From 2013-2018, the UWaterloo Life Blog revealed many highlights of the University of Waterloo student experience. What started as one story all the way back in 2013, snowballed into over 300 unique tales of adventure and perseverance, a little failure, and a lot of success. If you liked the blog, you’ll love our Instagram! Follow @UWaterloolife to discover new stories of student success and follow along with student takeovers.
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Four VeloCity startups wins $100,000 award
At the ninth VeloCity Fund Finals on March 27, 10 innovative teams of students and young alumni took over the stage to pitch their startups. Four were chosen by VeloCity judges to win $25,000 each and a spot to grow their business at VeloCity Garage.
From top left to right: Perakaa Serhukavalan, Akash Kapoor, Josh Bradshaw. Bottom left to right: Melanie Chanona, Natalie Sham, Sorina Chiorean.
The University of Waterloo honours 6 outstanding co-op students
There are more than 18,000 co-op students at UWaterloo, and last week the university honoured six, one from each faculty, with the 2013 University of Waterloo Co-op Student of the Year Award.
Student launches new data analysis tool for scientists
Fourth-year Business and Computer Science student Jack Gao met his business partners at The Next 36, a program designed to nurture entrepreneurship in 36 Canadian undergraduates. Jack got together with Eddie Kim, University of Guelph and Susie Pan, Queen’s University, with one goal in mind – to keep Canada on the cutting edge of science.
UWaterloo students set aside privileges to raise awareness
On March 9 -14, a group of UWaterloo students spent 5 days and 4 nights sleeping outside in the cold winter weather. They gave up their warm beds, food, showers and electricity to raise awareness about the stigma of homelessness.
The Barometer Boys heat up Waterloo’s Got Talent
Last Friday, the Federation of Students hosted Waterloo’s Got Talent and a capella group The Barometer Boys took home the $500 grand prize for their rendition of “It’s Raining Men” by The Weather Girls.
UWaterloo students took over the campus with kindness
Need a drink delivered to you? A slice of pizza? A back massage after a long day of studying? Last Thursday, the #WhatCanIDoForYou team was happy to do UWaterloo students favours for an entire day.
uWaterloo student athlete wins gold in the 2014 Ontario University Athletics championship
Chantel Pilon, a fifth-year Recreation and Business student, bled black and gold at the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) championship last month. She earned a gold medal for her pentathlon performance, breaking several personal best records and breaking the uWaterloo women's pentathlon record of 3,483 points. She then went on to represent uWaterloo at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) championships and once again broke the new varsity record with 3,494 points.
