The society, which was founded in 1887, gives the lifelong Fellow status to “honor distinguished leaders who have demonstrated excellence in science, have made significant contributions to physiological sciences and related disciplines and have served the Society.”
Enzo’s main goal at Oceanica is to “connect as many people as possible to the ocean” by expanding outreach to marginalized communities in Peru, particularly Indigenous and lower-income communities.
A Cheriton School of Computer Science-led research team won the Social Impact Award at the 2026 Canadian Undergraduate Conference on AI (CUCAI), held in early March.
Conferred by the University of Waterloo, this rare and prestigious honour recognizes exceptional scholarly achievement and international pre-eminence.
The annual award is given by the Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Society (CAIMS) to an outstanding PhD thesis in applied mathematics at a Canadian university.
Users can upload a photo of a goose, and an AI model will detect and count the birds in the frame.
Congratulations to Dr. Matthew Scott, associate professor of Applied Mathematics and co-director of the Mathematical Biology Laboratory, on his co-receipt of a substantial grant ($1,350,000 US) from the Human Frontier Science Program.
Professor Pascal Poupart has received a $50,000 grant from CIBC to support artificial intelligence research through PhD-level training.
Students and alumni at the University of Waterloo are optimistic about the future, and the general sentiment is that AI presents opportunities, not threats.
“I have really enjoyed being in a class that doesn’t just talk about how to build things, but also about what you should build, and why you should do it.”