Social media is playing an increasingly significant role in uprisings like the Arab Spring but the evidence for how platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and even cell phones affect revolution has largely been anecdotal.
Christine Logel visits the Sedra Student Design Centre, a state-of-the-art 20,000 square foot facility that is home to over 20 of the Faculty of Engineering student competition teams.
While educators and business leaders struggle to attract and retain women in science and engineering, a team of psychology researchers have proven that small interventions can produce dramatic results.
The Big Bang poses a big question: if it was indeed the cataclysm that blasted our universe into existence 13.7 billion years ago, what sparked it?
A civil engineering researcher is using his expertise in structures to better understand how wounds heal and cells move, which may one day help prevent cancer and birth defects.
Research by a civil engineer from the University of Waterloo is helping shed light on the way wounds heal and may someday have implications for understanding how cancer spreads, as well as why certain birth defects occur.
Michael Weingert is in California right now on a summer internship at Facebook. In his spare time, Weingert is developing an app he created for hikers while still an engineering student at the University of Waterloo.
Experts from the University of Waterloo are available for media interviews about their Op-Ed piece (“Access to birth control isn't just about doctors”) that appears in the Ottawa Citizen today.
A hardware and software company that stands to revolutionize how we give presentations was the biggest winner at the Velocity Fund Finals, a pitch competition for startups, which took place at the University of Waterloo today.
New research from the University of Waterloo explains why our brains often fail to turn intention into action, and why this gap can be overcome.
Whether it’s turning down a plate of poutine or staying committed to a public vow to quit drinking, it’s not uncommon for want to defeat will.
The question is why?
Science has shown that humans are influencing climate change, but according to a recent poll almost half of Americans don’t believe we’re affecting the Earth’s climate.
Why do people and politicians cling so tightly to beliefs that don’t stand up to science and reason?