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Indigenous Canadian mathematician provides movement in “right direction” in 2025 Hagey Lecture

For this year’s Hagey Lecture, Edward Doolittle, the first self-identified Indigenous Canadian person to receive a PhD in math, presented a summary of the work he’s done on Indigenous […]

2025-11-06T23:09:07-05:00November 6, 2025|Campus News, News|

What’s the federal budget got for UW students?

This year’s proposed federal budget contains few measures related directly to students.

In their list of pre-budget asks, the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA) recommended several key investments. These include an investment of $207.6 million annually through the 2027-2028 program […]

2025-11-06T10:42:28-05:00November 6, 2025|Local News, 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|

Vision of the future: UW Senate approves changes to optometry program

At the Oct. 20 Senate meeting, the Senate voted to approve sweeping changes to the Doctor of Optometry (OD) Program under the UW school of optometry. These changes will become effective Sept. 1, 2026 and apply to all incoming students. […]

2025-10-30T16:00:19-04:00October 30, 2025|Campus News, News|

WUSA to introduce WalkSafe pilot project next year

“It’s a great first step,” students say

The Waterloo Undergraduate Student Association (WUSA) announced the return of the WalkSafe program as an upcoming pilot project, with hopes of the project facilitating a stronger, safer community at UW. It is set to […]

2025-10-30T13:38:55-04:00October 30, 2025|Campus News, News|
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