UW professor shares greener alternative to everyday hygiene product materials

Tizazu Mekonnen, an associate professor and director of the department of chemical engineering at UW, has pioneered groundbreaking research that is changing the game for the materials used in everyday hygiene products, such as pads, tampons, and diapers.

2026-01-29T10:26:06-05:00January 27, 2026|Science & Tech|

WUSA Board of Directors: What they do and what’s new for 2026

As the campaigning period gets underway for the 2026 Waterloo Undergraduate Student Association (WUSA) election, students will be able to vote for who will carry their voice for the next year. But what do these various board positions […]

2026-01-27T11:57:20-05:00January 26, 2026|Campus News|

UW closes all campuses on Monday, Jan. 26

All UW campuses, including Waterloo, Kitchener, Cambridge and Stratford, will be closed tomorrow, Monday Jan. 26, due to significant snowfall in the Waterloo region.

The university informed the UW community via email Sunday evening.

As a result, classes will not be held, […]

2026-01-25T23:08:32-05:00January 25, 2026|Campus News, Local News|

Elected officials speak at UW for the Black Excellence in Politics Summit

On Tuesday evening Jan. 20, students, community members and elected officials gathered for the Black Excellence in Politics Summit.

Hosted by the University of Waterloo Young Liberals from 6-9 p.m., the summit took place inside the East […]

2026-01-22T18:30:20-05:00January 22, 2026|Campus News|

Police seek suspect connected to eight vehicle thefts in Waterloo

The Waterloo Regional Police Service are investigating a series of vehicle thefts in Waterloo that occurred mid December.

Between Dec. 16-22, 2025, police received eight reports of thefts from vehicles parked in residential and underground parking lots […]

2026-01-19T14:18:30-05:00January 19, 2026|Local News|
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