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The Faculty of Mathematics’ health and well-being committees are building on the success of their September events with new ways to get involved in October.

September saw the launch of the Living Wellness Campaign, which had some 200 participants attend the planned physical wellness activities. Faculty members, staff and students took part in yoga, Zumba, wall climbing and an eat-well workshop.

Maclean's has released its annual rankings of Canadian universities. The University of Waterloo continues to excel overall, and more specifically in ranking categories related to the Faculty of Mathematics.

The Faculty of Mathematics will be hosting a special dean's townhall event for faculty members and staff, October 12, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM. The townhall is a virtual event on MS Teams. All faculty members and staff received an email invitation on September 23.

All staff and faculty members are welcome to participate. The assemblies provide a confidential and safe environment in which employees can discuss any challenges and raise concerns related to health and well-being.

Vivek Goel, incoming president and vice-chancellor of the University of Waterloo, has been named a fellow of the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences.

Congratulations to Professors Bin Ma and Sue Ann Campbell on their appointments as University Research Chairs at the University of Waterloo. Both researchers are highly distinguished and have made significant, valuable contributions in their respective fields.

Cheriton School of Computer Science Professor Kate Larson and her international colleagues have published a commentary in Nature about the need for cooperative artificial intelligence — beneficial AI with social understanding.

AI assistants and recommendation algorithms interact with billions of people every day, yet they have little understanding of humans. Professor Larson and her colleagues argue that AI needs social understanding and cooperative intelligence to integrate beneficially into society.

Each year, the University of Waterloo recognizes employees by celebrating their milestones of distinguished service to the University of Waterloo community. 

Staff and faculty celebrating 5 to 50 years of service were honoured across a series of virtual events to recognize their contributions and tireless work that have impacted the success of the university. Join in the celebration and view messages of congratulations on the celebration board.

During his tenure in the Department of Pure Mathematics, Dr. Brian Forrest has supervised 18 master’s students, 10 doctoral students, and 11 postdoctoral fellows who have gone on to build successful careers in academia and industry. It came as no surprise to any of them that Dr. Forrest received the 2020-21 Award of Excellence in Graduate Supervision.