Editing University of Waterloo (section)

=== Twenty-first century ===
In 2001, the university announced it would develop the Waterloo [[research park|Research]] and [[Science park|Technology Park]] in the north campus. The park was planned to house many of the high-tech industries in the area, and is supported by the university, the [[Regional Municipality of Waterloo]], the provincial and federal governments, and [[Canada's Technology Triangle]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uwaterloo.ca/research-technology-park/|title=David Johnston Research + Technology Park|publisher=University of Waterloo|access-date=29 June 2013|date=24 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130625081319/https://uwaterloo.ca/research-technology-park/|archive-date=25 June 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The aim was to provide businesses with access to the university's faculty, co-operative education students, and alumni, as well as the university's infrastructure and resources.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uwaterloo.ca/research-technology-park/about/features|title=Features|access-date=29 June 2013|publisher=University of Waterloo|date=30 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629060206/https://uwaterloo.ca/research-technology-park/about/features|archive-date=29 June 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Groundbreaking was on 25 June 2002, with the first completed building, the Sybase campus building, opening on 26 November 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uwaterloo.ca/research-technology-park/about/information/timeline|title=Timeline|access-date=29 June 2013|publisher=University of Waterloo|date=29 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626190455/https://uwaterloo.ca/research-technology-park/about/information/timeline|archive-date=26 June 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2010, the Waterloo Research and Tech Park was renamed as the David Johnston Research and Technology Park, after [[David Johnston (governor general)|David Johnston]], the 28th [[Governor General of Canada]] and former president of the university.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.570news.com/2011/06/05/waterloo-research-and-tech-park-renamed/|title=Waterloo Research and Tech Park renamed|date=5 June 2011|access-date=29 June 2013|work=570News|publisher=Rogers Media|archive-date=18 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140218214607/http://www.570news.com/2011/06/05/waterloo-research-and-tech-park-renamed/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

From 2009 to 2012, the university managed four undergraduate programs in [[Dubai]].<ref name="DubaiR">{{cite web|url=http://www.therecord.com/news/local/article/832369--university-of-waterloo-closing-its-dubai-campus|title=University of Waterloo closing its Dubai campus|work=The Record|publisher=Metroland Media Group|last=Monteiro|first=Liz|date=8 November 2012|access-date=20 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110200258/http://www.therecord.com/news/local/article/832369--university-of-waterloo-closing-its-dubai-campus|archive-date=10 November 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The university worked in partnership with the [[Higher Colleges of Technology]], the largest post-secondary institution in the [[United Arab Emirates]]. Discussions regarding the partnership emerged in 2004, and the Dubai campus was officially opened in September 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uwaterloo.ca/news/news/first-uae-students-start-classes-university-waterloo-campus|title=First UAE students start classes at University of Waterloo campus|publisher=University of Waterloo|access-date=25 January 2014|date=11 January 2012}}</ref> Through the partnership, the university offered undergraduate degrees in [[chemical engineering]], [[civil engineering]], financial analysis and risk management, and [[information technology]] management.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uwaterloo.ca/united-arab-emirates/future-students/programs-study|title=Programs of study – United Arab Emirates|publisher=University of Waterloo|access-date=12 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120705163440/https://uwaterloo.ca/united-arab-emirates/future-students/programs-study|archive-date=5 July 2012}}</ref> The programs offered in Dubai took place in facilities provided by the Higher Colleges of Technology.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uwaterloo.ca/united-arab-emirates/admitted-students/residence|title=Residence – United Arab Emirates|publisher=University of Waterloo|access-date=12 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711032421/http://uwaterloo.ca/united-arab-emirates/admitted-students/residence|archive-date=11 July 2012 }}</ref> On 30 October 2012, the university's Board of Governors decided to close the university's extension in Dubai.<ref name="DubaiR" />

One 29 June 2023, one professor and two students of UW were stabbed during a gender studies class. The perpetrator, a UW graduate, was charged with three counts of aggravated assault; four counts of assault with a weapon; two counts of possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose; and mischief under $5,000.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tucker |first=Joe Sutton, Emma |date=2023-06-29 |title=24-year-old suspect charged with stabbing 3 people during gender studies class at Canada's University of Waterloo in 'hate-motivated' attack, police say |publisher=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/29/americas/canada-waterloo-university-stabbing/index.html |access-date=30 June 2023}}</ref> Investigators of the Waterloo Regional Police service believe it was a hate-motivated incident related to gender expression and gender identity.<ref>{{cite web |date=2023-06-29 |title=Waterloo Regional Police Continue to Investigate Stabbing at University of Waterloo |url=https://www.wrps.on.ca/en/news/Waterloo_Regional_Police_Continue_to_Investigate_Stabbing_at_University_of_Waterloo.aspx |access-date=30 June 2023 |website=www.wrps.on.ca}}</ref> The perpetrator pleaded guilty to four counts on June 3, 2024: two counts of aggravated assault and one each of assault causing bodily harm and assault with a weapon.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ex-University of Waterloo student pleads guilty to 2023 stabbings in gender-studies class |first=Aastha |last=Shetty |date=2024-06-03 |work=[[CBC News]] |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/university-waterloo-stabbing-suspect-pleads-guilty-assault-1.7205532 |access-date=2024-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604220343/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/university-waterloo-stabbing-suspect-pleads-guilty-assault-1.7205532 |archive-date=2024-06-04 |url-status=live}}</ref>