Introducing the Free Store
The UW Sustainability Office has launched a new initiative this term: the Free Store, where all items are free to take for those who...
Five steps to adopting a sustainable lifestyle on campus
Sustainability is a broad concept that can encompass environmental, financial, and social sustainability. What comes to mind when you hear the word “sustainability?” There...
UW Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute announces partnership with Mastercard
On Oct. 12, UW announced a new partnership between Mastercard and the university’s Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute (CPI). As part of the partnership,the university...
UW to host the 59th annual Canadian Undergraduate Physics Conference
From Oct. 26 to 29, UW will host the 59th annual Canadian Undergraduate Physics Conference (CUPC).
The undergraduate conference started in 1965 and is designed...
Improving accessibility in STEM
Members of the UW community are taking steps to improve accessibility in STEM for themselves and others, whether out of necessity or simple compassion.
One...
UW hosts tenth annual Hack the North
Hack the North, Canada’s largest hackathon, hosted by UW on Sept. 15 to 17, gives hackers from around the world 36 hours to create...
UW alumni runner-up for James Dyson Award
WhaleSafe, an on-demand fishing device created by three UW alumni, Collin Bolt, Jake Chateauneuf and Benjamin Beazley, has received the runner-up distinction in the...
UW design team Electrium Mobility holds first-ever Electrium Cup
On Saturday, UW student design team Electrium Mobility hosted the Electrium Cup, a competition where students test and race electric vehicles they built over...
Finding the friends of Mr. Goose
From July 28 to 29, the Sustainability Office hosted the first ever UW campus-wide BioBlitz. 845 observations were made by 101 identifiers. The inventory...
Meet Electrium Mobility, a design team offering beginner-friendly opportunity to build electric vehicles
Electrium Mobility is one of UW’s newest student-led design teams, focused on building and testing electric vehicles. The team aims to foster a beginner-friendly...
