada has honoured a Waterloo history professor for her “remarkable contributions” to the understanding of First Nations’ history.
History Professor Susan Roy was awarded a joint Governor General’s History Award along with her collaborators for a multi-site exhibition in Vancouver called c̓əsnaʔəm, the city before the city.
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"The University of Waterloo is defining innovation in Canada with a unique blend of scholarship, real-world work experiences and a uniquely entrepreneurial culture," said Feridun Hamdullahpur, president and vice-chancellor of Waterloo. "This ranking, which we are so proud to receive for the eighth consecutive year, demonstrates the impact and calibre of the work of researchers and students who are bringing us closer to realizing our goal of being one of the world's top innovation universities."
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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans (LGBT) Canadians are less uncertain about their retirement years if they have openly discussed their LGBT identity with family and friends, according to a breakthrough study by the RBC Retirement Research Centre at Waterloo.
Feridun Hamdullahpur, president and vice-chancellor of Waterloo, and Tony Chan, president of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), signed a memorandum of understanding establishing the new program at Waterloo on October 7. The partnership, that will begin next year, forges a powerful academic alliance between leading universities in Asia and North America.
Zhou Wang, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at University of Waterloo, has won an Engineering Emmy® Award for developing computational models that accurately and consistently predict how people view image and video quality, the Television Academy of Arts and Sciences has announced.
A new Angry Birds-style game is set to help launch a new understanding of quantum science.
Some find the concepts of quantum science confusing or unintuitive. Einstein even called quantum effects “spooky.” To help people better understand some of the core concepts of quantum science, the Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo is launching a game – the Quantum Cats.
Zhou Wang, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at University of Waterloo, has won an Engineering Emmy® Award for developing computational models that accurately and consistently predict how people view image and video quality.
The Television Academy, based in Los Angeles, California announced the award last week.