The Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging (RIA) hosted a community conversation on June 23 on how technology changes how people age at the Waterloo Community Pavillion.
The event featured three panelists who each presented their research regarding […]
UW stirred up controversy on May 20 when its official library Instagram account shared rendered images of the new Libraries Strategic Space Plan, raising user suspicions about the use of generative AI in said images. Users also expressed negative feedback […]
Two UW graduates have created a junior autonomous engineer called Sidian AI through the Velocity program that they hope will revolutionize the industry.
James Hinsberger and Mankirat Singh Sains both graduated from UW’s civil engineering program in […]
Aeshaan Kumar opens his laptop at 11 p.m., stares at a CS135 problem set, and does what most of his classmates do: he asks ChatGPT. Not for the answer, he tells himself, but for a nudge in the […]
When students returned to class after the COVID-19 pandemic, the lecture halls were once again filled, but fewer and fewer questions were being directed to the professors, TAs, or tutors. Instead, they were increasingly fielded by AI chatbots.
On Jan. 14, Evan Solomon, the Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario and Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, visited UW for an event held at STC. With a room full of […]
With AI becoming an everyday part of learning, UW courses are evolving to balance the responsible use of technology.
At the administrative level, David DeVidi, Academic Associate Vice President, explained that the university is intentionally avoiding one-size-fits-all […]
The number of applicants to “Computer and Information Systems” programs across Ontario secondary school students has seen a sharp decrease in 2025, the lowest since 2021. According to the Ontario University Application Centre, […]
It’s the night before an assignment is due. Your fingers hover over the keyboard. You’ve done the readings and attended the lectures but the blank page glares back deep into your soul. Maybe, just maybe, you could open […]
What begins as a co-op experience can sometimes change the trajectory of a career — that’s exactly what happened to UW alum Kritika Grover. During her work term at the SickKids Research Institute, Kritika demonstrated remarkable curiosity and […]
