Faculty

Saturday, January 24, 2026 8:30 am - Saturday, January 24, 2026 2:30 pm HKT (GMT +08:00)

The Canadian Engineering Asia-Pacific Conference — A Centennial Celebration of Canadian Engineering Excellence

The Faculty of Engineering celebrates the historical moment of grandeur to mark the Centennial of the engineering obligation with the Canadian engineering community in Hong Kong.

Tuesday, November 25, 2025 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Harnessing Robotics and AI for Climate Solutions

RoboHub and ESG Partners will be hosting a panel on Harnessing Robotics & AI For Climate Solutions, which aims to explore how robotics and AI can be applied to climate solutions and how a climate lens can be applied to existing robotics work in areas like healthcare to address climate threats. This event is taking place during CCWX 2025, which runs from November 24 to November 30th.

Thursday, November 20, 2025 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Compound flood and drought hazards in a changing climate: Implications for risk and resilience

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Reza Najafi, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Western University and head of the Hydroclimate Extremes and Climate Change Lab (HydroClimEX Lab), co-director of the Centre for Multihazard Risk and Resilience (CMRR), will present Compound flood and drought hazards in a changing climate: Implications for risk and resilience.

This event is in person in DC 1302 with a networking lunch reception to follow in DC 1301 (The Fishbowl).

Join us for a webinar presentation by Dr. Krzysztof Czarnecki on the current state of autonomous vehicles, exploring active deployments, emerging challenges and research directions. The talk will also highlight research taking place in the Waterloo Intelligent Systems Engineering (WISE) Laboratory, which co-led the development of the first autonomous vehicle tested on public roads in Canada.

Monday, November 3, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Discussion: Should universities restrict controversial speech?

Join The Waterloo Forum for our discussion on the topic: “Do universities have a duty to restrict controversial speech on campus?” This event will bring students together on campus for an open exchange of ideas on the balance between free expression, academic values, and community responsibility. Participants will have the opportunity to share perspectives and ask questions in small-group discussions. Guided by thought-provoking prompts, we will reflect on the role universities play in fostering both intellectual freedom and respectful discourse.

Thursday, October 30, 2025 11:00 am - 7:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

What Were You Wearing? Survivor Art Exhibit

The Sexual Violence Prevention & Response Office (SVPRO) is once again bringing the What Were You Wearing? Survivor Art Exhibit to UWaterloo. The exhibit is based on student-survivor descriptions of the clothing they were wearing when they experienced sexual violence.