News from Universities

Researchers receive more than $1 million
from federal agency
Two University of Waterloo researchers have received funding that totals 
more than $1 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation and other
sources.Andrew Barker, a coordinator in UW's research office, said the 
CFI money comes under the "New Opportunities" program to support 
research by young faculty. It's matched in each case by money from the 
Ontario Innovation Trust.

 MATH CAMP: Western is hosting 24 of 
Canada’s top Grade 9 and 10 math 
Several UWO mathematics professors will be involved in the Canadian
National Math Camp, says camp director Tom Griffiths, a retired London
 high school math teacher. This also marks the first time that Western 
hosts the camp, previously held at the University of Waterloo. The students 
are staying in residence at Huron College where the math camp sessions 
will be held.

 $1 million IBM grant supports Canadian 
research in high performance computing Friday,
November 27,1998 
(Kingston, Ont.)-- IBM announced today a $1 million grant to an Eastern 
Ontario research consortium to establish a high performance computing 
facility at Queen's University.