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Thursday, February 17, 2022 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

WaterTalk: The Next Water Revolutions

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, David Sedlak, Plato Malozemoff Professor, Director, Berkeley Water Center, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, USA will present: The Next Water Revolutions.

Wednesday, February 16, 2022 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

WIN Thematic Seminar: Electrical double layer as a medium to control material synthesis

The Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) has four main thematic research areas; Smart and Function Materials, Connected Devices, Next Generation Energy Systems and Therapeutics and Theranostics. To showcase the work going on within these areas, we will be holding monthly WIN Thematic Seminars featuring our members and their research group members.

For this event in the series, Professor Vivek Maheshwari and postdoc Hua Fan from the Next Generation Energy Systems theme will be giving a seminar on "Electrical double layer as a medium to control material synthesis".

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

Research Talks with Michaëlle Jean

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Black History is World History: From Moment to Global Movement

Join us for a special edition of Research Talks 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.

Thursday, January 20, 2022 11:30 am - Thursday, March 31, 2022 3:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Dis/Ability in German Literature - Lecture Series

This series of talks focuses on Dis/Ability Studies both within and beyond German Studies. Organized by Professor Michael Boehringer as part of his Disability in German Literature course, the presentations cover critical disability studies, myths and rhetorics of disability, German literature, and a public reading and discussion.

All talks are free and open to the public and will be hosted on Zoom. Please register for each event separately.

Lecture Details:

Disability Myths and Rhetorics
Speaker: Jay Dolmage (UW)

Thursday, February 3, 2022 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Ujima Black History Month: opening and celebration

Everyone is welcome to join the opening event for the University of Waterloo’s Ujima Black History Month, 2022 — and beyond.

Hosted by Dr. Christopher Stuart Taylor, associate vice-president, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-racism, and featuring guests Dwayne Morgan, poet and social entrepreneur, Teneile Warren, writer and community advocate, David Delisca, spoken word poet, writer, actor and comedian, and a drumming performance by Bring on the Sunshine.

Wednesday, March 23, 2022 12:30 pm - 12:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Noon Hour Online Concert: Carnatic Violin

Subhadra Vijaykumar

Toronto based award winning violinist Subhadra Vijaykumar brings the unique sounds of her Carnatic (South Indian classical) violin to the Chapel at Conrad Grebel. Subhadra will explain Carnatic Music and  how the Carnatic violin, while being identical to the western violin, still differs from it. 

Wednesday, March 16, 2022 12:30 pm - 12:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Noon Hour Online Concert: Ann Southam’s Solo Piano Music

Amelia Grace Yates, piano

Amelia Grace YatesD.M.A., is a pianist, adjudicator, and instructor from Ancaster Ontario. A recent graduate of the Doctor of Musical Arts program at the University of Western Ontario, Dr. Yates’s research focusses on the solo piano music of Canadian composer Ann Southam. She is passionate about researching and performing the music of contemporary Canadian composers.

Wednesday, March 9, 2022 12:30 pm - 12:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Noon Hour Online Concert: Fire and Feathers, Music for Violin and Harp

Etsuko Kimura, violinLori Gemmell, harpist

Violinist Etsuko Kimura and harpist Lori Gemmell are working towards a recording of music for violin and harp which will include commissions of new works by Canadian composers.  We are delighted to be able to feature one of these works in our noon hour concert, along with other more well known compositions.

Wednesday, March 2, 2022 12:30 pm - 12:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Noon Hour Online Concert: Returning to our roots

Michael & Elizabeth Lepock

We will be presenting a recital of English songs and duets by British, Canadian, and American composers, including Vaughan Williams, Barber, Finzi, Larsen, Raminsh, and Weill. Since the partnership between poetry and music is so essential to art song, we wanted to return to our linguistic roots by presenting songs written in our mother tongue. As we chose sets for this recital, the theme of women arose, as our songs are written about women, or set the words of women." 

Elizabeth Lepock, soprano

Michael Lepock, baritone

Anna Ronai, piano