News

2019

• Summer

  • Scholarship for students from war-affected countries sees first grads in Waterloo region
  • Hospital works with Laurier students to design app for parents of children with rare genetic disorder

2018

• Fall

  • Laurier computer scientist working on early diagnosis methods for degenerative diseases of the brain

• Summer

  • Laurier course explores but doesn’t always solve the mysteries of the universe

• Winter

  • Astrophysics researcher Ioannis Haranas shares how mentorship can inspire excellence

2017

• Summer

  • Laurier physicist Shohini Ghose helps create new TED-Ed video on Marie Curie
  • Sarah Goertzen (BSc '08) and Tyler Potter (BSc '09) traded their tech jobs for brewing beer
  • Laurier’s Department of Physics and Computer Science launches Master of Science degree in Applied Computing for September 2017
  • Laurier Computer Science students get quantum
  • Laurier student marries physics and forensics through ballistics work at RCMP

2016

• Summer

  • Laurier lecture explains the importance of finding Einstein’s gravitational waves
  • Award-winning quantum physicist to deliver Laurier Association for Lifelong Learning anniversary lecture
  • The Record: Computer Science/BBA student trying to build world’s smartest app

• Fall

  • Laurier’s Shohini Ghose wins Oktoberfest Women of the Year for STEM advocacy
  • LaunchPad Science presents Pitching Prototypes