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Eyitemi Popo (MDEI ’16) posing for a photo while holding a coffee
A group of girls posing for a photo while on a girls trip in Botswana
Eyitemi Popo (MDEI ’16) is a @forbes.com listed social entrepreneur who is committed to changing the way people explore Africa.
Through her company, Girls Trip Tours, Popo partners with women-led businesses to direct tourism dollars to African women & girls.
🔗 uwaterloo.ca/news/magazin...
Two women stand together near a yellow railing in a modern indoor space. A smaller image of a man is inset in the corner.
🎮 PhD student Yue Lyu is creating AR-based games to equip children with autism spectrum disorder with social and emotional skills.
⭐ Her visionary plan could save $1.4 billion in educational expenses for Ontario.
🔗 Read more: uwaterloo.ca/computer-sci...
#womeninstem #UWaterloo
Disney Lam crossing her arms as she poses for a photo
Inspired by her late father to build a successful career in software engineering, Disney Lam (BMath ’14) is creating technical systems to drive business outcomes at tech giants like Google & NVIDIA.
🔗 uwaterloo.ca/news/magazin... | #UWaterlooMagazine
@waterloomath.bsky.social
University of Waterloo researchers have built a tool that can quickly remove watermarks identifying content as artificially generated — and they say it proves that global efforts to combat deepfakes are most likely on the wrong track.
www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/art...
The HI-AM group at @uwaterloo.ca have been awarded $10.9 million in support of advancing metal additive manufacturing research in Canada.
Congratulations to Dr. Yolanda Hedberg (C2MCI Macro and Nano-Medical faculty member) and the HI-AM 2.0 research team!
New technologies may hold the key to climate resiliency.
Advanced computation is supporting homeowners and communities prepare and respond to natural disasters. uwaterloo.ca/news/new-tec... #CdnPSE @uwaterloo.ca
Headshot of Dr. Rahim Moosa
🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Rahim Moosa, professor of Pure Mathematics and Math Faculty Research Chair, who has been named a Fellow of the Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS).
Read more here: uwaterloo.ca/math/news/ra...
Joshua Pope (BASc ’19) and Rowan Ferrabee (BASc ’19) holding up baseball bats over their shoulders
Joshua Pope (BASc ’19) & Rowan Ferrabee (BASc ’19) are changing Major League Baseball with a data-driven pitching simulator.
The pair founded Trajekt Sports & developed a novel new pitching machine that’s used by 30 professional baseball teams. @mlb.com
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To help make lung imaging & diagnostics more accessible,
@uwaterloo.ca co-op students are working with Deep Breathe, providing healthcare workers & the public with tools that use ultrasound and AI for assessments.
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#onpse #onpoli @waterlooeng.bsky.social
Dr. Don Cowan standing by a van with a license plate that says WATCOM
Dr. Don Cowan (MSc ’61, PhD ’65) and Ian McPhee (BMath ’73, MMath ’79) were among key Waterloo pioneers that transformed the computing world with the creation of WATCOM - Waterloo's first software spinoff.
Today, the technology is still a game-changer.
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Dr. Stanley Woo has received the Canadian Association of Optometrists President's Award in recognition of his role in strengthening collaboration between the School and professional associations. uwaterloo.ca/optometry-vi... #Optometry @uwaterloo.ca @waterloosci.bsky.social
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In the photo from left to right: Veronika Sustrova, Katarina Makivic and Isabella Di Biasio
Three Waterloo grads — Isabella Di Biasio, Veronika Sustrova and Katarina Makivic — teamed up to automate blood stem cell analysis using ML and a custom scripting language. Their tool, developed with Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, aims to speed up cancer research.
cs.uwaterloo.ca/news/biochem...
Dr. Shu (Joy) Jiang (PhD ’18) standing on a stairwell
Dr. Shu (Joy) Jiang (PhD ’18) has been recognized as one of Forbes’ 30 under 30 in health care for her work in developing tools to help women screen for breast cancer before it’s life-threatening. @waterloomath.bsky.social @forbes.com
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🎉 Five @vectorinstitute.ai scholarship winners are joining our School this year!
⭐ Using #AI, these students will work toward transforming human-computer interaction, information retrieval and natural language processing research.
🔗 Read more: cs.uwaterloo.ca/news/meet-ch...
#UWaterloo
How to suspend one liquid inside another.
