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  1. Jan. 18, 2021New graduate diploma offers an interdisciplinary approach to computational and big data methods
    numerous locks connected by lines to simulate a network

  2. Dec. 16, 2020Canada Research Chairs will advance equity and justice in two key areas of Canadian society
    Logan MacDonal and Alana Cattapan

    The Government of Canada has just announced the newest group of Canada Research Chairs (CRC), including two from Waterloo’s Faculty of Arts. Alana Cattapan, a professor in Political Science, is a tier two CRC in The Politics of Reproduction. Logan MacDonald, a professor in Fine Arts, is a tier two CRC in Indigenous Art. Congratulations to both outstanding scholars on their distinguished career achievement!

  3. Dec. 9, 2020Interdisciplinary experts develop solutions to improve Canada's COVID Alert app
    computer screens and COVID-19 virus

    Organized by the Master of Public Service Policy & Data Lab and GEDI and sponsored by the Waterloo Cybersecurity & Privacy Institute, last week's Data and Privacy During a Global Pandemic conference brought together experts from the social and physical sciences, computer science, engineering, and statistics, including president-designate for the University of Waterloo, Dr. Vivek Goel.

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