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A $43 million joint investment from the Digital Research Alliance of Canada (the Alliance) and the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities (MCU) to renew high-performance computing and cloud storage at the Graham Data Centre will provide researchers across Canada with robust compute capacity and secure storage to advance groundbreaking research.

Geoffrey T. Fong is recognized for his outstanding achievements and impact as a 2025 Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Inductee.

The University of Waterloo has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, at University Health Network. The agreement will lay the groundwork for collaborative opportunities and take a significant step forward in cancer research.

Dr. Eman Rezk, an NSERC Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been named a 2024 recipient of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) Alice Wilson Award. 

The Government of Canada announced funding to support critical research projects at Waterloo totalling more than $3.3 million.

Two University of Waterloo researchers, Drs. Ihab Ilyas and Laura Hug, are being recognized as a Royal Society of Canada (RSC) fellow and a member of the RSC College.

Dr. Linda Nazar, Canada Research Chair and professor of chemistry at Waterloo, has been bestowed the prestigious Hughes Medal from the Royal Society U.K.

Dr. Raouf Boutaba, a University of Waterloo professor and director of the Cheriton School of Computer Science, has been appointed the inaugural Rogers Chair in Network Automation.

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Canadian Lung Association have awarded Dr. David Hammond, a professor in the School of Public Health Sciences, $2 million to examine the health impact of vaping among more than 1,000 young people who will be followed over a two-year period.

The Government of Canada announced $10 million in funding to Waterloo researchers for discovery and applied research in engineering, natural sciences, health and social sciences.