CEMC in the News http://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/news/news.html We interact with students and teachers around the world. Our contest participants, workshop attendees, online resource users and volunteers come from around the globe. http://www.cemc.uwaterloo.ca/news/around-the-world.html http://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/news/news.html#32 How many students write our contests in a single year? How long do they take to mark? Some fun rough numbers illustrate the scope of our contests, workshops and resources. http://cemc.uwaterloo.ca/news/by-the-numbers.html http://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/news/news.html#31 Taking the guts of a computer apart isn’t a task Kelcey Moore has ever done before. http://www.therecord.com/news/local/article/718555--workshop-builds-confidence-in-girls-who-like-mathematics http://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/news/news.html#30 Retired high school math teacher Bruce White has been an enthusiastic supporter of the CEMC in many ways for several decades. Now, thanks to the generosity of one of his former students, Dr. White’s inspiration of many thousands of math students has been recognized in a very special way. http://math.uwaterloo.ca/math/news/bruce-white-atrium-dedication http://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/news/news.html#29 If six people need to cross a river, two at a time, but one has to make the return trip each time, how long will it take for all of them to cross? http://www.niagarathisweek.com/community/education/article/1254890--a-new-kind-of-math-test http://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/news/news.html#28 Each of the four Canadian participants brought home a medal from the 23rd International Olympiad of Informatics held in Pattaya City, Thailand. http://www.cemc.uwaterloo.ca/news/news-archive/IOI2011ResultsArticle.pdf http://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/news/news.html#27 Canadian team arrives in Thailand for IOI 2011 – Four Toronto–area students have arrived in Pattaya City, Thailand to represent Canada at the 23rd International Olympiad of Informatics (IOI) from July 22-28. http://www.cemc.uwaterloo.ca/news/news-archive/IOI-Article-2011.pdf http://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/news/news.html#26 Sandy Graham who is a lecturer in the CEMC and coordinates our Workshop in Computer Science for Young Women recently appeared on the TVO show "The Agenda with Steve Paikin". The panel discussed women in science today and why no woman has won the Nobel prize in chemistry since Marie Curie in 1911 http://www.tvo.org/cfmx/tvoorg/theagenda/index.cfm?page_id=7&bpn=779960&ts=2011-02-22%2020:00:00.0 http://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/news/news.html#25 IOI challenges competitors from 81 countries from 81 countries to demontrate cutting edge problem solving. http://www.cemc.uwaterloo.ca/news/news-archive/IOI2010-News-Article.pdf http://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/news/news.html#24 It's no secret that when the dot-com bubble burst it also made a dent in student enrollment in computer science programs across Canada. While the situation is improving, attracting women remains a challenge. http://www.ucalgary.ca/news/utoday/june15-2010/computerscience http://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/news/news.html#23 A moment of affirmation came to Brian Forrest last April, during an event at Waterloo's Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing. He had just given a well-received talk on the proposed new Master of Mathematics for Teachers (MMT) program to a group of 200 high school teachers. http://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/news/news-archive/MMT%20Article%20for%20CEMC%20News%20Centre.pdf http://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/news/news.html#22 For many high school students struggling to give meaning to abstract mathematical concepts, math is something to endure rather than love. But for 40 Grade 9 girls who attend Waterloo's annual Think About Math! conference, they discover that math will actually help them land a successful career. http://uwaterloo.ca/profiles/profile.php?id=169 http://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/news/news.html#21 Canada's top students in computer science will attend a week-long training camp next month at the University of Waterloo in preparation for the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) to held August 14-21 at Waterloo. http://www.exchangemagazine.com/morningpost/2010/week15/Friday/041607.htm http://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/news/news.html#20 Ask Mubina Chunara how to solve a high school algebra equation and chances are she will come up with the solution lickety-split. But ask the 15-year-old Brampton student about the range of career choices she might have as a math major and the answers haven't always come as easily. http://www.parentcentral.ca/parent/newsfeatures/article/774068--secret-life- http://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/news/news.html#19 The agreement with the Youth Care Foundation (YCF) includes five years of support to help facilitate... http://www.cemc.uwaterloo.ca/news/news-archive/Gambia-News-Release.pdf http://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/news/news.html#18 The Great Olympiad Mathematics Competitions (GOMC) held from November 19 to December 22 at the Youth Care Foundation in Churchill's town ... http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/05/18/math-competition-training-ground-future-quotmathletesquot.html http://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/news/news.html#17 Four high school students represented Canada well at the twenty-first International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria in August. http://www.cemc.uwaterloo.ca/news/news-archive/IOI-Bulgaria-2009.pdf http://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/news/news.html#16 Third grader Debora Kezia seemed relaxed before the International Mathematics Competitions held in Sevilla School in East Jakarta, where she was due to face her older sister, Christa Lorenzia, 12, in solving 7th grade level math problems. