Current graduate students

Thursday, September 22, 2022 10:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Indigenous Commitment Ceremony – Cedar Circle and Pipe Ceremony

The Indigenous peoples of the University of Waterloo will ask Vivek Goel, President and Vice-Chancellor, for a full commitment to reconciliation, Indigenization and decolonization at the institution.

At 10:30 a.m. there will be a Cedar Circle, which will immediately be followed by a Pipe Ceremony and a traditional feast on the B.C. Matthews Hall (BMH) Green.

Tuesday, September 27, 2022 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

What's Your Problem with Larry Smith

In this must-see workshop, the legendary Professor Larry Smith will discuss what makes an important problem, why pursuing important problems is advantageous for start-up founders and business owners, and how students can uncover important problems.

Thursday, September 22, 2022 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Researching Like A Pro

In this workshop, Rachel Figueiredo, Entrepreneurship & Management Sciences Librarian, will teach you how to research your ideas to determine if they would make a good business. Students attending this session will learn the basics of market and industry research – what it is and how to do it – by getting hands-on experience using the Library’s market research resources.

Thursday, September 15, 2022 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

WaterTalk: Microplastics in the environment and pitfalls in their analysis

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Jacob de Boer,
Professor Emeritus, Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology, Vrije University
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, will present: Microplastics in the environment
and pitfalls in their analysis.