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Creating LGBTQ+ inclusive co-op experiences

Tuesday, May 8, 2018 by Alexis Nagum
Beck with children.

Every year the University hosts a two day conference of workshops and keynotes to encourage personal and professional growth of staff at the annual Waterloo Staff Conference. This year one of those workshops, titled “Creating Inclusive Co-operative Education Workplaces: Insights from LGBTQ+ Students,” was hosted by Beck Mallozzi, a fourth-year undergraduate student.

advocacy
research
LGBTQ+

Recent mathematics alumnus recognized for his outstanding research

Tuesday, August 16, 2016 by Aleks Bahdanovich
Jimmy He - Portrait

Every year, the Jessie W.H. Zou Memorial Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research is presented to an exceptional student enrolled in their final year of any program within the faculty of Mathematics. In order to qualify for the award, the student needs to conduct significant research within their field and be nominated by their supervisor.

Mathematics
research
award
alumni

Waterloo graduate student wins prestigious W.G. Weston award for Northern Research

Tuesday, July 12, 2016 by Aleks Bahdanovich
Casey Remmer in front of a helicopter

As a Biology graduate student, Casey Remmer has an inherent passion for understanding and preserving our environment. That passion, coupled with a commitment to wetland preservation and outstanding scholarship, made her the perfect candidate for a W.G. Garfield Weston Award: a $15,000 accolade recognizing outstanding northern research in universities across Canada. 

Science
research
award
Graduate

Our 3MT champion: PhD student took on Canada and brings back gold

Thursday, June 16, 2016 by Aleks Bahdanovich
Won at a work bench in a labcoat and gloves

With just 180 seconds on the clock, Gah-Jone Won, a PhD candidate at the School of Optometry and Vision Science, set out to distill his 200-page thesis. With six seconds to spare, Won became the first University of Waterloo student to walk away with the national 3-Minute Thesis title and $1,500 in prize money. 

Graduate
Optometry and Vision Science
research
award

Crème de la crème from six faculties go head to head in 3MT finals

Tuesday, May 10, 2016 by Aleks Bahdanovich
3MT finalists

Three minutes. Six faculties. One shot at fame. In the 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, master’s and doctoral students have just three minutes and only one slide to present their graduate research. The pressure is intense.

research
Graduate

Grad students illuminate humankind’s most vital resource

Thursday, April 14, 2016 by Rachel Isabelle Hammermueller
Pieter crouching to examine Arctic water

Each March, the United Nations celebrates World Water Day. This year, Waterloo celebrated the occasion by hosting its seventh annual water research conference, organized by the Water Institute and Laurier's Institute for Water Science. Along with a plethora of speakers, the conference featured a poster competition involving 51 graduate students from across southern Ontario.

Science
Graduate
research

Jamaican exchange student brings her research to UWaterloo

Thursday, November 19, 2015 by Aleks Bahdanovich

Alexis Samuels is a 2015-16 recipient of the Emerging Leaders in the Americas (ELAP) scholarship. The award – managed by Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development – provides funding to some of the top students from Latin America and the Caribbean to conduct an academic exchange in Canada.

After completing her undergraduate degree at the University of West Indies, Alexis enrolled in its master's program in English Literature. From there, she learned about the ELAP scholarship and jumped at the chance to take her learning abroad.

international
research

Student speaks at Canada's largest chemical physics conference

Tuesday, November 17, 2015 by Aleks Bahdanovich
Like many students, chemistry major Sarah Bickers wasn’t sure what to expect in the workplace. While she enjoyed learning about the applications of her studies, Sarah didn’t expect to fall in love with research.
co-op
research
Science

Leaping forward in three minutes

Tuesday, April 21, 2015 by Kayla Dixon

Julie DeWolf is all about taking big steps.

The graduate student completed law school at the University of Victoria in 2013, while maintaining a long distance relationship with her partner, Travis, who was studying at UWaterloo.

After spending three years in different parts of the country, Julie decided she wanted to be closer to Travis. She took the plunge to move from British Columbia to Ontario to pursue her Master of Environmental Studies. Talk about a big step!

Environment
research
Graduate

An ethical dilemma

Friday, April 10, 2015 by Kayla Dixon

Have you ever had to deal with an ethical dilemma? Perhaps in your schoolwork or your personal life? Well, an undergraduate student is looking more closely at ethical decision-making and how it impacts us all.

Arts
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