Wits celebrates thousands of Graduands at its December Graduation ceremonies including an Honorary Degree conferred on Wits Fund Board member, Prof Hazel Sive for her contribution towards promoting academic excellence and international partnerships.
Prof Konidaris explores the future of artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and computer science – as well as share stories of growing up in Joburg in the 80s and 90s, finding his passion for AI at Wits, and his journey since then.
‘Tis the season to be Thankful! And we say, to each and everyone one of you: thank you for flying the Wits flag high, wherever you are in the country.
Whether you still call it Autumn, or now say Fall… you have to admit it is a beautiful time of the year, here in the USA. As we go about getting ready for Halloween, and the upcoming holiday season, it is good to remember our roots, and to pay our good fortune forward.
It’s been a jam-packed month. And this is the first of our new-look newsletter, which we redesigned just in time to celebrate the 100th anniversary of our alma mater, Wits University. The Wits Vice-Chancellor was on a tour of the US East Coast in September (look out for more news on that in our next issue) and he made it to Times Square for a very special celebration.
Time for our latest Wits Fund newsletter! We tell you about next month’s reunions on the east coast… don’t miss out! And about the Great Hall Facelift: because, when you turn 100, who doesn’t need a little lift and tuck to weather the next 100?
World renowned endocrinologist, and former Dean of the Perelman School of Medicine at UPenn and EVP of its Health System, Prof Arthur Rubenstein, is our inaugural speaker for the Wits Fund webinar series. He reflects on his illustrious career, and his start at Wits University, in a talk entitled “My Journey from Wits to the Univ. of Pennsylvania: Personal Reflections”
How Curiosity Saved this Cat: The life story of an out-of-the-box thinker and maverick. Plus, in the 13th issue of Curios.ty, themed: #Gender, Wits University features research across the gender spectrum that aims to ensure a more equitable and tolerant society.
Our June 2022 newsletter covers the visit to our shores of a Fellow of the Royal Society, as well as the story of how having great chemistry took one alumnus all over the world…sometimes by bicycle.