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UW Sustainability Book Club
In April 2021, the University of Waterloo sustainability office started the Sustainability Book Club as part of its Green Office program.
“The overall goal of...
UW researchers develop AI to detect virus mutations before they occur
Researchers at the University of Waterloo created an artificial intelligence that is able to predict the most likely mutations that may occur in a...
Waterloo startup performs world’s first autonomous robotic needle-less injection
For the first time ever, a company founded out of the University of Waterloo’s Velocity has performed a completely autonomous robotic intramuscular injection.
The needle-less...
What UW climate experts have to say about COP26
The annual United Nations Climate Change Conference recently revealed ambiguous environmental goals and sparked a sea of climate protesters in the streets of Glasgow,...
Vivek Goel installed as UW’s president
On Nov. 8, Vivek Goel was installed as the seventh president and vice-chancellor of the University of Waterloo.
Goel is a distinguished physician, researcher and...
Backpedaling on UW’s Bike Centre
The University of Waterloo’s Bike Centre has been closed for over a month due to “unforeseen circumstances,” according to WUSA staff members and a...
Bridge installation honours the lives of MMIWG2S
Across Canada, Indigenous women and girls continue to face disproportionate levels of violence. To highlight this human rights crisis and raise awareness around the...
Time management tips from a UW athlete
Student athletes are known to have particularly busy schedules, and Charissa Virr is no exception.
Virr is currently in her second year of French studies...
UW chemists develop new, non-invasive blood sugar testing methods using saliva
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a new, non-invasive method of testing blood sugar levels for diabetes patients.
Diabetes is caused by an...
Remembering professor Safavi-Naeini
On Oct. 10, University of Waterloo professor Safieddin (Ali) Safavi-Naeini passed away after a battle with prostate cancer. Safavi-Naeini had been a faculty member...