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A team of five Indigenous students from the University of Waterloo participated in the First Nations Launch, an annual high-power rocket competition sponsored by NASA’s Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium (WSGC), designed to provide a unique aerospace learning experience. It was the team’s first time taking part in the competition which involved designing, building and launching
over 2 years ago
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An interdisciplinary research team from the University of Waterloo is building systems that mimic the human brain to improve the power efficiency and performance of artificial neural networks like those used in autonomous vehicle (AV) technology. Self-driving cars must navigate, make decisions and react in real time to changing environments, and while artificial intelligence
almost 2 years ago
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When University of Waterloo professor Dr. Carolyn Ren was a child, her father came home one day with a tape cassette recorder.
over 1 year ago
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Two University of Waterloo alumni are changing Major League Baseball (MLB) with a data-driven pitching simulator that replicates the real experience of batting against a professional pitcher. Rowan Ferrabee (BASc ’19) and Joshua Pope (BASc ’19) Founders, Trajekt Sports Joshua Pope (BASc ’19) and Rowan Ferrabee (BASc ’19) founded their company Trajekt Sports in fourth year,
over 1 year ago
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Meet the alumni shaking up major league baseball with a pitching robot that replicates pro players
over 1 year ago
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University of Waterloo alumni Frank Baylis (BASc ’86) and Valerie Baylis (BA ’86) visited campus to announce the Gloria Baylis Foundation’s philanthropic contribution of $20 million to the Faculty of Engineering. The gift honours former Waterloo Engineering dean, the late Dr. Pearl Sullivan, who prioritized students’ educational experiences with indomitable energy. Under
12 months ago
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University of Waterloo alumni and longtime supporters David J. Cornfield (BASc ’85, LLD ’24) and Linda Archer Cornfield (LLD ’24) recently announced their transformational investment of $10.5 million to the Faculty of Engineering’s Department of Systems Design Engineering. The gift accelerates the department’s ability to educate agile, ethical and impact-driven engineers by
11 months ago
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The University of Waterloo’s Pearl Sullivan Engineering IDEAs Clinic has built an impressive reputation over the past 10 years as the leading provider of student-focused, hands-on learning experiences aligned with industrial and societal needs. Launched in 2015, this unique facility in the Faculty of Engineering has hosted more than 60,000 students from across campus and
11 months ago
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Water. One of our planet’s most vital and vulnerable resources is at risk. The increased presence of toxic substances in water, particularly micropollutants, jeopardizes human and environmental health. To protect water quality for future generations, Dr. Maricor Arlos and her team at the University of Waterloo’s Arlos Research Lab in the Faculty of Engineering, are studying
9 months ago
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Twelve fourth-year student teams from the University of Waterloo’s Faculty of Engineering competed in the 2026 Norman Esch Entrepreneurship Awards for Capstone Design, making three-minute pitches to a panel of industry judges who awarded more than $100,000 across all 12 teams. The solutions on offer ranged widely — from a wearable cooling device for menopausal hot flashes to
7 months ago
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University of Waterloo Rocketry team set a new world record with their liquid rocket Polaris reaching 63,497 feet at this year's Launch Canada Challenge.
about 2 months ago
