News

Filter by:

Limit to news where the title matches:
Limit to items where the date of the news item:
Date range
Limit to news items tagged with one or more of:
Limit to news items where the audience is one or more of:
Monday, May 12, 2025

William Tutte honoured with postage stamp

by MELODIE ROSCHMAN

Royal Mail celebrates combinatorics pioneer and WWII hero Dr. William T. Tutte with stamp commemorating 80th anniversary of V-E Day

Waterloo professor and WWII codebreaker Dr. William T. Tutte (1917-2002) is one of ten individuals being honored by Great Britain’s Royal Mail in a stamp series commemorating the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day.

Sunday, September 1, 2024

Letter from the Dean

by Mark Giesbrecht

M4, unlocking the future of the Faculty of Mathematics

In just a few weeks, we celebrate the groundbreaking for a new math building, M4. This milestone event marks the beginning of a new chapter for the Faculty of Mathematics.

Sunday, September 1, 2024

Escaping tunnel visions of success

by Mayuri Punithan

From fostering collaboration to defining your own success, three students share how to overcome academic and career pressure  

For many students, university is an exciting way to propel their career whether it’s through their academic program, co-op jobs or networking. But these opportunities can also create serious pressures.

Sunday, September 1, 2024

Solving the crisis: Securing our digital privacy

by Jordan Flemming, University Relations

Differential privacy, regulatory frameworks, education and collaboration are key solutions to building privacy-preserving technologies

The "Solving the crisis:" series explores the pressing challenges of our time, including climate change, access to health care, housing affordability and more.

Sunday, September 1, 2024

Events

by Robin Morden

Join us for fun and engaging events!

Alumni events are a great way to stay connected to the Faculty of Mathematics and your fellow University of Waterloo alumni.

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Waterloo Math’s ‘Hidden Figure’

by Melodie Roschman

How Marian Forster became one of the first female employees in Wes Graham’s computing group

“I decided to do mathematics out of defiance,” Marian Forster says, chuckling and leaning forward in her chair. “I pretty much got a message from society, my school, and my family that I was not very smart, and that I should take typing in Grade 10 and become a typist like my mother. And then that would be it.”

Floyd Marinescu launched UBI Works to reframe the debate about basic income — and his message is catching on

Growing up in a family where money was scarce, Floyd Marinescu (BMath ’02) saw firsthand the impacts of working class poverty. “Money was a source of a lot of conflict in my house,” he said. “I knew that if there was financial security, it would have been a lot better for my family.”