The Bridges lecture series are public lectures connecting Arts, Science and Mathematics.
The Platonic solids as Tiffany lamps, art objects and stepping-stones to higher dimensions.
With Hans Schepker and Carlo Sequin
The Faculty of Mathematics is exceptionally proud of our alumni for their outstanding accomplishments, innovation, and achievements within their research, communities, and professions.
Join us for an afternoon of discussions presented by Vicki Iverson, 2017 J.W. Graham Medal recipient and Efim Zelmanov, 2017 Honorary Doctorate recipient.
The Faculty of Mathematics is hosting a networking reception for all Math/CS alumni living in the San Francisco area in honor of the Faculty's 50th Anniversary!
Join us and your fellow alumni on Tuesday, July 18th for drinks and appetizers at The Hidden Vine.
Play a game of Bocce, enjoy great conversations, and learn about exciting updates from Waterloo.
You’re invited to catch up with your classmates from Waterloo Math and Engineering, hear what’s new on campus, and meet local students working in the area. Let’s celebrate Canada’s 150th and UWaterloo’s 60th birthday together!
Join fellow alumni, and Stephen M. Watt, Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics, in Montreal for an inspiring alumni event. Celebrating the Female Tech Trailblazer will feature short, ted-style talks highlighting speakers’ incredible contributions to technology and the work being done to remove the barriers for young women considering a career in tech.
What, exactly, is fragrance? How might we discuss and theorize the sense of smell? Luca Turin and Saskia Wilson-Brown confront these surprisingly thorny questions and argue that fragrance is an autonomous art which must be dealt with on its own terms, a message in a bottle. As Igor Stravinsky said of music, fragrance may be "by its very nature, essentially powerless to express anything at all".
The first Bridges lecture in 2018 will explore how humans have sought to make the Arctic legible (to borrow the phrase of James C.
