After two years of virtual hackathons, over 1,000 student hackers returned to the University of Waterloo campus for this year’s Hack the North.
Today the Government of Canada, through the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), announced an investment of $64 million in research infrastructure to support 251 projects at 40 universities across the country.
The Faculty of Mathematics has named Pengfei Li and Rahim Moosa as its Research Chairs for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Cheriton School of Computer Science Professor Stacey Watson, and their colleagues Manisha Kamarushi, Garreth Tigwell, and Roshan Peiris at Rochester Institute of Technology, have received best paper award at MobileHCI 2022.
Don’t miss the chance to register for the Zero Experience: an online innovation program now entering its third year. The Zero Experience, a virtual program sponsored by campus startup incubator Velocity, connects students with like-minded peers and exciting mentors in order to empower them to solve global problems, collaborate effectively, and pursue passion projects.
Mathematics Statistics alumni Joy Jiang (PhD ‘18) has been named as one of the inaugural 40 Under 40 Public Health Catalyst Award recipients. The Boston Congress of Public Health recognized these 40 individuals as representatives of the next generation of leaders, entrepreneurs, researchers, scientists, activists, intellectual provocateurs, authors, and directors who inspire and catalyze a more just and equitable world.
Stephanie Whitney joined the Faculty of Mathematics this summer as the Director of Research and Innovation Partnerships. She works closely with Professor Charlie Clarke, the Faculty of Math’s Associate Dean of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, to raise research profiles, initiate and develop industry and government relationships, and secure funding to support student entrepreneurship.
