Our program and innovators often make it into the news and other media. See some of the stories that have been written or posted about them:
2020
- Waterloo’s first virtual pitch competition awards Canadian startup: https://uwaterloo.ca/magazine/spring-2020/feature/waterloos-first-virtual-pitch-competition-awards-canadian (Waterloo Magazine, Spring 2020)
- Social venture startup proves relevance during pandemic: https://uwaterloo.ca/daily-bulletin/2020-04-16#social-venture-startup-proves-relevance-during-pandemic (Daily Bulletin, April 16, 2020)
- World Vision Canada recognizes extraordinary Canadians with Heroes for Children Awards: https://www.worldvision.ca/about-us/media-centre/world-vision-canada-heroes-for-children-2019 (World Vision Canada, January 2020)
- Elevate creates game based learning platform for indviduals with cognitive disabilties: https://uwaterloo.ca/conrad-school-entrepreneurship-business/blog/post/elevate-creates-game-based-learning-platform-individuals (Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business, Janauary 22, 2020)
- Social Impactors Podcast – Episode #54: GreenHouse, Community of innovators & creating world change https://anchor.fm/thesocialimpactorspodcast/episodes/Greenhouse--community-of-innovators--creating-world-change-Tania-Del-Matto-ea28l1 (January 8, 2020)
- Breaking the cycle of poverty – SheCycle keeps girls healthy and in school with a sanitary pad: https://uwaterloo.ca/stories/global-impact/breaking-cycle-poverty SheCycle – (University of Waterloo’s Global Impact Report - January 2, 2020)
2019
- Social Impact start-ups secure $30K in funding: https://uwaterloo.ca/daily-bulletin/2019-04-25#social-impact-start-ups-secure-30k-in-funding (Daily Bulletin, April 25, 2019)
- GreenHouse hosts Environment Canada design challenge: https://uwaterloo.ca/daily-bulletin/2019-04-03 (Daily Bulletin, April 3, 2019)
2018
- Alumna Christina Hassan honoured at 2018 Rotary Day at the United Nations: https://uwaterloo.ca/applied-health-sciences-news-to-you/news-you-fall-2018/feature/alumna-christina-hassan-honoured-2018-rotary-day-united (Applied Health Sciences News to You, Fall 2018)
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Rotary honors six who are changing the world: https://www.rotary.org/en/rotary-un-day-2018-honors-innovators (Rotary International News, fall 2018)
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Calgary Student Christina Hassan Helps Ugandan Mothers Experience Safer Deliveries with Medical Kits: https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2018/10/24/christina-hassan-fullsoul-canada_a_23569459/ (Huffpost, October, 25, 2018)
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Christina & Hyder Hassan, Top 40 Under 40, 2018: https://www.avenuecalgary.com/top-40-under-40/2018/christina-and-hyder-hassan/ (Avenue Magazine Calgary, October 24, 2018)
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Hack4Health 4.0 awards prizes for innovation in the kitchen: https://uwaterloo.ca/daily-bulletin/2018-10-18#hack4health-4-0-awards-prizes-for-innovation-in-the-kitchen (Daily Bulletin, October 18, 2018)
- Kitchener startup develops bedsheet to prevent bedsores (Waterloo Record, February 7, 2018)
- Waterloo-developed mental health first aid kits give accessible support (CBC News, January 21, 2018)
2017
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Waterloo researcher says racialized women face barriers to participating in sports (CBC News, August 2, 2017)
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GreenHouse Social Impact Showcase highlights social innovators (Waterloo Stories, July 27, 2017)
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Trishala Pillai: Co-Founder of The Dialogue X-Change (Blog by Victoria Christina Mazurek, June 2017)
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Selling the social sector to tech professionals (medium.com, May 11, 2017)
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Master of Economic Development and Innovation students learn about opportunities and challenges to being a startup (SEED news, April 21, 2017)
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Granddaughter’s love fuels winning startup (Waterloo Record, March 30, 2017)
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2017 Stu Clark Investment Competition Results (University of Manitoba website news, week of March 20, 2017)
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Canadian engineer designs a machine to rid the world of landmines (Huffington fPost Canada, March 9, 2017)
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Rachel Thompson on the Eric Drodz show (starting at 22 minutes, 570 News, March 7, 2017)
