Donors, alumni, faculty, staff and students gathered on October 28 to celebrate the official groundbreaking for Mathematics 4 (M4), the new Faculty of Mathematics building that begins construction this fall.
The five-storey, 120,000 square foot building will serve as the heart of the mathematics district on campus, and include increased classroom space, labs and a cutting-edge eco-friendly server room, called the Green Room.
“As the University of Waterloo works to lead Canada in technological, social and environmental innovation, the Faculty of Mathematics will be an essential part of that work,” says Dr. Mark Giesbrecht, dean of the Faculty of Mathematics. “Mathematics 4 will advance green computing and the data revolution while empowering researchers and students in mathematics, computer science, data science and statistics.”
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