Charlotte Danby

A group of international and local researchers gathered at the University of Waterloo for the 2024 NSERC CREATE Training Program for Graduate Students in Scalable 2D-Materials Architectures. Dubbed the “2D-MATURE summer school”, this interdisciplinary seminar led by Dr. Michael Pope, a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, engaged 53 researchers in a

Many engineering students choose the University of Waterloo for co-operative education and academic rigor. But as first-year students arrive on campus, they soon discover that it’s not all work and no play.   Although academic success is important, a meaningful and memorable student experience is also built through friendship and fun. Over the years, many Faculty of

The University of Waterloo’s Faculty of Engineering Outreach program STEMpowered provides Black youth with opportunities to engage in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) activities to inspire their interest in exploring further studies and careers in STEM. In just one year, the program has increased its reach by 680 per cent. Waterloo Engineering Outreach created

Hebron Gebre-Mariam (BASc ’07) Alum, Faculty of Engineering > Kids on Campus, Engineering Outreach Program University of Waterloo Engineering alum Hebron Gebre-Mariam (BASc ’07) is an educator with the Waterloo Region District School Board. In 2022, he helped launch Waterloo’s Engineering Outreach program, Kids on Campus, which provides on-campus STEM activities to 8,000 grade

The Waterloo Engineering community rallied for Giving Tuesday on Nov. 28 to support two funds that empower students with the means to pursue their academic ambitions and prepare for professional success. In total, 183 donors supported the Waterloo Engineering funds with $61,230 in donations. 95 donors supported the Engineering Student Teams Fund with a total of $28,460 in

In April this year, the University of Waterloo’s Faculty of Engineering Outreach team launched a free community outreach program called Travelling STEM. Over the summer, the pilot program visited Indigenous communities across Ontario to share exciting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) possibilities with youth from kindergarten to grade 11 in their home

An international mix of nine talented, engaged and curious engineering students recently gathered at the University of Waterloo to tackle a big, messy and complex issue — housing. More specifically, how to build 47,000 homes in a way that is sustainable and kind. The challenge centered on the City of London, Ontario’s urban development plans as part of the province’s response

Two recipients of the prestigious national Loran Award have chosen the University of Waterloo for their academic careers. Garvit Jain of electrical engineering and Steven Yang of software engineering will begin their undergraduate degrees this fall. From a pool of nearly 5,000 applicants, only 36 first-year students at 25 partner universities receive Loran Awards worth up to

A lack of available and affordable housing in the Region of Waterloo is affecting a growing number of people. An estimated 1,000 people in the region have no home to call their own, and almost half experience chronic homelessness. The Tiny Homes project, an initiative of the University of Waterloo’s School of Architecture in partnership with the City of Cambridge, explores how

Bertha Bridget Kankam (MBET ’22) recently completed her master’s degree in business, entrepreneurship and technology (MBET) at Waterloo Engineering’s Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business. That is a worthy success in and of itself, but Kankam is not your typical MBET student. Better known to many as Yaa Yaa, she is an award-winning singer-songwriter from Ghana. The