News

SoCS Undergrads Win Ethical Tech Initiative

Congratulations to undergraduate students, Keefer Rourke and Alexander Parent, who have been named as the winners of Major League Hacking's (MLH) Ethical Tech Initiative. Keefer and Alexander, along with fellow teammate, Salem Abuammer from the Illinois Institute of Technology, were announced as top twenty finalists earlier in June. 

SoCS Grad Student Receives Young Innovator Award

Nic Durish, MSc Computer Science student in the School of Computer Science was recognized by the Guelph Chamber of Commerce with the Young Innovator Award. The award was presented June 28th at the Annual Guelph Chamber of Commerce Awards of Excellence Gala. 


The award, presented by CEPS Dean, Mary Wells, "recognizes an individual under the age of 25 who has demonstrated innovative leadership in their chosen field of profession or study" and who "is dedicated to solving an important and current challenge".

Computer Science Student Making Headlines

School of Computer Science student Jacob Uskoski and his mother, Elaine Uskoski were interviewed on June 18th by CBC News: The National as part of a story on the World Health Organization's decision to declare Video Gaming Addiction a recognized mental health disorder.

The CBC News segment can be found here.

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Computing Student Receives Birds Studies Canada and the Society of Canadian Ornithologists Travel Grant

One of our Bachelor of Computing Students, Brandon Edwards, received a travel grant from Birds Studies Canada and the Society of Canadian Ornithologists. Brandon will use the funding to attend the 42nd Annual Waterbirds Society Meeting and the International Ornithological Congress (IOC) which will be running concurrently in Vancouver this summer. The IOC is a major conference that happens every four years and brings ornithologists around the world together to present their research.

Dr Judi McCuaig, Associate Professor, School of Computer Science

Scholarship of Teaching & Learning Success

Dr Judi McCuaig, Associate Professor in the School of Computer Science, has been awarded funding to investigate the impact of immediate feedback on student learning and engagement. 

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SoCS Grad Student A Finalist For The Guelph Chamber Of Commerce Awards Of Excellence

School of Computer Science graduate student, Nic Durish, has been listed as a finalist for the Guelph Chamber of Commerce Awards of Excellence. 


Nic returned to the University of Guelph in September 2017 to begin a Master's degree in Computer Science. As part of his Master's program, Nic has been working with Inuit and non-Inuit researchers to develop the community-led eNuk health and environment monitoring application for the remote Inuit community of Rigolet, Nunatsiavut. He's also working to better understand and quantify the digital divide in the Circumpolar North.