Current undergraduate students

Join the Waterloo Climate Institute's Climate Leaders program for a full-day convention showcasing student research and projects that are tackling climate action! Attend presentations, workshops, hands-on activities, win prizes, student awards and enjoy a delicious lunch!

Alison Wylie will discuss three examples of field-engaged philosophy of science that address the legacies of settler-colonialism in archaeology in Canada and ask what philosophy can contribute to decolonizing efforts. Alison Wylie holds a Canada Research Chair in Philosophy of the Social and Historical Sciences at the University of British Columbia where she is a Professor of Philosophy. She has a long-standing interest in philosophical questions raised by archaeology: How do we know what (we think) we know about the cultural past?

As part of the Water Institute's webinar series: The Value of Water in Canada, Merrell-Ann Phare, Commissioner, International Joint Commission, Founding Executive Director of the Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER), will present: Safeguarding water values through collaborative water governance.

Join the UW Legal Studies Society on February 29th at 6:30 PM to hear from Marlee Liss. Marlee is a somatic educator, author, and sparkle-loving queer Jewish feminist, who made history in the justice system when her sexual assault case became the 1st in North America to conclude with restorative justice through the courts. She's an award-winning speaker, who has been featured in Forbes, Huff Post, Buzzfeed, and more. 

Quantum Sensing Workshop Application Velocity and Transformative Quantum Technologies (TQT) will be hosting the Quantum Sensing Workshop on Thursday, February 29, 2024, from 1-5 pm at RAC 1, 3003.

Application Deadline: Friday, February 23 at 9:00am.

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Dr. Patricia Chow-Fraser, Professor, Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, will present: Déjà vu or Jamais vu? Using a 20-y record to discern how coastal wetlands of eastern and northern Georgian Bay responds to climate-induced water-level disturbances.

In our session, we’ll talk through early stage company building and how to set out for the 0 to 1 journey. That includes how to think about MVPs and early product, the bar you should have for initial hires, and how to embark on the first round of funding for your company.

Make finding connections and collaborations simple. Celebrate International Women’s Day with Velocity! Are you a woman-identifying and/or gender-diverse student interested in innovation? Get to know others from different disciplines and courses at our upcoming mixer!

The Peace and Conflict Studies is hosting a movie night on March 1st, 2024. Peace by Chocolate is an award-winning film that focuses on a Syrian refugee family, as they adapt to a new life in Nova Scotia, Canada, while rebuilding their family chocolate business.

A monthly film series featuring a screening of a film with queer themes along with discussion. This month's movie is Portrait of a Lady on Fire. Written and directed by Céline Sciamma and starring Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel, this 2019 film won the Queer Palm and best screenplay awards at Cannes and was ranked #30 on Sight and Sound's list of greatest movies ever made.