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FASS (Faculty Alumni Staff and Student) Theatre Company presents "FASS-O-VISION"! This year's show will be virtually hosted with a mixture of live acting and pre-recorded scenes. The virtual show dates this year will be Friday Feb. 18th at 8pm and Saturday Feb. 19th at 8PM. Visit the website http://fass.uwaterloo.ca/ for more information!

In the Decolonizing Methodologies for Sustainability Research Speaker Series, researchers from across Canada and the globe share their unique approaches to decolonizing research, and how they conduct research that is inclusive, mindful of local cultural practices, and sensitive to diverse research contexts.

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The Concept $5K pitch competition offers the opportunity for University of Waterloo student led teams with innovative solutions and high potential business ideas to showcase their hard work and compete for grant funding. Participants receive valuable feedback, pitching experience, and idea validation from a network of experienced entrepreneurs and Concept Coaches.

A user-centric approach to your idea will ensure you build a product that your customers will love. In this session, Matt Neill, Product Designer at Faire, will discuss how to utilize design thinking to start your project off on the right foot. By the end of the session, you will learn how to translate user insights into actionable steps that solve problems for your customers.

Personal finance is all about how you manage your money. Learn from Madi Fuller of Wealthsimple about being smart with your savings, creating a budget, investing, and more! This session is for those saving up to start a business or anyone who wants to improve their financial literacy.

From day to day, you might fill the role of a student, parent, caregiver, or one of many other roles. Regardless of the one (or many!) you play, we all face the challenge of keeping well.

In this workshop, you will learn strategies for managing stress, burnout and improving your mental and physical health. Join Naturopathic Doctor Whitney Baxter (BSc ’10) and Physiotherapist Surabhi Veitch (BSc ’09) as they share actionable strategies related to movement, nutrition and breath work.

This event is being hosted in celebration of International Women’s Day.

This academic conference and community education event will offer stories and analyses of encounters and relationships between Indigenous peoples and Mennonite settlers from point of contact through to the present.

Are you interested in quantum mechanics or cryptography?

Then check out CPI's next event on Feb 28th from 6:30pm to 8:00 pm. Learn how quantum computers can create security risks and how we can mitigate them!

Register at: https://bit.ly/3s8X2fE

CPI's Michele Mosca and Sara Zafar Jafarzadeh discuss why it is important to act now, even though cryptographically-relevant quantum computers are not available.

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.

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.