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Venture for Canada announces inaugural recipients of RBC social enterprise fellowships (Venture for Canada website, March 5, 2017)
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Canadians design machine to rid world of landmines (Canadian Trade Commissioner Service website, February 2017)
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Books tailored to those with dementia, Alzheimer’s (CTV News, February 18, 2017)
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Waterloo woman makes picture books for adults with dementia, Alzheimer’s (CBC News, Thursday, February 16)
- Women innovators gather for Waterloo WIMIn conference (Waterloo Stories, January 23-27)
- Innovation is rewarded! (School of Planning News, january 5, 2017)
2016
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Social Impact Fund winners tackle sustainability, engagement (Daily Bulletin, December 9, 2016)
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Healthcare talks at Health Founders Forum (Imprint, November 23, 2016)
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Curiato and GreenHouse @ 21:00 to 27:00 minutes (The Eric Drod Show, 570 News, November 22, 2016)
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Beyond the Beaten Path (State of the University Report, 2016-17)
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Social entrepreneurship is where innovation meet impact (Applied Health Sciences Impact Report, November 2016)
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Local organization tackles open dialogue on mental health (570 News, November 17, 2016)
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Waterloo Students in Morocco for Climate Change Conference (Faculty of Environment News, November 3, 2016)
- The GreenHouse Effect (FullSoul Blog, October 19, 2016)
- Innovations offer solutions to Cambodia's landmine woes (Deutsche Welle online, September 20, 2016)
- How to Save the World (Alternatives Journal, September 20, 2016)
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Marlena Books: Bridging the gap between a love of reading and dementia (Student Success Office, September 20, 2016)
- Starting with students, the peace industry takes root at Grebel (Daily Bulletin, August 3, 2016)
- Social Impact Showcase features GreenHouse Fellows and their social ventures (Waterloo News, July 26, 2016)
- Innovative startup to make a difference for bedridden patients (Student Success Office, July 26, 2016)
- Social Impact Showcase features GreenHouse Fellows (Daily Bulletin, July 26, 2016)
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High-efficiency stoves that cost only _or_filename2 [PDF] (The United Church Observer, July/August 2016)
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Rising to the Challenge [PDF: Richard Yim wins first-place prize in innovation challenge] (The United Church Observer, July/August 2016)
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Transformative Power of Coop [PDF] (24 Hours Toronto e-edition, June 27, 2016)
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Cambodian-born engineer builds landmine-defusing robot (CTV News, June 23, 2016)
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Landmine Boy: What one new grad is doing to save lives (UWaterloo Stories, week of May 14, 2016)
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Pilot project opens doors to social entrepreneurs (Daily Bulletin, May 13, 2016)
- Let’s have more ‘Peacetech’ at Communitech (Richard Yim Oped mention, Waterloo Region Record, May 12, 2016)
- GreenHouse student Richard Yim talks about the Landmine Boys (CBC Radio’s As it Happens, May 9, 2016; audio clip starts at 21:25 in Part III)
- From Waterloo, Ont., to Cambodia, The Landmine Boys aims to defuse deadly bombs (Canadian Press, May 9, 2016)
- Engineers take big step toward making the world a safer place (Toronto Star, May 7, 2016)
- Social Impact Award winners named (Daily Bulletin, April 14, 2016)
- Students use Facebook to document Waterloo Region's homeless (CBC News, April 13, 2016
- Defusing the hidden landmine problem (Waterloo Chronicle, April 6, 2016)
- Student develops a ‘first aid kit’ to deal with stress (University Affairs, April 4, 2016)
- The Record’s view: Using a robot to save humans from landmines (Waterloo Record, April 4, 2016)
- Social Impact Showcase to feature grant recipients and Dialogue Xchange (Exchange Morning Post, April 5, 2016)
- Have land mines met their match? (Waterloo Record, April 1, 2016)
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UW startup’s landmine-defeating robot earns Velocity cash (Guelph Mercury, March 31, 2016)