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/05/18/math-competition-training-ground-future-quotmathletesquot.html http://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/news/news.html#15 When he was in kindergarten, Braden Cok drilled his times tables just for fun. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/therecord/access/1741684221.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jun+8,+2009&author=Luisa+D'Amato&pub=Waterloo+Region+Record&edition=&startpage=A.1&desc=Teen+math+whiz+scores+perfection;+UW's+Gauss+test+was+no+match+for+Braden+Cok+--+the+13-year-old+is+among+a+select+few+who+got+every+question+right http://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/news/news.html#14 Held a "Seminar in Computer Science for Young Women" in late May. http://www.bulletin.uwaterloo.ca/2009/jun/08mo.html http://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/news/news.html#13 Waterloo is leading the way in attracting math students aided by the work done at the Centre for Education in Math and Computing (CEMC). http://uwaterloo.ca/profiles/profile.php?id=102 http://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/news/news.html#12 The University of Waterloo will host the inaugural Think About Math conference this week to boost girls' interest in mathematics and increase the number of women pursuing math-related careers. http://newsrelease.uwaterloo.ca/news.php?id=5064 http://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/news/news.html#11 The folk at University of Waterloo are spreading the gospel of math. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/therecord/access/1660207781.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Mar+13,+2009&author=Luisa+D'Amato&pub=Waterloo+Region+Record&edition=&startpage=A.1&desc=Divide+and+conquer;+Students+get+help+with+math+--+and+getting+ahead+in+life+--+thanks+to+a+University+of+Waterloo+outreach+effort+funded+by+a+healthy+sum+from+the+Bill+and+Melinda+Gates+Foundation%3A+$12.5+million http://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/news/news.html#10 If you're a girl in Grade 9 with at least a 70 per cent average in math, the University of Waterloo wants you. http://www.thestar.com/article/598623 http://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/news/news.html#09 Four hundred of the best young computer scientists in the world will converge on University of Waterloo next year when it hosts the prestigious International Olympiad in Informatics. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/therecord/access/1631950721.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jan+24,+2009&author=Luisa+D'Amato&pub=Waterloo+Region+Record&edition=&startpage=B.2&desc=A+meeting+of+the+minds;+University+of+Waterloo+to+host+2010+Olympiad+in+Informatics http://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/news/news.html#08 UW's Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing (CEMC) administers the contests to help students develop their skills and knowledge http://www.exchangemagazine.com/morningpost/2008/week16/Tuesday/0415016.html http://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/news/news.html#07 Zhe Qu loves math and it shows. http://alumni.uwaterloo.ca/alumni/pubs/magazine/spring08/math/index.html http://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/news/news.html#06 Bill Gates would like 16-year-old Joanne Toporowski. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/therecord/access/1432459441.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Feb+21,+2008&author=BARBARA+AGGERHOLM&pub=The+Record&edition=&startpage=A.1&desc=Math+whiz+wins+spot+at+Gates+speech;+UW+courts+future+students http://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/news/news.html#05 Officials with the University of Waterloo's Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing (CEMC) will be in Beijing and Hong Kong this week. http://www.exchangemagazine.com/XQuarterly/education.html#UW_brings_mathematics_and_computing_outreach_to_China_and_Hong_Kong http://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/news/news.html#04 UW will greatly expand Canada's largest youth outreach program in mathematics and computer science. http://www.bulletin.uwaterloo.ca/2007/nov/09fr.html http://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/news/news.html#03 Some of the brightest math students from high schools across Canada are honing their skills this week as UW hosts the 42 annual Canadian Mathematics Competition Seminar. http://www.exchangemagazine.com/XQuarterly/Archive-education-27-Jul07.html#Canada_s_brightest_young_math_minds_gather_at_UW_for_42nd_annual_seminar http://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/news/news.html#02 The mathematics faculty happily announced yesterday that Waterloo has been picked to host the International Olympiad of Informatics. http://www.bulletin.uwaterloo.ca/2006/aug/29tu.html http://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/news/news.html#01