News archive - 2020

Monday, December 14, 2020

Faculty of mathematics students reimagine the hockey fan experience

With COVID-19 preventing hockey fans from watching games in person this year, the University of Waterloo, Rogers Communications, and Sportsnet are seeking new ways to enhance the experience of watching hockey from home. They recently partnered to host the Sportsnet Hockey Hack, a virtual hackathon that challenged Waterloo students to design applications using 5G technology to deepen and enrich fan engagement.

Monday, December 14, 2020

Faculty of Mathematics entrepreneurs included in Forbes 30 Under 30

Four students with connections to the University of Waterloo’s Faculty of Mathematics included in Forbes 30 Under 30 for 2021.

The four students, Jeremy Wang, Artem Pasyechnyk, Everest Munro-Zeisberger and Andrei Serban are entrepreneurs involved in gaming and enterprise technology.

Jeremy Wang

Company: Streamer, Disguised Toast

Education: Faculty of Mathematics

Thursday, December 10, 2020

Digging Deeper

$Alyssa Shcultz Dey$

She grew up in Alberta and Nova Scotia, but she considers Nanchang, China, her second home. After earning undergraduate degrees in pure mathematics and education, Alyssa Schultz Dey took a leap of faith and accepted a teaching position at the Nanchang No. 2 High School Sino-Canadian Nova Scotia International Program in southeastern China.

Thursday, December 3, 2020

Switching Gears

$Anita Chen$

The University of Waterloo was Anita Chen’s second choice. In hindsight, she is “absolutely grateful” for the turn of events that led her from China to the Faculty of Mathematics.

Thursday, November 26, 2020

Changing Direction

$Jaqui Parchment$

Like many first-generation Canadians, Jaqui Parchment (BMath ’87) and her parents struggled financially when they moved here from Jamaica. “My parents couldn’t find work in their field,” she shared. “At the time, if you studied actuarial science, you were guaranteed a job because the demand was so high.” Parchment had a natural aptitude for mathematics, so she enrolled in the actuarial science program at the University of Waterloo's Faculty of Mathematics.