Now in its third year, the Global Engagement Seminar for senior undergraduates in Waterloo's six faculties and affiliated colleges will focus on the theme “The Future of Nature” this winter term, and will feature acclaimed climate photographer Edward Burtynsky as mentor.
The 2019-20 Bridges Lecture Series presents The Glass Problem: Changing and Challenging Material Definitions. Despite thousands of years of history, glass still challenges our perceptions and definitions. Drs. Patrick Charbonneau and Katherine Larson tackle “the glass problem”, to explore and understand the mutable properties of a material which is, by definition, disorderly.
Please join the Department of English Language and Literature for a public talk by Dr. George Elliott Clarke, Waterloo Arts alumnus and Professor of English, University of Toronto. Dr. Clarke will be reciting from his latest work Canticles, an ongoing project started in Zanzibar in 2008 and expected to conclude in 2021.
The History Speakers Series invites everyone to a talk by AIDS activist Ida Mukuka on the history and continuing impact of HIV/AIDS in Africa and the critical role of women and grandparents in awareness and prevention.
The Office of Research presents this Research Talks expert panel, Boosting Vaccine Uptake, examining the barriers and strategies associated with vaccine programs. The four Waterloo experts include professor of history, Heather MacDougall.
This first in our fall Interdisciplinary Mashup series will focus on disability, specifically disability and digital accessibility at school and in the workplace.
Join Waterloo's Associate Vice-President, Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs, Jeff Casello at this Grad Talks event exploring the role of the university in today's world, featuring Brittany Etmanski, PhD Candidate,Sociology and Legal Studies, and Christin Taylor, PhD Candidate English Language and Literature.
The Faculty of Arts is proud to share that Professor Winfried Siemerling of the Department of English Language and Literature is among five University of Waterloo researchers who have been named fellows of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), just announced today.
The Department of Political Science is the local host for this country-wide initiative: 100 non-partisan all-candidate debates on the environment will be happening all across Canada before the October 21 election. Join us on campus in Theatre of the Arts with the Waterloo riding candidates!
Confirmed participating candidates are: Lori Campbell (NDP), Bardish Chagger (Liberal), Kirsten Wright (Green), Erika Traub (People's Party), Jerry Zhang (Conservative).
Graduate school flies by in a flurry of seminars, dissertation chapters and conference papers. While it may feel fast-paced, that time frame is crucial for students to build up their curriculum vitae and gain skills and experience suitable for future academic or industry roles.