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University of Waterloo events

At Waterloo, we're proud to host a wide variety of events for the campus community and our larger community. Find out what's happening on campus, from free public lectures to workshops and information sessions.

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Events

Saturday, May 23, 2026 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Elise Popa: A Fallow Year

A Fallow Year tells the story of Popa’s own fallow season, encapsulated through an intuitive skating practice and the building of an ice rink on a farm just outside Stratford, Ontario. 

Saturday, May 23, 2026 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

James Malzahn: The Victory Box

The Victory Box examines how powerful systems enter everyday life by appearing useful, convenient, entertaining, and reassuring. Presented as a modern domestic device for safety and public information, it carries the appeal of something new: a media object families could watch, gather around, and feel proud to own.

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Elise Popa: A Fallow Year

A Fallow Year tells the story of Popa’s own fallow season, encapsulated through an intuitive skating practice and the building of an ice rink on a farm just outside Stratford, Ontario. 

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

James Malzahn: The Victory Box

The Victory Box examines how powerful systems enter everyday life by appearing useful, convenient, entertaining, and reassuring. Presented as a modern domestic device for safety and public information, it carries the appeal of something new: a media object families could watch, gather around, and feel proud to own.

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

CareNext Collective: What actually works in AI-enabled care

Manulife presents CareNext Collective, a monthly virtual forum hosted by the CareNext Coalition.

As patients increasingly use AI in their health care, it's important to understand what happens when that reality meets clinical practice. As clinicians and patients both engage with these tools, new dynamics are shaping how care is delivered and experienced.

Thursday, May 28, 2026 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Elise Popa: A Fallow Year

A Fallow Year tells the story of Popa’s own fallow season, encapsulated through an intuitive skating practice and the building of an ice rink on a farm just outside Stratford, Ontario. 

Thursday, May 28, 2026 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

James Malzahn: The Victory Box

The Victory Box examines how powerful systems enter everyday life by appearing useful, convenient, entertaining, and reassuring. Presented as a modern domestic device for safety and public information, it carries the appeal of something new: a media object families could watch, gather around, and feel proud to own.

Thursday, May 28, 2026 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Gen Z Decoded and Employer Impact Awards

Gen Z talent preferences have shifted over time, and it matters. Our free virtual event provides insights for HR professionals and hiring managers who want to understand where Gen Z preferences align and where they differ. We’ll spotlight how to stand out during recruitment, perceptions of AI in the workplace and how supervisor support can drive successful and impactful work experiences.

Thursday, May 28, 2026 4:30 pm - Friday, May 29, 2026 6:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

A Rhetoricon Symposium: Figuring Constructions, Constructing Figures

This symposium brings together leading scholars of rhetorical stylistics, construction grammar, and computational linguistics to contribute to an approach at the intersection of figurative patterns and grammatical constructions in the context of neurocognitive exemplar models and Machine Learning.