Tag: university of waterloo
Students question UW’s pandemic compensation strategy
On Feb. 4, undergraduate students from the University of Waterloo received a memo stating that students would be partially compensated for pandemic-induced costs.
The message...
UW student, Madeline Schizas, competes in the Beijing Olympics.
Madeline Schizas, a first-year undergrad student at the University of Waterloo, is currently participating in the 2022 winter Beijing Olympics in figure skating.
Schizas, native...
CEMC partnership inspires young girls in Ghana using mathematics
A new partnership between the Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing (CEMC) at the University of Waterloo and the African Institute for Mathematical...
UW professor analyzes increase in hate and misinformation and the role...
Jennifer Saul, an analytic philosopher and Waterloo Chair in Social and Political Philosophy of Language, has been conducting research on the role played by...
Updates to UW Library operations
After more than a month of reduced hours and limited capacity due to public health guidelines, UW Libraries are returning to regular operations as...
UW redeploys employees to volunteer for region
On Jan. 19, University of Waterloo faculty and staff received a message from Vivek Goel, president and vice-chancellor, formally asking UW employees to consider...
UW joins Academics without Borders
On Jan. 26, the University of Waterloo announced that it is joining universities and colleges across Canada in the Academics Without Borders (AWB) Network.
The...
Healthy eating at UW
Healthy eating as a student can be difficult. Students are probably familiar with the term “Freshman 15,” referring to the significant weight gain often...
The Winter Olympics Are At Risk and Climate Change is The...
According to a recent study, only one of the past 21 cities would be able to hold Winter Olympics in the future if emissions...
UW opens new aquatic threats research facility
The University of Waterloo has opened a new facility to study the impact of climate change and other stressors on aquatic organisms. The development...