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“We are delighted to be working with Professor Muirhead. With the creation of this Chair, we hope to continually elevate the calibre of the dialogue on supply management and ensure that any future policy decisions that could affect supply managed commodities are as informed as possible,” said Tim Lambert, Chief Executive Officer of Egg Farmers of Canada.

An atmospheric research project based at the University of Waterloo is helping a global team of researchers uncover the mysteries of the Earth’s ozone layer.

Satellite data gathered, in part, by Waterloo’s Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE) are helping scientists understand why an ozone-depleting gas in our upper atmosphere increased recently after many years of falling concentrations.

At an event at the Waterloo Inn on Thursday, the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University will shine a spotlight on private-sector partnerships in Waterloo Region. The event will demonstrate how small and medium sized businesses can benefit from cutting-edge research and technology, innovation, knowledge transfer, and student talent at universities.

For most of his life, Bill Tutte was forced to keep a secret.

It was one Tutte, who died in 2002, thought would be kept forever but now the acclaimed former University of Waterloo professor is being honoured posthumously for his Second World War efforts.

Ziauddin Yousafzai stands beside his daughter as Martin Schulz presents the Sakharov Prize to Malala at the European Parliament in Strasbourg November 20, 2013. Photo: Claude TRUONG-NGOC

Suncayr, a company formed by nanotechnology engineering students in Waterloo’s Velocity program was announced as an international runner up in James Dyson Awards on Thursday. The James Dyson Award, founded by the British industrial designer and inventor of the Dyson bagless vacuum, runs in 18 countries.

Despite recent increases in the concentration of hydrogen chloride (HCl) in the stratosphere, the Montreal Protocol is still on track to eventually restore the ozone layer. Researchers using ground-based measurements and remote sensing data, in part from the University of Waterloo, found the puzzling increase is happening due to a change in atmospheric circulation over the Northern Hemisphere.

Professor Feridun Hamdullahpur, president and vice-chancellor of the University of Waterloo, is visiting South Korea during the first part of his trip to Asia, which also includes events in Hong Kong and Singapore.

The University of Waterloo is the most innovative university in Canada for the 23^rd consecutive year, according to rankings released by Maclean's magazine.

In addition, Waterloo moved up in the magazine’s 2015 national reputational rankings to become the Best Overall university in Canada as well as the one most likely to produce Leaders of Tomorrow.

The University of Waterloo’s Board of Governors has approved the construction of a new $88-million Engineering 7 (E7) building.

The 230,000-square-foot, seven-storey building will house Waterloo Engineering’s ongoing transformation of how it delivers education to students.