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Scotiabank Data Science Discovery Days encourages real-life problem-solving
More than a hundred students spent the weekend working in teams learning to detect fraud as part of the inaugural Scotiabank Data Science Discovery Days competition.
Meet Tales Rick Perche, recipient of a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship
Rick Perche (His full last name is “Rick Perche,” but he uses “Rick” colloquially as a first name among colleagues and friends) is a PhD candidate in Quantum Information at Waterloo, affiliated with the Institute of Quantum Computing (IQC) and the Perimeter Institute (PI). This year, he won a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship, Canada’s most prestigious PhD scholarship, for his academic excellence, research potential, and leadership.
“Wicked” new class draws on all six Waterloo faculties to address climate change
PhD students from Waterloo’s six faculties are coming together to pilot a new course on climate change. The course, “The Wicked Problem of Climate Change,” is currently open for registration by senior undergraduate students.