Faculty

Monday, March 30, 2026 8:00 am - 4:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

CPI 2nd Graduate Student Conference

This full-day conference will be hosted at the Waterloo campus on the first floor of EC5. Thanks to the generous sponsors of the event, attendees will have the cost-free opportunity to network with peers, faculty, and industry, discover innovative research on cybersecurity and privacy topics, hear from experts in the field, and more!

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Virtual-first, human-first: Reimagining primary care through innovation

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

Primary care sits at the foundation of the health system — yet it is often the hardest place to innovate. Join Dr. Neil Naik, primary care physician at the Waterloo Regional Health Network, as he shares how his clinic has evolved into a living lab for primary care innovation, built around a virtual-first, patient-centered model that treats technology as an enabler rather than a barrier.

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Systematic and Scoping Reviews: Systematic and Scoping Review Methods

Would you like to learn more about scoping and systematic reviews and what steps are involved when conducting each of these review types? This workshop, a combination of presentation and interactive activities, discusses the methods of each review type, as well as how to decide which is best to use and more.

Monday, March 9, 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Systematic and Scoping Reviews: Systematic Screening using Covidence and Zotero

This workshop will focus on using technical tools, Covidence, to streamline the review process, as well as a reference manager, Zotero, to work with the search results from your structured review to generate in-cite citations and an automated bibliography.

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Systematic and Scoping Reviews: Systematic Search Methods

Systematic and scoping reviews require a rigorous and reproducible search methodology. This workshop, a combination of presentation and interactive activities, outlines the expectations of a systematic search and provides practical experience in developing a search methodology which meets systematic standards.

Thursday, February 5, 2026 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Entrepreneurship and Impact Series: AMA with David Radke

Math Innovation is thrilled to host David Radke for an Ask-Me-Anything on February 5, 2026!

David Radke (PhD '23) is a Senior Research Scientist with the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He works as part of the Hockey Strategy and Analytics team, helping to evaluate players, teams, and strategies from in-game data to assist coaching and roster construction decisions.

Monday, March 9, 2026 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Agri-food Innovation Challenge

Who is this challenge for? University of Waterloo students from all levels and faculties.

What: An exciting two-week challenge where you’ll connect with new students, solve real-world problems, grow your skills, meet industry experts and compete for a total of $10K in cash prizes.

Thursday, March 26, 2026 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

"Who keeps us safe?" Christian Politics of Care

The Bechtel Lectures provide the opportunity for representatives of a variety of disciplines and professions to explore topics that reflect the breadth and depth of Mennonite history, identity, faith and culture. Conrad Grebel University College is pleased to host this annual event. The 2026 Bechtel Lecturer is Isaac Villegas, MDiv.

Thursday, February 12, 2026 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Love Data Week: Love at First Stat - Rediscover the Fundamentals

Refresh your understanding of fundamental statistical concepts and strengthen your data analysis skills in this interactive workshop. Using R, we’ll revisit key topics such as descriptive statistics, probability distributions, hypothesis testing and basic inferential techniques. Through guided exercises, you’ll learn how to apply these concepts effectively to interpret and analyze data with confidence.

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Love Data Week: Turning Numbers into Love Letters

Data are often stored in tables or databases, which provide information about size and variable types but reveal little about underlying patterns. This workshop introduces graphical and numerical techniques to uncover data structure and summarize distributions effectively.