Waterloo rated as Canada's top research university
Toronto: The University of Waterloo, based in the city of Blackberry near here, has been rated as the top research institution in Canada. In the annual ``Canada Top 50 Research Universities,'' Waterloo edged out many top universities in a survey which tracks sponsored research at these institutions. The university is quite popular with Indian students. It has some prominent Indians on its faculties also. In a release before the publication of the survey at the weekend, the university said its total research ranked in the ``elite $100 million club'' in 2007. It also reported $121.6 million in total research income from government and non-government sources last year. ``This is great news for Waterloo,'' the release quoted George Dixon, university vice-president research, as saying. ``The credit goes to our outstanding researchers, our faculty and graduate students, who continue to shine on the national and international stage,'' said Dixon. ``We believe ...