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Monday, September 22, 2025
Google partners with University of Waterloo to shape the future of work and learning
$1 million initiative to establish Research Chair and enhance student AI tool experimentation
Today, University of Waterloo and Google announced a research collaboration that will examine the impact of artificial intelligence on education and career readiness.
Sunday, September 1, 2024
Letter from the Dean
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
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
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
The math behind Olympic sports
Have you ever wondered about the math that makes Olympic sports possible?
Sunday, September 1, 2024
Alum Q&A: How Saralin Zassman brings computer science into the artist’s studio
Saralin Zassman (MMath '24) is a recent Computer Science master’s graduate who now works with internationally renowned media artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer. Learn more about her academic and career journey below.
I am a creative technologist at Antimodular Research, the Montreal-based studio of media artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer.
Sunday, September 1, 2024
Events
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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’
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.”
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Unlocking human potential through a universal basic income
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.”