AI minister visits UW as students voice concerns about leaving for the U.S.

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 […]

2026-01-16T13:47:19-05:00January 16, 2026|Campus 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|

Information watchdog addresses UW responsibility in vending machine privacy violations

On June 11, Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) issued a privacy complaint report that found the camera-rigged vending machines on the UW campus to be a violation of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act […]

2025-08-18T13:39:17-04:00August 18, 2025|Campus News|

E-waste racing hackathon Formula Null brings KW community together, bringing UW alumni’s visions to life

Sprawled on the basement floor was a race track: cardboard barriers with orange, black, and white balloons which shaped curves and twists for the vehicles waiting at the start line. The announcer through his mic, “Three, […]

2025-06-05T14:23:37-04:00June 5, 2025|Campus News, Science & Tech|

Slow fires: what students can learn from Izz Kelly’s exhibition

In the ancient city of Alexandria, Egypt, a great library burned. It was said by some to have held upwards of half a million papyrus scrolls—containing the knowledge of the ancient world from Persia to Greece. It is […]

2025-04-16T11:46:03-04:00April 17, 2025|Arts & Life|
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