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Waterloo, National Research Council create collaboration hub
On June 17, the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and the University of Waterloo announced the launch of the NRC Waterloo Collaboration on Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things and Cybersecurity. The centre will be an innovation hub for artificial intelligence research that contributes to intelligent logistics. The partnership announcement took place in the RoboHub space in Engineering 7.
"This collaboration centre brings together leading researchers to make significant advances in artificial intelligence for Canadians and Canadian businesses,” says Iain Stewart, president of the National Research Council of Canada. “We are proud to partner with the University of Waterloo and look forward to the success of this exciting collaboration."
Housed on the University of Waterloo campus, the Collaboration on Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, and Cybersecurity brings together 20 researchers and students from the National Research Council of Canada and the University of Waterloo.
“Fundamental research is made stronger through collaboration,” says President Feridun Hamdullahpur. “This new hub offers the National Research Council and the University of Waterloo an opportunity to make significant strides that will develop Canada’s strength in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and the Internet of Things, and expand on our legacy of global impact.”
The National Research Council of Canada and the University of Waterloo have been collaborating on computer science research and development for over 10 years. The National Research Council of Canada is the Government of Canada’s largest research organization.
LGBTQ+ Making Spaces has a new look
Recently, the Equity Office joined the Working Group on Sexual and Gender Diversity in a re-branding of the LGBTQ+ Making Spaces program. Working closely with Creative Services, a new visual identity was created. The new visual indicator and logo are more reflective of the values of the program and more easily identifiable by members of the campus community. The new visual indicators are displayed in the offices, work stations, or other locations adjacent to one of our space makers across campus.
LGBTQ+ Space Makers is an entirely volunteer program, made up of those who have completed the LGBTQ+ Making Spaces training and have committed to providing a welcoming and supportive network for all members of the LGBTQ+ community, including (but not limited to) lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning individuals.
Our Space Makers are committed to maintaining the confidentiality of an individual’s identity, such as their gender identity or sexual orientation. They are not counsellors, but are available to listen, provide referrals to LGBTQ+ supportive people and programs (both on and off-campus), and bring issues of concern to the appropriate parties on your behalf.
There are currently over 123 affirmed LGBTQ+ Space Makers across campus, all of who are now listed on our website. To learn more about the program, upcoming workshop dates, how to become a LGBTQ+ Space Maker, or a Making Spaces trainer, please don’t hesitate to contact us at equity@uwaterloo.ca or visit our website.
Propel Centre to close this month
A message from the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences.
The Propel Centre for Population Health Impact will be winding down operations by June 28, 2019, following an organizational review earlier this year. Arrangements are being made to ensure existing Propel commitments to its partners are being met, and work is under way to assist Propel staff in locating other opportunities.
The Faculty of Applied Health Sciences has been proud to host Propel as a research centre since 2013, and as a national research program of the Canadian Cancer Society since 1998. The Centre has made significant contributions to public health research, graduate student training, and service to the public health and chronic disease prevention fields across Canada and beyond.
The Faculty will continue to support a significant range of public health research, including in the areas of mental and global health, aging, addictions and youth behaviour.
Parties looking to learn more about current and future public health research in the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences can contact Eugenia Xenos Anderson.
For more information about the following projects, please visit:
- Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey (CSTADS)
L’Enquête canadienne sur le tabac, l’alcool et les drogues chez les élèves (ECTADÉ) - Tobacco Use In Canada (tobaccoreport.ca)
Thanking Doug Peers and and other notes
This Friday, the Faculty of Arts is holding a special celebration to say thank you to Doug Peers, Dean of Arts, whose eight-year tenure as dean concludes at the end of June. Friends and colleagues are invited to stop by the Hagey Hall Hub from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. for stories, refreshments and more.
Feel free to share your favourite Dean Peers memories, and wear your favourite Doug-inspired items (think tweed vests, cargo shorts, fountain pens and anything orange!)
Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA) is pleased to announce that Swakshar Saha (MASc, Civil Engineering) is the first graduate student to complete Professional Skills Foundations.
Launched in fall 2018, Foundations is a new professional skills program for graduate students at University of Waterloo. Completion of the program requires participants to attend an introductory workshop, create an Individual Development Plan (IDP), complete four workshops and four self-directed activities, and participate in a capstone mock interview with a graduate career advisor in the Centre for Career Action.