A pioneering institute for aging is officially under construction on the University of Waterloo’s north campus.
WATERLOO, Ont. (Thursday, November 14, 2013) – A low cost digital x-ray system that screens for tuberculosis and new signal-based technology to recognize hand and arm gestures will be on display at the university of Waterloo today.
Graduate student researchers in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Waterloo will present 54 research projects across various disciplines at the fourth annual WE INNOVATE conference in Waterloo.
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.
A researcher at the University of Waterloo examines some of the latest groundbreaking technologies as an investigative scientist for the second season of Stephen Hawking's Brave New World, premiering on Discovery World this Friday.
Professor Chris Eliasmith, jointly appointed to the engineering and arts faculties at Waterloo, is among five international experts selected for the six-part series. They travel the world to highlight revolutionary scientific projects that will change our future.
Kate Larson uses mathematical processes and computing power to solve real-world problems. One project the Waterloo researcher worked on used game theory to help fight forest fires in Canada.
Nurses and doctors who treated injured and dying soldiers during wartime wrote in diaries and letters about “the wounded body in a very, very graphic way,” says a Waterloo researcher.
A team of students from the Faculty of Environment have joined efforts with musician Jack Johnson to research and further develop All At Once, Johnson’s social action network.
Jack Johnson (middle) stands with Environment Professor Jennifer Lynes (far left) and fourth-year environment students after his Toronto concert
Researchers at the University of Waterloo would like to talk to members of the German-Canadian community for a book and archive project that will both document and reveal the connections between personal life stories and public history.
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.
Making sure people are safe at a railway crossing involves considering everything from the condition of the road and railway, to accident history and speed of the traffic and trains.
