The University of Waterloo has named Roly Webster as its new director of athletics and recreation after an extensive search.
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.
The University of Waterloo is hosting the International Autonomous Robot Racing Competition (IARRC). Members of the media are invited to attend as engineering students from four schools in the U.S. and Canada race modified robot-controlled cars or robots they built.
The real challenge for teams isn’t the racing, but in creating and testing a robot that will work autonomously and correctly on its own, with limited supplies and funds.
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.
Ten University of Waterloo startup companies will pitch their businesses for a share of $100,000 in grant funding at the Velocity Fund Finals on Thursday, July 24. The rewards include four $25,000 prizes as well as workspace at Velocity.
The contenders come from diverse backgrounds spanning biotechnology, computer science, engineering, and nanotechnology. The companies are tackling current issues, such as more accessible vision care, health, food economics and efficient manufacturing.
Learning an ancient language has never been easy but a Waterloo professor hopes the online tool she created helps bridge the divide between modern life and Ancient Greece.
Anindya Sen’s long road to becoming a distinguished teacher at the University of Waterloo began in Kolkata, India.
Born in Saskatoon, Sen was visiting India when he saw an old man sitting in a plywood shelter topped with a single sheet of corrugated metal.
Resource extraction and mining are cornerstones of the Canadian economy, but current extraction techniques come at a severe environmental price. Limiting environmental impacts is a priority for companies as they look to a new generation of professionals for ways to manage waste and water quality while maximizing efficiency.
Kashif Memon navigated through complex supply chains of feudal lords and military forces to transport food from Pakistani farmers and fishermen to a Persian Gulf port and on to Britain.
St. Paul’s University College at the University of Waterloo is pleased to announce the appointment of Lloyd Axworthy as its first chancellor.