Events

Waterloo Region Congress of Black Women invite the community to an evening with Professor Jim Walker, acclaimed author Lawrence Hill, and Wilfrid Laurier University Professor Carol Duncan to mark International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination with a discussion of Prof. Walker's book, Burnley "Rocky" Jones: Revolutionary, and human rights and race relations in Canada.

Over the past half-century, many myths about the aging brain have been shattered. Researchers have moved away from viewing the brain as an organ of passive deterioration and are realizing that it is capable of remarkable adaptation.

The Theatre and Performance program in the Department of Drama and Speech Communication presents Unconscious Curriculum: Rape Culture on Campus, written and devised by students in the program and directed by Professor Andy Houston.

The Indigenous Speaker Series presents Sylvia McAdam (Saysewahum) citizen of the nêhiyaw Nation and co-founder of the Idle No More movement. She is a recipient of numerous awards and remains active in the global grassroots Indigenous-led resistance.

The Critical Media Lab (Dept. of English Language and Literature) is pleased to announce our annual exhibition. The show is entitled “=SUM(Things)”, and will feature a large number of media and data-based projects and installations from students, staff, community members, and various universities.

Gallery One + Two: St Marie φ Walker | The Re-Examined Life

A built-in feature of any belief is that you believe it to be true, whether it is or not. Examining the human experience through a collaborative process St Marie φ Walker scrutinize their own conscious perceptions of being-in-the-world through fervent dialogical conversations. 

Join the second Beyond 60 | GradTalks event where doctoral students explore one research theme from interdisciplinary perspectives.

As we kick-off the University of Waterloo’s spring convocation in this special 60th-anniversary year, join us to hear from Roberta L. Jamieson, known as one of Canada’s important visionaries and leaders, as she addresses education and reconciliation, the path to Canada’s future.

Waterloo's Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience invites everyone to an open house, the culmination of a two-week workshop that teaches researchers how to build sophisticated brain models. These international experts will demonstrate large-scale brain models running on laptops, robots, and specialized brain-like computers while simulating neural functions.

Join community members at the Waterloo Stratford Campus, on National Aboriginal Day, to learn more about Indigenous experiences and how community education provides opportunity for positive impact. The Stratford Public Library and University of Waterloo welcome Lori Campbell, Director of the Waterloo Aboriginal Education Centre.