Events

The Office of Research presents the next Research Talks lunchtime panel event with Haudenosaunee member of the Grand River territory, Kelly Davis, opening the session. The speakers will present perspectives on Indigenous knowledge, history, and research for Waterloo staff, faculty, and students.

The 2018 Waterloo Economics Workshop addresses Current Challenges in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics and welcomes members of the university community to join for all or part of the day. Issues to be examined include: Climate Change, Carbon Pricing, Fossil Fuels, Ground Water Challenges and more. 

The Network for Aging Research presents a special lecture by Dr. Anne Martin-Matthews, Acting Vice-President, Research, Knowledge Translation and Ethics at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). This inaugural lecture is being given in honour of Dr. William Forbes, a pioneer in the field of gerontology and the founding Director of the Gerontology program at the University of Waterloo, Canada’s first English-language graduate program in Gerontology.

The Department of History Speaker Series presents Dagomar Degroot, assistant professor of history at Georgetown University, speaking on his new book, The Frigid Golden Age. Specifically he will talk about “Coping with Climate Change in the Seventeenth Century.”

Join Conrad Grebel University College as they celebrate 40 years of peace education, with a keynote address by the Hon. Bob Rae. In 1977, an academic concentration in Peace and Conflict Studies was formally launched at the University of Waterloo.

The invention of quantum physics in the early 20th century forced scientists to reconsider many cherished ideas from classical physics, leading to revolutionary changes in our scientific and philosophical understanding of the universe. Quantum phenomena have also proven to be a rich source of metaphors and inspiration for fiction. 
 

The Office of Research presents the next Research Talks lunchtime panel with four researchers, including the Faculty of Arts' Professor Heather Douglas (Philosophy), discussing the future of autonomous vehicles and responsible innovation.

The University of Waterloo Art Gallery (UWAG) and the MFA program in Fine Arts present MFA Thesis Two, the second and final graduation exhibition of the work by MFA students. This exhibit features installations by MFA candidates Aaron MacLean and Tait Wilman. Opening reception on Thursday, May 3 from 5:00 to 8:00.PM.

The Waterloo Centre for German Studies (WCGS) is pleased to present a two-day workshop on The Role of the Imagination in German Educational Thought. From the eighteenth century to the present, German-speaking pedagogues (e.g., Johann Gottfried Herder, Johann Wolfgang Goethe, Friedrich Schiller, and Hannah Arendt) have emphasized the importance of educating the imagination for the pursuit of social justice. Join us as we revitalize this important intellectual tradition for the Canadian university!