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Thirteen 2025 awards will be given to exceptional graduating CEPS students for their achievements.

Chong Gan, who recently completed her PhD in statistics at the University of Guelph and has been awarded the prestigious CANSSI Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship for 2025–2027. Currently a Sessional Lecturer in Guelph’s Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Chong will advance her research on novel copula-based statistical models for survival and count data with applications in health research.

Engineering Professor Dr. Simon X. Yang was elected Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering in recognition of his internationally acclaimed research in intelligent robotics and e-nose systems. His innovative contributions include real-time motion planning, biologically inspired control, and applications in industry and agriculture.

Congratulations to Dr. Yang!

Four CEPS graduate students won $70,000 in Vector AI Scholarships to support their AI-focused studies and research in 2025.

Mahdi Lavasani, recipient of the 2025 Hallett Memorial Scholarship, is a PhD student researching the molecular mechanisms of Parkinson’s Disease. His work focuses on how the neuronal protein alpha-synuclein interacts with cellular membranes and the autophagy protein LC3B, revealing how these interactions may contribute to protein aggregation and impaired autophagy in neurodegeneration.

From May 2 to 4, 2025 the University of Guelph hosted GDSC Hacks 2025: Build with AI, a student-led hackathon that brought together aspiring developers, designers, and innovators to tackle real-world problems using artificial intelligence. Organized by the Google Developer Student Club (GDSC) at U of G, the event welcomed participants from across Ontario for a weekend of collaboration, creativity and cutting-edge tech.

This past Thursday, the University of Guelph (U of G) welcomed over 1,000 high school students from 33 schools across Southern Ontario for the annual BattleSTEM competition. This full-day event invited students to compete in more than 32 hands-on challenges to test their skills in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The event focused on collaboration, creativity and developing a deeper understanding of STEM while offering a glimpse into university life.

CGAN’s and machine learning that generate pseudo-CT images could revolutionize veterinary medicine.

Researchers develop an algorithm to detect insurance fraud patterns with 91% accuracy, aiding insurers and protecting policyholders.

Emma Sanderson takes on a national student leadership role representing more than 85,000 engineering students across Canada.