Women in Math hosted welcome parties on September 13 and 14. Check out this article by Math Communications Officer Melodie Roschman to learn more about what happened at the events!
The faculty is now the first Faculty of Mathematics to hold Sponsoring Institutional Membership of the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM).
AWM encourages women and girls to study and to have active careers in the mathematical sciences, and to promote equal opportunity and the equal treatment of women and girls in the mathematical sciences.
The new WiM Directed Reading Program (DRP) initiative aims to provide undergraduate students the opportunity to work with a graduate student on a mathematical project. This project could be an introduction to cutting-edge research, setting up the groundwork for a thesis or research project, or a casual survey of an article that would be intimidating to cover on one’s own.
The faculty is now the first Faculty of Mathematics to hold Sponsoring Institutional Membership of the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM).
AWM encourages women and girls to study and to have active careers in the mathematical sciences, and to promote equal opportunity and the equal treatment of women and girls in the mathematical sciences.
Women in Math at University of Waterloo recognises and supports the new initiative to celebrate Women in Mathematics around the world on May 12.