Lecture

In September, Professor Frankie Condon, who has conducted extensive research in anti-racism rhetoric and anti-racism pedagogy, will lead the discussion of Robin DiAngelo’s, White Fragility (2018), the New York Times bestseller that gained international prominence in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd in the US.

The Indigenous Initiatives Office invites you to honour and celebrate Indigenous History Month with keynote speaker the Honourable Murray Sinclair.

Join Alumni Tracy Primeau, BA ‘98, in a discussion about Indigenous Business and Leadership. Tracy Primeau is a shift manager at Bruce Power, and also member of many  organizations – she is a member of the Board of Directors of Women in Nuclear Canada, Chair of the Women’s House Serving Bruce and Grey, Executive of the Kincardine Bulldogs Hockey Club and sits on two Municipality of Kincardine Council committees.  

In honour of Asian heritage month the President's Anti-Racism Taskforce (PART) invites you to attend Explorations of Asian Identity, Perceptions and Belonging. The event will feature a robust panel discussion that explores Asian-Canadian identity and anti-Asian racism, particularly in light of the rise in hate crimes over the past year.

This month's talk features Susan Lindsay on Intimate Images, Deep Fakes and the Law.

When: Thursday, April 23, 2026

Where: Enterprise Theatre, East Campus 5 (Room EC5-1101/1111), 305 Phillip St., University of Waterloo

Time: 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The Water Institute and the Faculty of Engineering are pleased to present the 2025–26 AEESP Distinguished Lecture, Using Nature-Based Treatment to Solve Some of the World’s Water Crises, presented by David Sedlak, PhD, Plato Malozemoff Distinguished Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley.

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Ali Ameli, Professor & Director of HydroGeoScience for Watershed Management (HGS-WM) Research Group, UBC, will present The functional reality of watersheds: Complexity, time-variance, and the limits of current deep learning models.

Clara Hughes, a six-time Olympic medalist and mental health advocate, shares her candid experience living with depression to inspire others to face their fears and find their voice. As the founding spokesperson for Bell Let's Talk, she explores the power of movement to change lives and emphasizes the importance of deep connection with oneself and others.

Join the University of Waterloo and the Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA) for a timely conversation on health and AI. Together, we will explore how AI is changing everyday care, professional practice, and public confidence in medicine. 

University of Waterloo faculty, staff, students and alumni are invited to attend the Friesen Prize Lecture and panel discussion featuring Dr. Brenda Andrews, recipient of the 2025 Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research, awarded by friends of CIHR.