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Wednesday, November 17, 2021 10:00 am - 11:00 am EST (GMT -05:00)

AI and Socioeconomic Development: Friend or Foe

Whether we like it or not, whether we realize it or not, applications of Artificial Intelligence have quickly become a ubiquitous part of everyday life. The Google Maps we all rely on, your daily newsfeed, and the conversations you have with Alexa or Siri are all driven by AI. Some worry that over-smart AI-driven computers will one day control us, or that AI-driven social media apps threaten personal welfare, science-based truth and democracy.  Other observers maintain that AI will free people from mundane, repetitive tasks and rapidly facilitate rapid socioeconomic development.

Thursday, November 18, 2021 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Turkstra Talks with Kam Mofid (BASc '91)

Event/initiative description: Join Nadine Ibrahim, the Turkstra Chair in Urban Engineering, and Kam Mofid (BASc '91 Electrical Engineering) at the November Turkstra Talks. Turkstra Talks is a distinguished speaker series that brings cities into our classrooms to revitalize our urban perspectives and motivate our connections to cities. Kam, a Senior Executive in Solar Energy and Distributed Generation will be talking about how solar energy and energy storage are changing our cities and the world.

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Tuesday, November 23, 2021 1:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

ALUMNI SPEAKER SERIES “Re-Imagining Cities: Why your grandkids won’t drive and other ways engineers will save humanity”

ALUMNI SPEAKER SERIES

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Thursday, January 20, 2022 10:00 am - 11:00 am EST (GMT -05:00)

WaterTalk: Harnessing 'Omics to Inform Strategies to Mitigate the Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance as a One Water Challenge

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Amy Pruden, W. Thomas Rice Professor, University Distinguished Professor, Via Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, USA will present: Harnessing 'Omics to Inform Strategies to Mitigate the Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance as a One Water Challenge.

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Thursday, February 17, 2022 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Research Talks with Michaëlle Jean

Join us for a special edition of Research talks, "Black History is World History: From Moment to Global Movement," featuring Michaëlle Jean, University of Waterloo Chancellor, St. Paul’s University College and former Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada.

Please register to receive a link to this virtual event.

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Wednesday, February 23, 2022 1:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

ALUMNI SPEAKER SERIES “A Canadian’s Right to Housing: How Do We Get There"

ALUMNI SPEAKER SERIES

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Thursday, February 24, 2022 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Round Table with WiE Leaders featuring Jasmine Shaw

Join us at the Round Table with Jasmine Shaw. The Round Table with WiE Leaders is a series of monthly roundtable discussions which provide networking and mentorship forum for graduate and undergraduate students. At the Round Table, we hope to connect you to WiE leaders in academia, industry and government. Listen to their stories and be inspired to overcome and succeed.

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Monday, February 28, 2022 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

CPI Talk - Are we ready for the quantum era?

Are you interested in quantum mechanics or cryptography?

Then check out CPI's next event on Feb 28th from 6:30pm to 8:00pm. Learn how quantum computers can create security risks and how we can mitigate them!

CPI's Michele Mosca and Sara Zafar Jafarzadeh discuss why it is important to act now, even though cryptographically-relevant quantum computers are not available.