Natalie Quinlan

The University of Waterloo is building out a pipeline for health innovation in Southwestern Ontario thanks to a $10-million investment from FedDev Ontario. Of the $10 million, $6.5 million is allocated to Velocity, the University of Waterloo’s flagship entrepreneurship program. The funding will allow Velocity to continue providing critical support for early-stage startups and

Avonae Gentles thought everything was under control. As a busy third-year Faculty of Health student, Gentles was juggling multiple responsibilities when her family was dealt an unexpected blow — her father’s diagnosis with lung cancer. Avonae Gentles > Faculty of Health “He never smoked [a day] in his life, he’s been a vegetarian for the last 30 years — he was the pinnacle of

David Hammond Faculty of Applied Health Sciences > Professor & CIHR/PHAC Applied Public Health Chair > School of Public Health & Health Systems, University of Waterloo David Hammond was out for a walk when a red package caught his eye. Lying on the ground was a cigarette box, plastered with health warnings and vivid imagery of blackened organs. It was at that moment his career

Four exceptionally talented students are making their way to Waterloo with a prestigious scholarship in tow. First-years Evangeline Dryburgh, Jason Amri, Shahed Saleh and Zeel Patel are all winners of the Schulich Leader Scholarships, the largest STEM scholarship in Canada and valued at $80,000 or $100,000 for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs.

Max Salman You may hear a familiar sound on campus as upright pianos return to University grounds. The project, known as Open Pianos in University Spaces (OPUS), was first introduced last year by Max Salman, a PhD student in the Faculty of Science. One year later, the program has grown in size, adding two more pianos (four in total), three new locations and a new partnership

The University of Waterloo has awarded six first-year students with HeForShe IMPACT scholarships in the fields of science, technology, engineering or mathematics. The scholarships are part of the University of Waterloo’s commitment to encourage more young minds to pursue careers in STEM, an area where those who identify as women or non-binary groups are currently