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UW Orbital takes first place in the Canadian Satellite Design Challenge

The UW Orbital team is celebrating an exciting win this month after taking first place in the Canadian Satellite Design Challenge (CSDC), which ran...

Four All Ice Cream founder: “I have to respect the science first”

Last Wednesday, Ajoa Mintah, UW chemical engineering alum, sat down with the Women in Engineering committee to discuss her journey as the founder of...

University of Waterloo Ends Research Partnership with Huawei

Following a long standing partnership with Chinese tech corporation Huawei, the University of Waterloo announced this month that it will end all research initiatives...

Interdisciplinary solutions on campus 

The University of Waterloo is comprised of six faculties, each with countless specializations and areas of expertise. As social issues evolve and students of...

Climate justice on campus

The Climate Justice Working Group (CJWG) of FAUW (Faculty Association of the University of Waterloo) was started in 2019 to address climate justice on...

Women in STEM: A feature on UW students 

Despite being among Canada’s most renowned science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) institutions, fall 2022 admission data revealed women represent less than 27 per...

From tacos to titanium: LoopX AI expands delivery services beyond food

GoosEx is LoopX AI’s all-weather autonomous last-mile delivery robot that carries food to customers on the University of Waterloo campus.  Founded in Jan 2022 by...

When birds infect mammals: The looming threat of avian flu

Health officials and scientists around the world are sounding the alarm over rising cases of avian flu spillovers to humans. Spillovers occur when a...

The science of soap

Several loaves have been created in the University of Waterloo ecology lab – not of bread, but of soap!  Soap-making workshops at the ecology lab...

Supporting the health and wellness of dementia patients through DREAM resources

As the world's population continues to age, the number of people living with dementia is on the rise. It is a trend that has...

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