Robots, Regulation, and the Changing Nature of Public Space
The Global Engagement Seminar Speaker Series presents a talk and Q&A with robotics law and policy expert Kristen Thomasen.
The Global Engagement Seminar Speaker Series presents a talk and Q&A with robotics law and policy expert Kristen Thomasen.
Join the Critical Tech Talk series to hear guest speaker Kari Zacharias, Assistant Professor in the Centre for Engineering Professional Practice and Engineering Education, University of Manitoba. Her talk looks at how engineers can work towards responsibility, sustainability, and equity in design by practicing humility as respect of other ways of knowing, doing, being, and making.
All are welcome to join the annual Desmarais Family Summit — an interactive exhibition that gives our Global Engagement students the unique opportunity to share their research projects on this year’s theme, “Me and my Robot.”
Please join this special Faculty of Arts research presentation featuring our five current Lupina Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellows. Now in its third year, this postdoctoral program is generously sponsored by the Lupina Foundation and supports the best and brightest researchers addressing the social determinants of health.
The Department of Political Sciences presents "How Wikipedia became the Last Good Place on the Internet" by Professor Sverrir Steinsson.
Join the Critical Tech Talk series to hear guest speaker Cajetan Iheka, Professor of English at Yale University, on the cost of technological innovation among communities of colour in the West and global south.
The Indigenous Speakers Series is honoured to present artist singer-songwriter, Anishinaabe knowledge keeper, and archaeological researcher Jordan Jamieson.
What international issues become national interests worth fighting for, and why? In her upcoming article in the American Political Science Review, Professor Soyoung Lee of Yale University argues that, contrary to conventional wisdom, issues without clear economic value, such as barren lands, are more likely to be perceived as national interests and hence more likely to trigger international conflicts.
Join the Feminist Think Tank as Benny shares their expertise on strategic planning from a decolonial perspective. This will be an invaluable opportunity to reflect on planning processes grounded in transformative justice and decolonization.
This panel of scholars will discuss the 47th presidential election and what it means for US-Canada relations, Canadian domestic politics, the role of religion in politics, information on social media, and the future of liberal democracy.