Research

Reducing weight and fuel consumption while ensuring safety in mid-size cars is one of three initiatives led by University of Waterloo researchers that received major government funding today.

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) announced that the Automotive Partnership Canada program will provide $4.9 million in support of three projects being driven by Waterloo Engineering researchers who are part of WatCAR, the University of Waterloo’s Centre for Automotive Research.  

For every dollar that the Ontario government spends on the University of Waterloo, the university returns nearly nine times that amount in economic impacts to the province, according to a new independent report.

The report, prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers, examines the institution’s role in driving prosperity in Waterloo Region and Ontario. It reveals that Waterloo generates more than $2.6 billion in total annual spending impacts and more than 20,000 jobs in Ontario.

Innovative sustainable design is showcased in Cambridge this week as architects from throughout the world gather at Waterloo’s School of Architecture for the Association for Computer-Aided Design In Architecture (ACADIA) 2013 Conference.

WATERLOO, Ont. (Wednesday, October 23, 2013) – For every dollar that the Ontario government spends on the University of Waterloo, the university returns nearly nine times that amount in economic impacts to the province, according to a new independent report.

The report, conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers examines the institution’s role in driving prosperity, also reveals that Waterloo generates more than $2.6 billion in total annual spending impacts and more than 20,000 jobs in Ontario.

Representatives from four countries are meeting with water quality experts at the University of Waterloo today to learn about monitoring and managing shared water resources. The University of Waterloo is the only Canadian university ranked among the top 10 international water research institutes by Lux Research.

The University of Waterloo has named its Student Design Centre – where students fall “in love with engineering” – in honour of Adel Sedra, former dean of engineering.

WATERLOO, Ont. (Tuesday, November 19, 2013) – Professor Steve Manske is available to speak about the tabling of new legislation that would ban the sale of fruit-flavoured tobacco and prohibit smoking on playgrounds and sport fields in Ontario. The amendments will establish new protections for children and youth.

The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation has recognized a professor at the University of Waterloo for her work in the area of global environmental and food policy by awarding her a prestigious Trudeau fellowship.

Professor Jennifer Clapp, from the Department of Environment and Resource Studies at Waterloo, conducts research that looks at the effect of global trade, financial markets and investment on world hunger and the environment. She is Canada Research Chair in Global Food Security and Sustainability.

Chris Hadfield, the first Canadian astronaut to command the International Space Station, will join the University of Waterloo as a professor of aviation.

It’s not every day the military asks for help. But when they needed to redesign a vehicle to reduce shoulder injuries among soldiers, they reached out to kinesiology Professor Clark Dickerson.