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Both finalist teams that included students from the Faculty of Math – AFAIK and RelayMD – won top prizes at the Velocity 5K finals yesterday afternoon.
On November 16, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $15 million in funding for the University of Waterloo’s Faculties of Mathematics and Environment to work with Indonesian partners on climate-change adaptation and mitigation strategies in the country.
For David Kennedy (BMath ’02), vice-president and co-founder of the digital avatar company Bitmoji, the ways people represent themselves and identify online should be about empowerment and breaking free of constraints.
Penelope Schankula (BCS in progress) is a builder.
She may not have been aware of that when she took a co-op job at the cybersecurity company Arctic Wolf in Waterloo, but she is part of a new generation helping build the region’s cybersecurity cluster today.
On November 9, Dr. Edward Doolittle, associate professor of mathematics at First Nations University of Canada and the University of Regina, visited the Faculty of Mathematics.
A team of three Waterloo students have placed 17th at the 45th International Collegiate Programming Contest, the most prestigious and well-known algorithmic programming competition for university students, held this year in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
On November 9, more than 100 students visited the DC foyer to view a photography exhibit created by Ukrainian students at Waterloo.
Nine students from the Faculty of Mathematics will be competing in the Velocity semi-finals in South Campus Hall on November 9 and 10.
The Faculty of Mathematics is introducing a “Meatless Math Mondays” initiative this November to increase departmental sustainability and improve environmental wellness among students, faculty and staff.