Housing, healthcare and immigration discussed in Liberal vs Conservative MP debate

Hundreds of people attended The Waterloo Forum moderated debate in the Science Teaching Complex between Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith and Conservative MP Matt Strauss on Wednesday evening, March 18.

Hosted by the University of Waterloo Young Liberals, […]

2026-03-20T17:27:46-04:00March 20, 2026|Campus News, Local News|

UW alumni donate $20-million to engineering faculty

The engineering faculty received a $20-million donation from the Gloria Baylis Foundation, which will help to advance technology and healthcare and rename the Engineering 7 building. 

UW alumni and foundation founders Frank Baylis (BASc ‘86) and Valerie […]

2025-11-05T14:59:16-05:00November 5, 2025|Campus News|

Héline Chow: NDP candidate and UW alumnus ready to tackle the affordability crisis and healthcare coverage

Héline Chow, the New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate for the Waterloo riding, is a UW alumnus with a PhD in environmental engineering. Chow shared she pursued this field as she “[cares] deeply about climate change and solving the environmental issues […]

2025-04-24T13:23:27-04:00April 24, 2025|Campus News, Local News|

How will Waterloo MPP Catherine Fife advocate for students if re-elected?

Catherine Fife is the NDP candidate for the Waterloo riding in the upcoming provincial election on Feb. 27. Fife has served four consecutive terms as the MPP for Waterloo after first getting elected in 2012. If re-elected, she […]

2025-02-20T14:11:18-05:00February 20, 2025|Local News, News|

How to stay healthy during this “quad-demic” season

As we settle into the monotony of wintertime, it seems like almost everyone around us—whether that be our friends, professors, or loved ones—is falling victim one by one to the characteristic seasonal illnesses of the flu, cold, COVID-19, and…norovirus?

A term […]

2025-01-15T19:59:13-05:00January 15, 2025|Campus News|

UW engineering student wins prestigious women’s health award for innovative lymphedema device

UW Mechanical Engineering Masters of Science student, Nicholas Levinski, won the Ontario Women’s Health Scholars Award at the master’s level, along with $25,000, from the Council of Ontario Universities (COU). The award recognizes Levinski and his team’s research […]

2024-10-04T12:09:40-04:00October 4, 2024|Sports & Health|
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