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Rising distributed systems researcher Ahmed Alquraan has received the 2026 Cheriton Distinguished Dissertation Award.

The EDGE for Women program is a one-month intensive program that provides mentorship and training to women and gender-minority students at the beginning of their PhDs. 

The research shows that efforts to reduce emissions in one region can unintentionally influence climate action elsewhere, with consequences that could either strengthen or weaken global progress.

For the first time in the Waterloo chapter’s history, a team has advanced to the Technovation Girls World Summit, while another team has been recognized as the second-ranked intermediate-level team in North America.

Dr. Mary Thompson, Distinguished Professor Emerita in the Faculty of Mathematics at Waterloo, joins 60 other Canadians included in the list of honourees.

One to two awards are granted each year to teachers in the Faculty of Math who have “consistently demonstrated outstanding pedagogical skills and a deep commitment to our students’ education.”