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Initial call for presentation proposals: WatITis Conference 2026
A message from Information Systems & Technology
We are pleased to announce that the annual WatITis conference will be held on Wednesday, December 9, 2026. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn more about the University of Waterloo systems, projects, and business initiatives enabled by technology. Do not miss it!
We encourage and invite all staff members at UW to actively participate as speakers, or panel participants. This conference is made for you, by you!
You may be asked to attend a brief speaker meeting prior to the conference to discuss presentation materials, expectations, and logistics.
Submission Deadline
Please submit a brief synopsis of your topic or idea for a presentation or panel by Friday, September 25 to the conference website.
Questions?
If you have any questions, please contact the conference leads at watitis@uwaterloo.ca. To learn more about WatITis, please visit: uwaterloo.ca/watitis.
Thank you and we look forward to your participation!
20 per cent off everything for staff + faculty
A message from the W Store.
W Store invites you to enjoy 20 per cent off everything for a Staff and Faculty Appreciation Event! From July 20 – 24, shop in-store and online as a thank you for all you do.
Visit W Store (SCH), W Store Essentials(MC) or wstore.ca to shop and save! Apply code STAFF2026 when you shop online or let our staff in-store know you are a staff or faculty member. Do not miss this chance to treat yourself—you deserve it!
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Monday's notes
This week, the Centre for Teaching Excellence will host Assessment Redesign and Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) - (CTE7556) onMonday, July 20 & Wednesday, July 22 from 1 to 4 p.m. in PHY 235. This assessment redesign workshop explores the implications of GenAI for assessment design, offering strategies to both harness GenAI as a learning tool and address challenges. Please note this is a two-part workshop. Due to the design of the workshop, participants are expected to attend both days.
The Games Institute is currently recruiting participants for a study about how children hear and learn stories about online privacy, computer security, and staying safe online. Children who use the internet/digital devices and are aged 9 to 13 can participate, and participants will receive a $30 Walmart gift card for completing one 60 to 90 minute session at the University of Waterloo. Children will participate in a child-friendly interview session where they will talk with a researcher about stories they have heard related to online safety, create a short drawing or comic about one story, and share their thoughts about online safety and privacy. If you are interested in participating or would like more information, please reach out to Lumi Poysa.
When and Where
The Campus Wellness Student Medical Clinic offers healthcare visits with Physicians and Nurse Practitioners to current undergraduate and graduate students. Services include: vaccinations, immunity testing, naturopathic services and more. Counselling Services offers appointments with counsellors in person as well as via phone and video. Students can book appointments for these services by calling Campus Wellness at 519-888-4096.
The privately-run Student Health Pharmacy (located in the lower level of the Student Life Centre) is now offering new COVID booster shots and flu shots. Covid booster shots are available by appointment only – please call ext. 33784 or 519-746-4500. The Student Health Pharmacy’s summer hours are Monday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Naloxone kits are still available – pick them up in the pharmacy at no charge.
The Waterloo Eye Institute optometry clinics in Waterloo and downtown Kitchener offer comprehensive eye exams and eyewear, including glasses and contact lenses, with the Waterloo location offering various specialized services including urgent eye care. Discounts apply for University of Waterloo students and employees. The Waterloo Clinic is at a nearby interim location, 419C Phillip St, during construction at the School of Optometry and Vision Science. The Kitchener Clinic remains at the Health Sciences Campus, 10B Victoria St. S. Book online or by phone at 519-888-4062.
Warriors Youth Swim Lessons, registration is now open for LTS Child/Youth Preschool 1 – Swimmer 9. Group and private lessons available. Register today!
Warriors Summer Youth Camps, registration is now open for multi-sport and games, baseball, basketball, eSports, football and hockey camps for boys and girls ages 5 to 18. Register today!
Project 529 Bike Registry Registration Rallies: Tuesday, July 21, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and Wednesday, July 22, 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at CPH/Ring Road. Let’s end bike theft. Bring your bike to register it and get a free 529 shield.
The Co-op Workplace Simulation by Velocity, Tuesday, July 21, 4:45 to 7 p.m, 2nd floor IDEAs clinic, PSE.
Assessment Redesign and Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) - (CTE7556), Monday, July 20 & Wednesday, July 22, 1 to 4 p.m., PHY 235.
Virtual Reality in the Classroom: An Introduction for Instructors – In-Person (TII 5020), Tuesday, July 21, 2 to 3 p.m., LIB 329 (Tech Sandbox)
WaterTalk | Hydrobiogeochemistry and health risks of geogenic contaminants in groundwater systems, presented by Yanxin Wang, China University of Geosciences. Tuesday, July 21, 9 a.m., online via MS Teams.
Jazz on a Summer Afternoon, UW Jazz Ensemble, Saturday, July 25, 2 p.m., Great Hall, Conrad Grebel University College
Instrumental Chamber Ensembles Concert, Saturday, July 25, 7:30 p.m., Chapel, Conrad Grebel University College
Beethoven, Mozart & Some Other Guy, Orchestra@UWaterloo concert, Sunday, July 26, 7:30pm, Knox Presbyterian Church, 50 Erb St. Waterloo
NEW - Capturing and converting photons at molecular photoelectrode and perovskite nanocrystal interfaces, Monday, July 27, 10 a.m., C2-361 (Reading Room). Host: Vivek Maheshwari
NEW - Computer Museum Open House: Re-Creations, Clones and Copies, Tuesday, July 28, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., DC Fishbowl.
