BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Drupal iCal API//EN X-WR-CALNAME:Events items teaser X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Toronto BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69dba70632ccc DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260501T140000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260501T163000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/events/events/using-nature-based-treatment-solve-s ome-worlds-water-crises LOCATION:FED - Federation Hall 200 University Avenue West Main Hall Waterlo o ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:Using Nature-Based Treatment to Solve Some of the World’s Water\n Crises CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Water Institute and the Faculty of Engineering are pleased to\npresent the 2025–26 AEESP Distinguished Lecture\, Using Nature-Based \nTreatment to Solve Some of the World’s Water Crises\, presented by\nDa vid Sedlak\, PhD\, Plato Malozemoff Distinguished Professor of Civil\nand Environmental Engineering at the University of California\,\nBerkeley. DTSTAMP:20260412T140702Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69dba70636703 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260415T150000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260415T160000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/events/events/watertalk-functional-reality-watersh eds-complexity-time LOCATION:DC - William G. Davis Computer Research Centre 200 University Aven ue West Room: 1302 Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:WaterTalk: The functional reality of watersheds: Complexity\,\ntime -variance\, and the limits of current deep learning models CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series\, Al i Ameli\,\nProfessor & Director of HydroGeoScience for Watershed Managemen t\n(HGS-WM) Research Group\, UBC\, will present The functional reality of\ nwatersheds: Complexity\, time-variance\, and the limits of current deep\n learning models. DTSTAMP:20260412T140702Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69dba70637242 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260513T173000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260513T193000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/events/events/clara-hughes-open-heart-open-mind-ha llman-lecture LOCATION:HH - J.G. Hagey Hall of the Humanities\, Humanities Theatre 200 Un iversity Avenue West Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:Clara Hughes: Open Heart\, Open Mind - Hallman Lecture CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Clara Hughes\, a six-time Olympic medalist and mental health ad vocate\,\nshares her candid experience living with depression to inspire o thers\nto face their fears and find their voice. As the founding spokesper son\nfor Bell Let's Talk\, she explores the power of movement to change\nl ives and emphasizes the importance of deep connection with oneself\nand ot hers. DTSTAMP:20260412T140702Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69dba70637d5b DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260413T140000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260413T160000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/events/events/speaker-series-english-does-not-tilt LOCATION:LIB - Dana Porter Library 200 University Avenue West Room: DP323 W aterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:Speaker Series: The English Does Not Tilt CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Join us for a hybrid event with award‑winning Afrosurrealist and\nAfrofuturist storyteller Shingai Njeri Kagunda. Shingai will read fro m\ntheir essay “The Story is Not Yours” followed by a facilitated\ndis cussion. DTSTAMP:20260412T140702Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69dba70638711 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260505T190000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260505T210000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/events/events/trusting-health-care-age-ai LOCATION:67 Erb Street West Waterloo ON N2L 6C2 Canada SUMMARY:Trusting health care in the age of AI CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Join the University of Waterloo and the Balsillie School of\nIn ternational Affairs (BSIA) for a timely conversation on health and\nAI. To gether\, we will explore how AI is changing everyday care\,\nprofessional practice\, and public confidence in medicine.  DTSTAMP:20260412T140702Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69dba70639149 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260513T113000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260513T170000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/events/events/particles-markets-particles-markets- complex-systems-across LOCATION:E7 - Engineering 7 200 University Ave West Room: 7303 Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:From Particles to Markets: From Particles to Markets: Complex Syste ms\nAcross Disciplines CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Waterloo Institute for Complexity & Innovation (WICI) is pl eased\nto host Complexity Day\, a cross‑disciplinary gathering exploring how\ncomplex systems thinking connects mathematics\, physics\, and econom ics. DTSTAMP:20260412T140702Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69dba70639ba2 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260427T140000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260427T160000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/events/events/campus-living-labs-climate-learning- and-action-all LOCATION:EV3 - Environment 3 200 University Avenue West Room: Lobby Waterlo o ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:Campus living labs for climate learning and action in all disciplin es CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Join the Waterloo Climate Institute and our campus partners for a\nhands-on workshop to explore the what’s\, why’s and how’s of\nus ing campus living labs for climate learning and action in any\ndiscipline. We’ll tour the campus to explore existing and potential\nopportunities for diverse disciplines\, connect with Indigenous living\nlab initiatives and available resources and support from the\nSustainability Office. DTSTAMP:20260412T140702Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69dba7063a5e6 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260422T120000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260422T133000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/events/events/w3-presents-holding-it-together LOCATION:GH - Graduate House 200 University Avenue West Room: Upper Floor W aterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:W3+ Presents: Holding It Together CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:As we navigate an austere workplace and a horrific news cycle\, many of\nus are just barely holding it together. Often however\, there is no\nother choice\; when systems break down\, as Jessica Calarco reminds u s\,\nwomxn and nonbinary folx tend to become the safety net. DTSTAMP:20260412T140702Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69dba7063af84 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260427T120000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260427T130000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/events/events/carenext-collective-ai-empowered-pat ients SUMMARY:CareNext Collective: AI‑empowered patients CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Manulife presents CareNext Collective\, a monthly virtual forum hosted\nby the CareNext Coalition.\n\nA major shift is underway in health care: patients are increasingly\nturning to AI to make sense of symptoms\ , test results\, and care\noptions before they ever speak to a clinician. How should health\nsystems respond? DTSTAMP:20260412T140702Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69dba7063b74d DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260402T120000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260402T140000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/events/events/becoming-public-scholar-navigating-m edia LOCATION:DC - William G. Davis Computer Research Centre 200 University Aven ue West Room: 1302 Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada SUMMARY:Becoming a Public Scholar: Navigating the Media CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Want to build confidence in the public eye and share your resea rch\nwith a broader audience?\n\nJoin Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Af fairs for a panel and\npresentation featuring a media expert\, a faculty m ember\, and a\npostdoctoral scholar who have been in the spotlight. They ’ll share\ninsider tips\, real‑world experiences\, and practical advic e to help\nyou navigate interviews\, media requests\, and public communica tion. DTSTAMP:20260412T140702Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR