News archive - October 2014

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Square holds code camp for female University of Waterloo computer science students

Mobile-payment company Square is holding a code camp at its newly opened downtown Kitchener office this Wednesday evening for 40 young women studying computer science at the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science.

This is the only code camp that Square is running for computer science students in Canada. During the camp, students will learn about developing their technical brand online by working on open source software with Square engineers.

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

University of Waterloo CS ranked top Computer Science university in Canada, 18th globally, by US News & World Report

The David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science has been ranked the top Computer Science university in Canada, 18th globally, by US News & World Report. 

The US News & World Report rankings are based on schools' academic research and reputation, and allow students to compare universities around the world.

Friday, October 24, 2014

CS Professor brings 3D printing to the Jewish community

David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science professor Craig Kaplan is getting exposure in the Jewish community by manufacturing yarmulkes through 3D printing.

Kaplan's application of mathematical specification in the creation of the iconic symbol is one more example of how mathematics plays a role in our day to day lives.

Read more on Kaplan's artistic adventures in 3D printing of yarmulkes via The Jerusalem Post. 

Thursday, October 9, 2014

LinkedIn rankings: the University of Waterloo the best school for software developers

The University of Waterloo ranks first as "best school for software developers" in the LinkedIn Canadian University Rankings.

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

2014 Cheriton Symposium poster competition results

On September 19, the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science hosted it's annual research symposium in the Davis Centre. 

28 graduate students, including those who were awarded Cheriton scholarships displayed their research posters in the great hall. Two prizes are awarded to the best posters present at the symposium. The first prize winner is awarded $300 and $200 goes to the second prize winner.

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