Banik wins Farquharson Teaching Award
Congratulations to our PhD student Arjun Banik, who will receive an Andy Farquharson Award for Teaching Excellence on May 1.
Congratulations to our PhD student Arjun Banik, who will receive an Andy Farquharson Award for Teaching Excellence on May 1.
Congratulations to our Math student winners at Honours Fest 2025! Kira Hodge won third place overall and Haley Freigang won best in Math.
Read more: Congrats to Honours Fest winners Hodge and Freigang
Congratulations to Heather Berringer for winning the Dr. Arne H. Lane Graduate Fellowship in Marine Sciences! Heather is a PhD student in statistics, supervised by Laura Cowen, and her work on abalone is in collaboration with the Pacific Biological Station, Fisheries and Oceans Canada / Pêches et Océans Canada.
We sadly announce that our retired colleague Ahmed Sourour has passed away after a serious illness.
Congratulations to Arjun Banik on being chosen as the recipient of the Dr. Margaret “Marmie” Perkins Hess Graduate Fellowships in Earth, Ocean, Astronomy, and Environmental Sciences. This is a major scholarship. Excellent news!
In this episode co-hosts Michelle and Steph chat with math youtuber and UVic professor Dr. Trefor Bazett. Covering topics like " Can anyone learn math?", Game theory and Topology.
Read more: Watch Trefor Bazett chat about Math with Inspire-d at UVic
Congratulations to our Math Competition 2024 winners: Overall: Nick Sima Junior (1st/2nd year): Stacey Sharfenberg Well done both, and Nick won for the second year in a row!
Congratulations to Mark Lewis for being awarded the 2024 Akira Okubo Prize. The Akira Okubo Prize, awarded every four years, recognizes outstanding contributions to Mathematical Biology.
Trefor Bazett was awarded the 2024 PIMS Education Prize at the PIMS Changing the Culture Conference on May 17 in Vancouver. Trefor excels at teaching math in person and online and you can view his many math videos on YouTube. Congratulations Trefor!
Dr. Christopher Eagle of the University of Victoria has been named the recipient of the Canadian Mathematics Society (CMS) 2024 Excellence in Teaching Award for his innovative teaching style, student mentorship, and depth of subject knowledge. Congratulations Chris!
Read more: Eagle to receive CMS Excellence in Teaching Award
Applications for admission into the Data Science Program are being accepted from April 1 to April 30.