Your Voice Starts Here: The Staff Role in Decision-Making at UW, July 30, 12 to 1 p.m., EIT.
New Faculty Teaching Days Spring 2026, Tuesday, August 11 to Friday, August 14, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., MC 2036
Who are our Learners (CTE9910), Tuesday, August 11, 10 to 11:30 a.m., MC 2036
Course Dynamics and Engagement (CTE9906), Tuesday, August 11, 1 to 3 p.m., MC 2036
NEW - What Our Community Is Saying About Health and Well-being, Wednesday, August 12, 11 to 11:45 a.m. on Teams.
Course Design Foundations (CTE6642), Wednesday, August 12, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., MC 2036
Assessment as Learning (CTE9912), Thursday, August 13, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., MC 2036
Course Outline Builder (CTE9916), Thursday, August 13, 1 to 2:30 p.m., MC 2036
Working Effectively with TAs (CTE7017), Friday, August 14, 10 to 11:30 a.m., MC 2036
PhD oral defences
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Dylan Ma, "Modeling of MOSFET Transport: Drift-Diffusive to Quasi-Ballistic and Room-Temperature to Cryogenic," Tuesday, August 4 at 8:30 a.m., EIT 3142. Supervisor: Lan Wei, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Sandip Dayani, "A new crystal plasticity-based damage evolution framework to predict failure behavior and local temperature effect in HSLA and QP steels," Tuesday, August 4 at 9 a.m., EC4-1104. Supervisor: Kaan Inal, Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering.
Psychology, Samantha Ayers-Glassey, "Examining temporally specific retrospective reports of attentional engagement and mind wandering using video-stimulated recall," Wednesday, August 5 at 9 a.m., PAS 2464. Supervisor: Prof. Daniel Smilek, Department of Psychology. Available upon request from the Faculty of Arts, Graduate Studies and Research Officer until August 5.
School of Public Health Sciences, Karen Hock, "The nutrient profile of the beverage market: associations with national-level sugar-sweetened beverage taxes and nutrition labelling policies," Thursday August 6 at 10 a.m., BMH 3119 (Hybrid), Supervisor: David Hammond; Email health.graduate.administration@uwaterloo.ca for a copy.
School of Public Health Sciences, Emily Gorgenyi, "Understanding and Responding to the Health Effects of Loneliness and Social Isolation in Ontario Home Care Community-Dwelling Older Adults," Wednesday August 5 at 9 a.m., BMH 3119 (Hybrid). Supervisor: John P Hirdes. Email health.graduate.administration@uwaterloo.ca for a copy.
Sociology, Jacob Legault-Leclair, "Secular Transition and Religious Transmission in Canada, Australia, the United States and Europe: A Quantitative Analysis of Migration and Family Religious Socialization." Wednesday, August 5 at 1 p.m., Remote. Supervisor: Prof. Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme, Department of Sociology & Prof. Jörg Stolz, Department of Sociology. Available upon request from the Faculty of Arts, Graduate Studies and Research Officer until Wednesday, August 5.
Civil and Environmental Engineering, Mohammad Zaid, "Development of Fracture Based Geotechnical Design of Clay Barriers, Thursday, August 6 at 9 a.m., Remote. Supervisors: Dipanjan Basu, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Frank Wuttke, Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rubaya Absar, "Spin Qubit Compact Modeling and Co-Design with Cryogenic CMOS for Large-Scale Quantum Computing," Thursday, August 6 at 9 a,m., EIT 3142. Supervisors Lan Wei, Electrical and Computer Engineering and Jonathan Baugh, Chemistry. To receive a viewing link before the defence date, please email eng.phd@uwaterloo.ca.
Civil and Environmental Engineering, Manolis Katsimpalis, "Rethinking Early-Stage Construction Planning Using Virtual Reality and Point Cloud Processing," Thursday, August 6 at 9:30 a.m., E2 2350. Supervisor: Carl Haas, Civil & Environmental Engineering.
Civil and Environmental Engineering, Zahra Sadat Leila Miri, "Interface Behaviour and Mechanical Anisotropy in Layered Concrete Applicable to 3D Concrete Printing: Experimental and Numerical Investigations," Thursday, August 6 at 1:30 p.m., E2 3356. Supervisors: Marianna Polak, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Hassan Baaj, Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Civil and Environmental Engineering, Huaiyuan Weng, "MultiModal Gaussian Splatting Framework with Accurate Image Relocalization for Robotic Inspection," Friday, August 7 at 8:00 a.m., Remote. Supervisor: Chul Min Yeum, Civil & Environmental Engineering. To receive a viewing link please reach out to the Administrative Coordinator, PhD at eng.phd@uwaterloo.ca before August 7.
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