News archive - February 2021

Tuesday, February 16, 2021

#GRADimpact: Jyler Menard, master’s student in Computational Mathematics builds community by organizing UWaterloo’s first physics hackathon.

“There should be opportunities for you to grow in different ways and to explore different spaces to develop ideas. Taking risks and getting involved is how we learn who we are.”

Friday, February 12, 2021

Beyond the Bulletin Podcast features GRADflix 2021 winner, Anna Murynka

The latest episode of the Beyond the Bulletin Podcast is now live. Anna Murynka, a master’s student from psychology and the winner of the GRADflix 2021 Showcase, discusses her winning short film, her thesis, and her goal of increasing mental health services.

Thursday, February 11, 2021

UPDATE: Considering simplifications to TA support to help you budget

Update:

Thank you to the students who have taken the time to reach out and follow up on the memo below. We are grateful for your questions and the thoughtful conversations they have prompted. As a result of your emails, we offer the addendum below to add clarity to the original message. If you have questions, please reach out.

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Wednesday, February 10, 2021

UWaterloo's Nathan Duarte (BASc'21) is named a McCall MacBain Scholarship finalist

Tuesday, February 9, 2021

#GRADimpact: Joseph Todd, Recreation and Leisure PhD student aims to influence change and build community in the gaming industry

Not only has gaming become a massively popular spectator sport, even universities are growing their varsity rosters with e-sports teams. Add physical distancing requirements due to COVID-19, and gaming rates will continue to soar.