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Recently, Waterloo researchers were awarded more than $37.3 million to support their research projects.  

The announcement was made by the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Transport and Quebec Lieutenant, on behalf of the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry at l’Université de Montréal. 

Adam Wei Tsen, professor at the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) and the Department of Chemistry at the University of Waterloo, has received the prestigious 2024 Dorothy Killam Fellowship to help advance transformational research of 2D quantum materials and devices.

Researchers from the University of Waterloo are using artificial intelligence (AI) to capture and analyze data more effectively and efficiently from professional hockey.

New testing method developed by University of Waterloo researchers can analyze blood samples twice as quickly as other techniques.

Dr. Elisabeth Prince, assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, has been awarded the John C. Polanyi Prize. The award is presented to an individual or team whose research has led to outstanding advances in the field of natural sciences or engineering.

Dr. Sushanta Mitra is the executive director of the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN), Canada’s largest nanotechnology institute, and a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering. He recently attended the Science and Technology in Society forum in Japan and an op-ed was published about his experience at the international event.

The Canadian Science Policy Centre in partnership with Canada's Chief Science Advisor Dr. Mona Nemer announced the Delegates for the 2024 Science Meets Parliament program that includes four University of Waterloo researchers.

Waterloo engineering professor Alexander Wong teamed up with other researchers from the university, McGill University, and the National Research Council of Canada to develop a more trustworthy method to diagnose diseases such as COVID-19, pneumonia, and melanoma using artificial intelligence (AI) tools.

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) announced recently that Dr. Laura Middleton, a researcher in Waterloo’s Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences and Schlegel Research Chair in Dementia and Active Living, received a grant of more than $979,000 over four years for a project called Dementia Lifestyle Intervention for Getting Healthy Together (DELIGHT). Middleton leads the project alongside Dr. Heather Keller and Dr. Carrie McAiney, both in the Faculty of Health. 

In addition, Dr. Carrie McAiney — another Waterloo professor and Schlegel Research Chair in Dementia — who leads the Forward with Dementia project also received $435,492 funding from PHAC.

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The University of Waterloo has been designated Research University of the Year in the comprehensive category by Research Infosource Inc. for the 16th consecutive year. Waterloo’s consistent ranking stands as a testament to the University being at the forefront of fostering the next generation of researchers and entrepreneurs.