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“If you actually want to do something, you have to change who you are,” said Chris Hadfield, the first Canadian Commander of the International Space Station.

Hadfield was speaking about the personal growth and work he put into becoming a decorated astronaut, but he was also referring to the change and innovation we need to preserve the future of our planet.

How do skills developed in the math classroom translate to the workforce? How can we use resources most efficiently, whether fighting climate change or navigating economic challenges? What even is “mathematical optimization,” anyway?

For her outstanding contributions to their network and in the AgeTech sector, Faculty of Health Dean and School of Public Health Sciences Professor Dr.

At the intersection of data privacy, open science and public health, the University of Waterloo has initiated a collaborative effort with several Canadian government agencies to explore the use of synthetic data for research and analysis.

Dr. Helen Chen, a professor in the Faculty of Health and director of the Professional Practice Centre in Health Systems is leading the initiative.

A team of researchers at the University of Waterloo is using mathematical models to help determine the best strategies for saving coral reefs from climate change.

As havens of biodiversity, coral reefs are some of the world's most important ecosystems – and some of the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. While the world's reefs face numerous intersecting threats, the Waterloo team focused on predicting outbreaks of crown-of-thorns (CoT) starfish.

Earlier this year, Cheriton School of Computer Science Professor Craig S. Kaplan and his international colleagues David Smith, Joseph Myers and Chaim Goodman-Strauss discovered a single shape that tiles the plane — an infinite, two-dimensional surface — in a pattern that can never be made to repeat.

Now, that shape has been chosen by TIME magazine as one of the best inventions of 2023.

A team of University of Waterloo researchers has created smart, advanced materials that will be the building blocks for a future generation of soft medical microrobots.

These tiny robots have the potential to conduct medical procedures, such as biopsy, and cell and tissue transport, in a minimally invasive fashion. They can move through confined and flooded environments, like the human body, and deliver delicate and light cargo, such as cells or tissues, to a target position.

Foodborne viruses are a worldwide health concern, with types, severity and impacts of illness changing over time and across communities and countries.

“Impact Fintech” is a new term coined by researchers at the University of Waterloo’s School of Environment, Enterprise and Development which describes a new category of financial technology firm – one that moves beyond ESG standards and instead embraces the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Laura Lester combines her passions for aeronautics and health sciences through her Master’s of Science in Kinesiology and Health Sciences