Christiano Choo

From solving forest fires to international collaboration: Charmaine Dean’s journey to recognition of “Chevalier” by the Order of Academic Palms

Dr. Charmaine Dean, vice-president, researcher and professor in the department of statistics and actuarial science at UW, was recently honored with the prestigious title of Chevalier (Knight) in the Ordre des Palmes académiques by the French government. 

2024-08-13T16:25:44-04:00July 23, 2024|Local News, News|

The stars and their secrets: Will Percival and his journey to understanding the universe

Humanity’s quest to uncover the secrets of our vast universe is one that has been long, fraught with difficulty, and largely unsuccessful. As is often characteristic of us, however, it also seems to be a quest that has […]

2024-09-04T16:01:11-04:00July 17, 2024|Science & Tech|

The weight of the world on my shoulders — my experience becoming Canadian Junior Champion

This past Friday, June 14, I represented Ontario in the male 61 kg weight class at the national Canadian Junior Weightlifting Championships. Aiming for a champion finish with the best lifters from other provinces competing as well, I […]

2024-08-14T10:53:47-04:00June 17, 2024|Sports & Health|

Waterloo Warriors compete in Olympic swim trials — Kevin Zhang finishes in second place and other results

Last month, on May 13-19, five Waterloo Warriors competed in this year’s Olympic trials for Paris 2024 — a number unprecedented in Waterloo swim’s recent history. These athletes were Kevin Zhang, who swam the 200m and 100m butterfly; […]

2024-08-14T10:54:52-04:00June 10, 2024|Sports & Health|
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