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Point72 Data Scholars Program

By Jessica
Hosted by Point72 in partnership with Correlation One,   Point72 Data Scholars Program   is open to top undergraduate freshmen and sophomores in the New York metropolitan area.  The P72 Data Scholars Program takes place virtually on   April 26th from 1pm - 4pm EST . 50 accepted students will have the opportunity to participate in an exclusive, one-day training program that will equip them with a deeper understanding of the hedge fund industry and emerging applications of data science in investing.  The program features presentations from leaders at Point72 as well as hands-on training from experts in alternative data and quantitative investment analysis. Invited students will also have the opportunity to connect directly with Point72 data and investment professionals.  Interested students can submit an application on our   landing page here ! Make sure to fill out the application form before all the spots are taken.  When :   April 26th, 2024, 1pm - 4pm ET Where : Virtual W
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STV 302 available now!

By Jessica
STV302 is similar to CS492 and can be used in place of CS492 for the HCI specialization. Sign up while there's still space!
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FINE 204 - Soft Coding

By Jessica
Fine Arts is offering a special topics course, FINE 204: Topics in Studio Practice (Soft Coding), which is a fine arts studio course that will explore scores, prompts, instructions, and constraints in conceptualism, with a focus on rule-based and generative art. The prerequisite for the course is FINE 100 but the Fine Arts advisor is willing to override the FINE 100 prereq for interested students.  Please contact the Fine Arts advisor  for more information and to add yourself to the waitlist .
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Courses on Design and Society, and Biotechnology

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Room still available in STC 202 and STV306 for the Spring 2024 term!
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DAAD Young Ambassador

By Jessica
The DAAD has the RISE program  which aims to promote student exchange to Germany in the fields of natural science, engineering, and life sciences. That includes: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science , Physics, Earth Sciences, Engineering, or a closely related field. Undergraduate students, who apply for these internships, are carefully matched with doctoral students and researchers from German universities of applied sciences. These internships can be as short as 10 weeks and as long as 3 months. These internships also come with a plethora of funding from the DAAD, which is mainly funding by the German government, and not to mention a particularly amazing scholarship from Mitacs for qualifying students as well. Please contact Hannah A. Uitvlugt-Rafuse < hauitvlugtrafuse@uwaterloo.ca > for more information
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More Hackatons coming your way!

By Jessica
The latest batch of hackathons just launched with some exciting new opportunities for students. Check them out for a chance to learn news skills and get a shot at some amazing prizes:   Google AI Hackathon  by Google 💰 PRIZES: $50,000 in prizes 📅 DEADLINE: May 3, 2024 🛠 ️: Build a creative app that uses Google’s Generative AI tools. Push the boundaries of what Gen AI apps can do with Gemini! 🔗 JOIN THE HACKATHON:  https://bit.ly/googleaiu   Meta Quest Presence Platform Hackathon 2024  by Meta 💰 PRIZES: $30,985 in prizes 📅 DEADLINE: May 13, 2024 🛠 ️: A challenge for all developers to practice their mixed reality development skills using Presence Platform, and innovate on new categories of Meta Quest applications. 🔗 JOIN THE HACKATHON:  https://bit.ly/questpresenceu     Please reach out to cassie@devpost.com with any questions  
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Iftar with Math

By Jessica
The Faculty of Math is hosting iftar for Muslim Math undergraduate and graduate students. Spaces are limited to 50 registrants . You can drop-in anytime during the event to take home your iftar. Event information: Date: Tuesday, April 2, 2024 Time: 6:00.p.m. to 7:00 .p.m. EDT Location: TJB - Toby Jenkins Applied Health Research Building Deadline to register: March 29, 2024 Please sign up before March 29 here: https://uwaterloo.ca/math/events/iftar-math. 
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