Tag: university of waterloo
Student Athlete Spotlight: Alex Garbutt
Hailing from rural Lindsay, Ont., Alex Garbutt joined the University of Waterloo’s varsity women’s rugby team in her first year of university and is...
UW tech treats eye diseases that cause blindness
A new touchless technology, developed by engineering researchers at the University of Waterloo, has the potential to detect signs of major blinding diseases in...
UWAT robotics team wins world championship
The University of Waterloo is home to many thriving student design teams, and the UWAT robotics team is no exception. The student-led group competed...
Student Athlete Spotlight: Cameron McCuaig
Third-year computer science student and varsity swimmer Cameron McCuaig has been finding ways to stay in shape and train at his house over the...
UW to receive part of Ontario’s $2 million funding for mental...
On May 28, the Ontario government announced that it will provide $2.39 million to students in post-secondary institutions to build on and ameliorate mental...
Student athlete spotlight: Jyasi Daniel
Jyasi Daniel, a third-year science and business student, began swimming at five years old. Growing up in the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, Daniel’s...
A new method to assess COVID-19 patients: screening with AI
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed an AI-based software tool aimed at improving COVID-19 screening.
Alexander Wong, a system design engineering professor at...
The Basket Project: One year later
In April 2020, University of Waterloo civil engineering student Nathan Lee and a group of friends from Western University in London, Ont. founded The...
The different facets of LGBTQ+ in STEM
Systemic biases are ever-prevalent in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education and industry for LGBTQ+ people, be it LGBTQ+ scientists who would prefer...
Landing your dream co-op job
The University of Waterloo is highly renowned for its co-op system and claims to have the largest co-op program in the world.
Many students expect...