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Inclusive Research Resources introductory session coming up
A message from the Office of the Vice-President, Research and International.
The Inclusive Research Team is hosting Overview and Introduction: Inclusive Research Resources (Introductory Session) on Tuesday, September 24 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Are you planning to attend?
The Inclusive Research Team is dedicated to intentionally supporting faculty to build equitable and inclusive research practices for rigorous research. This presentation is focused on providing you with an introduction to the resources and supports provided by the Inclusive Research Team within the Office of the Vice-President, Research and International, including how to navigate the Inclusive Research Resource Hub and how we support embedding EDI in grant applications.
Please register to receive the Zoom link to participate.
About the Inclusive Research Resource Hub
The Hub is a resource library of important documents focused on EDI to support the UWaterloo community as they integrate EDI into their research designs and teams. The Hub was created as part of the Inclusive Research Team’s commitment to ongoing development and capacity building to support equitable and inclusive research practices.
Upcoming webinars include:
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Inclusive Research Tools: Identifying and Addressing Barriers, Monday, October 28,1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Resources
For more information or questions, please reach out to research.equity@uwaterloo.ca or Indigenous.Research@uwaterloo.ca.
Keep copyright in mind...every day!
Lauren Byl, Copyright & Licensing Librarian and Logan Imans, Copyright & Publishing Specialist.
Part 4 in a four-part series from the Copyright Advisory Committee.
As a community of people learning, researching, teaching, and supporting day-to-day operations at the University of Waterloo we are all creators and users of content. That means keeping copyright in mind isn’t just for instructors - it matters in a variety of situations across the institution. You can always reach out to copyright@uwaterloo.ca for guidance. Sometimes it’s hard to know what your question would be, and that’s okay!
The articles in this series have covered three of the common topics when it comes to copyright and teaching. Our guide for instructors provides a starting point and the Copyright Overview for Instructors and Staff LEARN course can be helpful for building deeper knowledge. Instructors can also use the Copyright Decision Tool to get guidance on a wide range of scenarios.
You may also have questions about copyright in your research – who owns copyright in your articles and how can you reuse them? How do you get permission for others’ materials when you’re publishing? We can help with that too. Our Copyright and Publishing page provides an introduction.
We can also assist staff working through copyright questions related to day-to-day operations. Are you curious how copyright applies to uploading that document to WCMS? Do you want to know how copyright applies in a training presentation you’re giving? Our Frequently Asked Questions might be a good place to start.
Copyright Basics for Students provides an overview of how copyright applies to student use of materials in their classes and assignments, directed at undergraduates. Graduate students may be interested in the Copyright and your thesis guide, which helps answer questions like “Who owns the copyright in my thesis?” and guidance on how to ask for permission for figures you use in your thesis.
The most important thing is to reach out to copyright@uwaterloo.ca if you have questions. And fear not, it’s not a bot! There are real people behind that address: Lauren Byl, Copyright & Licensing Librarian and Logan Imans, Copyright & Publishing Specialist.
Remembering Professor Emeritus Leroy Dickey
Retired Pure Mathematics professor Dr. Leroy “Lee” Dickey passed away on August 3 in Edson, Alberta at the age of 85.
Born in Newcastle, Pennsylvania, Dr. Dickey studied at the University of Arizona and received his PhD at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1970. He joined the University of Waterloo in July 1970 as Assistant Professor in the Pure Math department. He was promoted to Associate Professor in July 1981.
Dr. Lee Dickey and student Stephen Locke puzzle out the then-new Rubik's Cube toy in a 1981 photo from the Kitchener-Waterloo Record.
His research interests included finite geometry and finite projective planes. Dr. Dickey was also interested in the APL and J programming languages and managed the APL and J Archives at Waterloo. He was active in the Centre for Learning and Teaching through Technology (LT3), which amalgamated with the Teaching Resources and Continuing Education (TRACE) Office and the Learning Resources and Innovation (LRI) unit to create the Centre for Teaching Excellence (CTE) in 2007.
Dr. Dickey and his wife Carol, who predeceased him in 2010, were active members in Waterloo’s Unitarian Fellowship, now Grand River Unitarian Congregation.
Dr. Dickey retired on May 1, 2004.
“Lee was known in Pure Math for always being cheerful and friendly,” says a message from the Pure Math department. “He was the driving force behind the creation of PMATH 360, Classic Geometry, which he taught until his retirement and for many years afterwards as well. His intellectual legacy lives on in the department in our courses, and his spiritual legacy will be with us forever.”
Dr. Dickey’s Celebration of Life service was held on Saturday, August 24 at Grand River Unitarian Congregation.
Tuesday's notes
Here is the next round of electrical shutdowns that are taking place as part of the Primary North Electrical Distribution Replacement project:
- Fed Hall, Tuesday, August 27, 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., please note building will be on generator all day;
- Optometry, Wednesday, August 28, 5:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.;
- North Loop 3 (ERC, BMH, AHS, PAC, SLC, OPT, UC, HS), Wednesday, August 28, 6:00 a.m. for 5 minutes;
- North Loop 1 (C2, DC, MC, GSC, COM, M3), Wednesday, August 28, 7:30 a.m. for 5 minutes;
- Quantum-Nano Centre, Thursday, August 29, 5:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.; and
- Quantum-Nano Centre, Friday, August 30, 5:00 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.
The Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism have released new Fall dates for the Knowledge Gathering and Sharing sessions for the 2SLGBTQIA+ student community. The insights from these sessions will help to shape the new Trans & Queer Equity Strategy for UWaterloo. These consultations have been developed to provide a safe space to gather insights from different perspectives within our community. For more information and to register, please visit the Knowledge Gathering and Sharing for 2SLGBTQIA+ Communities webpage.
Researchers at the School of Optometry & Vision Science are currently seeking adults 18 years and over diagnosed with macular degeneration who use their side vision to see for a study which examines whether reading can be improved through a combination of practice and the use of a safe, well-established technique for modulating brain function called non-invasive brain stimulation. Recently published results from the group suggest that a single session of non-invasive brain stimulation may have a short-term effect on reading in adults with macular degeneration (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2022.08.016). The current study is exploring the possibility of longer lasting effects.
Participants will be asked to read words on a computer screen for 9 study sessions (each 2 hours per visit) spaced out over a period of 2 to 3 months. Participants should not be undergoing eye-based injections and must be eligible for non-invasive brain stimulation (researchers will screen for this). Eligible participants will receive $20 per session in appreciation for their time and regional transportation costs will be covered. If you, your family members, or acquaintances might be eligible and interested, please contact Melanie Mungalsingh for more information at mamungal@uwaterloo.ca.This study has been reviewed and received ethics clearance through a University of Waterloo Research Ethics Committee.