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The 2026 Ig Nobel Prize ceremony celebrated unconventional scientific studies, including a University of Waterloo team's award-winning work on splash-free urinal design. The annual awards recognize achievements that first make people laugh and then make them think, highlighting eccentric yet legitimate academic inquiry.
Researchers at the University of Waterloo in Ontario are investigating the dynamics and experiences of dating AI companions, describing it as a relationship where the AI agrees with everything without requiring contribution.
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences Ghana and the University of Waterloo Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing have called for improved mathematics education across Africa at the 2026 Helping Teachers Tea conference.
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a method to transform plastic waste into valuable chemicals like vinegar, utilizing sunlight as an energy source.
A new international study, including researchers from the University of Waterloo, highlights a persistent 20-year knowledge gap regarding smoking's significant threat to heart and vascular health, often overshadowed by its link to lung cancer.
A new study from University of Waterloo researchers suggests that thousands of seismic lines carved into Canada's boreal peatlands for oil and gas exploration may be accelerating climate change.
A University of Waterloo civil engineering student, Jonathan Silverman, developed an "Ontario Oddities map" showcasing unusual highway features like incorrect signs, submerged roads, and abandoned bridges.
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a new catalyst that uses sunlight to convert nearly all known plastics into acetic acid, with zero emissions during the process.
Bill Rosehart, the new president of the University of Waterloo, expresses ambition not only for the university but also for the growth of Canada, aiming to have a positive impact.
Researchers from the University of Waterloo have used DNA from skeletal remains to identify four sailors from the ill-fated Franklin expedition's Arctic crew, one of history's most catastrophic Arctic disasters.
A University of Waterloo student has developed an interactive online platform to assist fellow students in navigating the campus and avoiding encounters with aggressive Canada geese. The tool is designed to help students "avoid the honk."