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A remarkable legacy lives on at Waterloo Engineering.

Frank Baylis (BASc ’86) & Valerie Baylis (BA ’86) have made a transformative $20M gift from the Gloria Baylis Foundation, honouring the late Dr. Pearl Sullivan with the renaming of Engineering 7.

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Ray Baylis, Dean Mary Wells and Valerie Baylis standing outside of Engineering 7 with the new name of the building the Pearl Sullivan Engineering Building
November 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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What happens when Waterloo innovation meets Halloween imagination? Meghan Snyder (BA ’07) & husband John transformed a modest 🎃 patch into Snyder’s Family Farm - home of the legendary Fear Farm, where screams echo every fall night. 😱

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Meghan Snyder wearing a creepy halloween mask sitting on a couch in a dark lit room
October 31, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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CLASS OF '25: The University of Waterloo welcomed 2,800 new graduates to its alumni club while celebrating their bold new journeys last Friday and Saturday at Fall 2025 Convocation.

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A new grad puts up the peace sign as she takes a selfie with the Chancellor at Fall 2025 Convocation
October 27, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Meet five exceptional #UWaterloo graduate students crossing the convocation stage this weekend as Class of 2025 valedictorians.

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A Banner of the 5 Fall Convocation valedictorians
October 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Today, #UWaterloo & Google announced a research collaboration that will examine the impact of AI on education and career readiness.

The partnership includes a $1 million research agreement to create the Google Chair in the Future of Work and Learning.

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Google and UWaterloo logos side by side
October 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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The University of Waterloo has jumped to 18th in the world for producing entrepreneurs. 📈

Founders from #UWaterloo raised more than $14 billion USD in venture capital in 2024, according to the latest 2025 rankings by PitchBook.

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Students walking on the main path at the University of Waterloo with a graphic saying "#18 in the world for producing entrepreneurs, up 3 spots since 2024" In 2025 Waterloo has produced: 639 founders, 527 companies and $14B USD raised in capital
September 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Meet the mascots of #UWaterloo.

Through traditions, legends and beloved characters, Waterloo fosters belonging, connection and pride within its vibrant community.

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Waterloo Warriors fans gathered around King Warrior
September 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Since 1958, #UWaterloo has distinguished itself with co-op. Today, more than 70% of our students gain up to 2 years of employment experience during their studies.

Ron Ojanpera (BASc ’69) & Elsa Patterson (BES in progress) share how co-op has impacted their careers.

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Two people marching in a parade with a "University of Waterloo Home of Co-op education in Canada" sign Ron Ojanpera (BASc ’69) and Elsa Patterson (BES in progress) talking with each other in front of a co-op timeline
August 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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After being turned away from 15 salons, Aileen Agada co-founded BeBlended, an online marketplace connecting people with Afro-curly hair to trained stylists.

Today, it’s a thriving Waterloo-based company with 1,500+ clients and 150+ stylists across Canada. 🖤🇨🇦💛

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Aileen Agada crossing her arms for a headshot in front of stairs
August 15, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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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.

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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
August 1, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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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.

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Disney Lam crossing her arms as she poses for a photo
July 25, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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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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Joshua Pope (BASc ’19) and Rowan Ferrabee (BASc ’19) holding up baseball bats over their shoulders
July 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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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. Don Cowan standing by a van with a license plate that says WATCOM
July 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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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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Dr. Shu (Joy) Jiang (PhD ’18) standing on a stairwell
June 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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#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).
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
June 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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That #UWaterlooGrad feeling. 😀🎓

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An arts grad who recently crossed the stage at the PAC looks on and smiles at her diploma
June 12, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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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!

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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
June 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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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)
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
June 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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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.

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The Intersex-Inclusive Progress flag and the Two-Spirit Pride flags raised
June 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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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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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
June 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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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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Christina Sullivan Dr. Daniel Scott Greg Mittler Haley Baxter
May 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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From Waterloo co-op student to vice-chair at Deloitte, Jennifer Lee builds on the success of one of her standout initiatives, Asian Tiger Moms, a nationwide platform for Asian C-suite leaders in the business community.

Read her 6 practical tips for building stronger networks.

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Jennifer Lee (BA ’00) speaking at a Waterloo International Women's Day event on a stage inside of Fed Hall
May 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Black holes were once one of the greatest mysteries in the universe until Dr. Avery Broderick and a team of scientists changed that.

In 2019, they shared the first-ever photo of a black hole. Now, their work is pushing the boundaries of relativity & quantum physics.

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Dr. Avery Broderick in front of a chalkboard with math equations on it
May 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Since 1957, #UWaterloo has been redefining education through co-op and work-integrated learning, setting the standard for real-world experience.

In our 2025 #UWaterlooMagazine, read how our alumni, researchers and students are transforming the future.

Full Issue: uwaterloo.ca/magazine
May 13, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Happy Mother’s Day to all the Warrior moms out there! 💝
A new graduate hugging her mom after convocation
May 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM