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Waterloo talent helps bring technology to the world | Hire Waterloo
6+ hour, 50+ min ago (481+ words) Samuel Automation taps into co-op student talent to build its future workforce through collaboration, innovation and continuous learning opportunities. The custom automation integrator is shaping the future of manufacturing by building machines for clients around the world. Beyond technical expertise,…...
Enabling Encounters | Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement
16+ hour, 39+ min ago (174+ words) The call for proposals has been released for Build Peace 2026, the 13th edition of an annual conference that will bring peacebuilders, technologists, and artists from around the world to Waterloo from November 13-15. This year's conference is co-organized by Build Up and…...
Redirection, reflection and recreation | Co-operative Education
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (605+ words) Kelly Ramnarais, a fourth'year Therapeutic Recreation student, has built a fulfilling co'op experience shaped by resilience, growth and a deepened passion for supporting individuals of all abilities." Patient support and customer service associate, m-Health Solutions, Hamilton, ON She got her…...
Interprofessional learning beyond the classroom | School of Pharmacy
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (603+ words) Three Waterloo Pharmacy students participated in an interprofessional education outreach event alongside students from Waterloo Optometry and Mc Master Medicine and Physiotherapy. The healthcare students engaged high school learners in grades 10 to 12, while gaining firsthand experience in how different health…...
Student rocketry fires up with an advanced engine design
1+ week, 6+ day ago (551+ words) A group of fourth-year students on the University of Waterloo's Rocketry team designed, built and tested a fully reusable rocket engine for their Capstone Design project. It's one of the most complex student rocketry engines built in Canada. Called Project…...
Mechanical engineering co-op student shares a day-in-the life at Toyota | Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
2+ week, 4+ day ago (122+ words) Mechanical engineering co-op student shares a day-in-the life at Toyota'University of Waterloo For over three decades, co-op students like Smita Basak have helped drive innovation at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (TMMC). Smita takes us through her day as she helps…...
Celebrating undergraduate research excellence at SOUSCC | Science
2+ week, 6+ day ago (483+ words) Celebrating undergraduate research excellence at SOUSCC'University of Waterloo Celebrating undergraduate research excellence at SOUSCC Congratulations to Percy Luk, Grace Del Mistro, and Daniel Wang on receiving awards at the Southern Ontario Undergraduate Student Chemistry Conference Undergraduate researchers from across the…...
From engineer to innovator | Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1064+ words) How the MBET program helped Will Paskar shape a career at the intersection of technology and business When Will Paskar graduated from the University of Waterloo with a degree in mechanical engineering, he knew he wanted to do more than…...
Nano Engineering student turns a passion for helping others into a startup transforming animal shelter software | Nanotechnology Engineering | University of Waterloo
3+ week, 5+ day ago (430+ words) Fourth-year nanotechnology engineering (NE) student Alexei Abiiaka is an entrepreneur with his own software start-up called i Nano Io T Corp. Abiiaka was attracted to the NE program in high school because of the diverse opportunities that the program offers…...
Students win more than $100, 000 at Capstone Design pitch contest
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (776+ words) 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…...