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 has received a  to expand iEnvironment++, a software platform that supports environmental science and engineering research on surface water. CANARIE, a component of Canada’s digital infrastructure supporting research, education and innovation, yesterday announced 20 successful recipients of its research software funding call.

Half of the six first-year students to receive HeForShe IMPACT 10x10x10 scholarships from the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ study in the Faculty of Mathematics.

For the three recipients, this scholarship supports more than just their finances – it keeps their focus on their passion.

 has been named as a  for her contributions to eDiscovery by .

Associate Professor Matthew Kennedy received a $120,000 Discovery Accelerator Supplement from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) for his work within the field of operator algebras.

Four Faculty of Mathematics researchers, whose research is deemed on the verge of a breakthrough, will receive supplemental funding from the .

On Friday, September 27, À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ celebrated the launch of the Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute (CPI) with 100 attendees including security leaders from the private and public sectors. CPI was formed to uncover new approaches to security and privacy and educating Canada’s future leaders to be able to understand and respond to emerging online threats. Read the full story.

and a professor from the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science were named 2018 Vector Institute Faculty Affiliates.

A multi-disciplinary research team is bridging the gap between psychology and gamification that could significantly impact learning efforts in user experience design, healthcare, and government.

The research, conducted by researchers at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ and the University of Minnesota, has integrated models from psychology with human-computer interaction, which allows for a more deliberate, interactive connection between the two disciplines in the understanding of gameful experiences.

A new blockchain tool developed by a researcher at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ and a collaborator at Airbus in Germany could make procurement of goods and services safer and more impartial.

The tool, a blockchain auction protocol that allows for more safe and secure bidding on contracts with companies, so that the online auction is more difficult to hack or manipulate than conventional methods.

Katherine Gotovsky has been named a recipient of Canada’s largest and most comprehensive undergraduate merit award, conferred by the .