It all started at the International School of Manila in the Philippines.
For Pavak Vyas, the last twelve months have proved to be a year full of change, challenges and zoom meetings.
Professor Anita Layton’s contributions to research, which have included revealing the molecular mechanisms behind different responses to treatments for hypertension among men and women; and uncovering potential side effects of a new “miracle drug” for diabetes, have resulted in her being named the Canada 150 Research Chair in Mathematical Biology and Medicine.
After her mother suffered a stroke, Aries Lee devised an entrepreneurial idea that would change her mother’s life and bring a sense of style to home assistance living aids.
Native to China, Lee came to Canada to complete high school and went on to pursue a Bachelor of Mathematics, graduating in 2005 from the University of Waterloo. “It’s known for being the top school for math, so getting into Waterloo was my ideal goal,” Lee explained.
We remember an alumnus who made a difference in many lives.
Celebrating 50 years of mathematics has kept us busy on the event front!
On September 26th the University of Waterloo’s Risk Management, Economic Sustainability and Actuarial Science Development in Indonesia (READI) project along with its co-sponsor, Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK), brought together 95 senior representatives from universities, life and general insurance companies, Government of Indonesia (GoI), the Embassy of Canada, and national and international associations to discuss the challenges facing the actuarial profession and actuarial education in Indonesia.