Waterloo-led research team creates “programmable” droplets with potential usage in wastewater treatment and carbon capture. uwaterloo.ca/news/media/h... #CdnPSE @uwaterloo.ca
📚Ever been stumped on a paper because you can’t find the right academic source?
📝A new AI tool can suggest citations and autocomplete sentences.
Read more about ScholarCopilot at: uwaterloo.ca/computer-sci...
#UWaterloo #AI #academicwriting
The QNC building pictured with text saying: #1 in Canada, #29 in the world for Affordable and Clean Energy
The Davis Centre building pictured with text saying: #2 in Canada, #71 in the world for Partnerships for the Goals
The Dana Porter Library pictured with text saying #4 in Canada and #23 in the world for Life on Land
#UWaterloo is proud to be leading across several categories of the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2025, which ranks 2,526 universities from 130 countries based on their contributions toward the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Curious about the impacts of #climatechange in the Waterloo Region? Listen to @uwaterloo.ca' s Sarah Burch as she chats about local impacts of climate change on Your Region Pod: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/a...
18.06.2025 18:05 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
An arts grad who recently crossed the stage at the PAC looks on and smiles at her diploma
That #UWaterlooGrad feeling. 😀🎓
@uwaterlooarts.bsky.social
An environment grad crossing the stage inside of the PAC
A new environment grad and a parent waving at others while celebrating outside
A dad taking a selfie with his family at the convocation celebration
It's the most wonderful time of the year! 🎓
Congratulations to all of our new grads crossing the stage inside of the PAC this week!
@uwaterlooalumni.bsky.social @envwaterloo.bsky.social
#UWaterlooGrad 🖤💛
Thrilled to announce that, with support from the Office of Indigenous Relations & @waterloosci.bsky.social, we are hosting the local Walk for ALS @alscanada.bsky.social at @uwaterloo.ca Sunday June 22nd!
Pls consider making a donation or donating your time & joining us. uwaterloo.ca/science/even...
A large crowd gathering for the re-raising of the Intersex-Inclusive Progress flag and the Two-Spirit Pride flag in celebration of Pride at Waterloo
These flags are a symbolic gesture of our commitment to nurturing an inclusive and welcoming campus culture where all individuals feel seen, valued, and respected.
#UWaterlooPride 🏳️🌈 (2 of 2)
The Intersex-Inclusive Progress flag and the Two-Spirit Pride flags raised
Today we celebrated the start of Pride and Indigenous History Month with the raising of the Intersex-Inclusive Progress flag and the Two-Spirit Pride flag.
#UWaterlooPride 🏳️🌈 (1 of 2)
🎉 Congratulations to five incoming Data Science master’s students who are the recipients of the Vector Scholarship in Artificial Intelligence.
Read about the students here: uwaterloo.ca/math/news/fi...
Dr. Surjyasish Mitra, a member of the Waterloo research team, dispenses a soft sphere on a vertical surface in the experiment used to capture a slow rolling motion with high-speed cameras.
A ball rolling vertically
Researchers from the University of Waterloo have achieved a feat previously thought to be impossible — getting a sphere to roll down a totally vertical surface without applying any external force.
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Become a Math Ambassador for 2025-'26!
You'll have the opportunity to make a real impact on someone's university experience, connect with others who share your passion, much more!
📲Apply now! Applications are open until Sun, June 1st @ 11:59 PM! bit.ly/4kfQ6Hk
Real Life Robotics, a pioneering robotics and automation company at Velocity has announced a first-of-its-kind robot-powered delivery partnership with Skip, Canada’s homegrown delivery network.
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What an interesting night! @uwaterloo.ca ‘Trust Talks about Tech’ with some of 🇨🇦’s top engineers - context, depth, nuance = great convos! #journolife
29.05.2025 03:14 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Christina Sullivan
Dr. Daniel Scott
Greg Mittler
Haley Baxter
From tackling climate change risks in tourism to pioneering research for Paralympic athletes, meet six world-class researchers, alumni and students who are applying boundary-breaking approaches to redefine sports, recreation and tourism.
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From left to right: Hadas Barabash and Leyi Yan in the University of Waterloo's Davis Centre
Congrats to undergrads Hadas Barabash and Leyi Yan! They’ve received the 2025 Jessie W.H. Zou Memorial Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research, a recognition that comes with $1,000 prize each for outstanding final-year research.
cs.uwaterloo.ca/news/hadas-b...