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Real World Learning: A Co-op Success Story – Q & A with Christina Hassan (Council of Ontario Universities, March 16, 2016)
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OCAD sLAB and Waterloo Region host DesignJam to tackle homelessness (YongeStreet Media, March 16, 2016)
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Gender Equity Dialogue event set for Thursday (Daily Bulletin, March 15, 2016)
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Big Ideas Challenge awards fellowships for Wellbeing and the Planet (Daily Bulletin, March 11, 2016)
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Social Entrepreneurship in New Orleans (Daily Bulletin, March 3, 2016)
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Canning hunger to create social change (Daily Builletin, February 19, 2016)
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Alcohol, caffeine and sugar are bad stress relief options (Letter to the Editor, Waterloo Record, February 10, 2016)
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Forget the gum and earplugs -- students need real help (Waterloo Region Record, February 4, 2016)
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A first aid kit for stress (Waterloo Region Record, February 3, 2016)
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What can YOUth do? (Daily Bulletin, January 29, 2016)
- A mental health kit tool for millennials (Waterloo Stories, January 29, 2016)
- GreenHouse Co-op pilot relaunches (Daily Bulletin, January 27, 2016)
2015
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Social Impact Fund recipients named (Daily Bulletin, December 8, 2015)
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GreenHouse Social Impact Showcase features expert on youth-led entrepreneurship (Exchange, December 1, 2015)
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Social entrepreneurs grow ideas in GreenHouse [PDF] (Waterloo Record Technology Report, November 24, 2015)
- St. Paul's to receive funds for GreenHouse summer fellowship program (The Imprint, October 27, 2015)
- Beyond rehearsal for the real world (The Globe and Mail's Canadian University Report, October 22, 2015)
- Year of the Code program gets $50,000 boost from Libro Fund (Exchange Magazine, October 23, 2015)
- Ceiling breakers: Building dreams (University of Waterloo Magazine, Fall 2015)
- Pitch contest supports innovation in Applied Health Sciences (Applied Health Sciences News to You, Fall 2015)
- A new kind of entrepreneurship (The Imprint, September 3, 2015)
- Reinventing the wheel: Does Canada need more non-profit organizations? (Charity Village, August 5)
- Delivering food to those in need (Kitchener-Waterloo Record, July 24)
- Your mental health survival pass (Student Success Office, July 14)
- Food: Not Waste (Rare Republic, June 25)
- Funding allows students to "do good" (Daily Bulletin, April 17)
- Waterloo student brings stationary bike study desks to campus (CBC News, April 15)
- FitDesks: Radio interview with Laura Barkin (CBC-KW's The Morning Edition, April 15)
- Cycle while you study: Student brings FitDesks to campus for your health (Waterloo Stories, April 9)
- Big Winners at Big Ideas Challenge (Daily Bulletin, April 9)
- Socially minded youth get innovation funding from St. Paul's GreenHouse (Waterloo News, April 7)
- Social entrepreneurship pitch contest supports next big idea (Waterloo News, April 1)
- The Next 36 (The Chronicle, January 28)
- Hear that? Students are Echoing Green (Daily Bulletin, January 26)
- Exercising body and mind (Student Success Office, January 6)
2014
- Social entrepreneurship (Waterloo Alumni)
- Startup takes BabySteps to million-dollar prize (Daily Bulletin)
- Environmental passions flowing freely (Student Success Office blog)
- Campus and community gardens (Chartwells Canada video)
- Waterloo startup will connect First Nations to Asian investors (Waterloo Stories)
- Social innovation through entrepreneurship (The Imprint)
- GreenHouse is an innovation award finalist (Daily Bulletin)
- Rockstar Profile with Hydrated World (YouTube video)
- Rockstar profile with Renish Kamal (YouTube video)
- Global co-op organization honours grad (Daily Bulletin)
- St. Paul's GreenHouse: Growing a culture of sustainability (SustainED)
- 32 Canadian social innovators to follow on Twitter (Ashoka Changemaker Showcase)
- New Waterloo grad heads startup for Ugandan mothers (Waterloo Stories)
- Priceless experiences with valuable lessons (Alumni blog)
- Dating an idea (SustainED)
- Christina Marchand on saving mothers and babies (TEDx UW talk on YouTube)
2013
- Growing social innovators (Alternatives Journal)
- Universities that teach you to change the world (The Globe and Mail)