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Friday, January 24, 2025 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Critical Tech Talk 11: Speculative Imaginaries and Technological Design

Join the Critical Tech Talk series to hear guest speaker Sherryl Vint, Professor of Media and Cultural Studies at the University of California, on how speculative fiction can help us cultivate a more inclusive social imagination.

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

TRuST | Debunking myths about GMOs with Nobel Laureate Sir Richard Roberts

Join the University of Waterloo for an enlightening conversation between two Nobel Laureates as they discuss the important role scientists can play in debunking misinformation.  

Monday, February 3, 2025 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

World Wetlands Day 2025

The University of Waterloo’s WWD event will be held in person at Federation Hall (FED) on Monday, February 3rd2025 from 4:00 to 7:00 pm EST. The event will consist of a poster session and reception followed by a distinguished lecture by Dr. Hilary Dugan, entitled: "Should we care about freshwater salinization?"

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Friesen Prize Lecture with Dr. Gordon Guyatt

You're invited to attend the Friesen Prize Lecture, a public event and panel discussion featuring Dr. Gordon Guyatt, recipient of the 2024 Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research, awarded by Friends of CIHR.

Thursday, February 6, 2025 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Healthy Communities Discussion Series: Bench to Bedside

The Faculty of Science is excited to launch the Healthy Communities Discussion Series, a new and exciting initiative spotlighting groundbreaking research at the University of Waterloo and its impact on health and well-being.

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Dr. Ryan Emmanuel, Associate Professor of Hydrology, Duke University, North Carolina, US, will present: On the swamp: Indigenous environmental justice across North Carolina’s coastal plain.

Join visiting speaker Dr. Taiwo Adetunji Osinubi for a look at Wole Soyinka’s memoir You Must Set Forth at Dawn as autofiction and auto-theory, examining three interrelated thematic modalities and aesthetic executions in the text.

Tuesday, February 25, 2025 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

HIV/AIDS Activism in Africa: Historical Perspectives and Current Challenges

Idah Mukuka Nambeya – an internationally-recognized HIV/AIDS activist from Zambia – reflects on the history of African HIV/AIDS activism and the current challenges facing community organizations due to the recent USAID freeze.

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 11:30 am - 1:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

A Better Here-Writing to Nurture a Better Future

A Solarpunk Online Lecture/Workshop with Jerri Jerreat author and Executive Director of the Youth Imagine the Future Festival

Organized by the Waterloo Institute for Solarpunk and Hope, with sponsorships from the Philosophy Department and LIFE Co-op.