Lecture

The final CareNext Collective event for 2025 showcases one of the most meaningful operational shifts at WRHN this year: the sustained reduction of ambulance offload times across both the Queen’s Blvd and Midtown sites. The initiative demonstrates how targeted, system-level innovation can emerge from cross-sector collaboration between emergency department leadership, paramedic services, informatics teams, patient partners, and frontline staff.

Guest lecturer Rev. Dr. Braxton D. Shelley explores the worldview—the history, aesthetics and theology—that gives rise to Black gospel music. Surveying a diverse array of gospel selections, this presentation will clarify what this tradition shares: the belief that musical sound can turn spiritual power into a physical reality.

This free public lecture is on Wednesday, November 19, at 7:30 PM, in the Grebel Chapel. Reception to follow.

The Indigenous Speakers Series is honoured to present Mary Spencer, member of the Chippewas of Nawash First Nation and former WBA super welterweight world champion.

In partnership with Canadian Jesuits International, St. Jerome’s University is thrilled to welcome Sister Laura Vicuna Pereira Manso to speak about her incredible experience working with Indigenous communities of Brazil championing human rights and environmental protection of the Brazilian Amazon. Sister Laura will join us on November 20, 2025 from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. in the SJU Notre Dame Chapel. 

Obesity is more than a number on a scale — it's a complex health issue. Join us for a panel discussion that will aim to inform, inspire and shift the narrative around obesity.

The next CareNext Collective virtual event features the Electrophysiology (EP) Program at the Waterloo Regional Health Network. Explore how the EP team transformed their approach to cardiac ablation — streamlining workflows, strengthening partnerships and scaling from just a few procedures a day to seven — all while maintaining safety, quality, and patient-centered care.

Dr. Edward Doolittle: Indigenous Mathematics

To develop Indigenous Mathematics as a coherent subject distinct from mathematics, ethnomathematics, and Indigenous studies, we must consider the discipline’s foundations. As with global mathematics, Indigenous mathematics is founded in logic, philosophy, and culture, but differs in detail. Indigenous logic allows for the coexistence of contradictory statements: Indigenous philosophy is grounded in creation and the land; Indigenous culture is inextricably bound with spirituality, ceremony, and oral tradition. Efforts to “Indigenize” mathematics will fail without taking these differences into account.

Registration not required.

Join our expert panel for a timely and engaging conversation about how we can foster healthier lives across our communities. Discussions will explore the vital interplay between physical activity, nutrition, and social connection—not only as key components of well-being, but as meaningful and preventative health strategies.

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Dr. Anaís Delilah Roque, John Hope Franklin Assistant Professor of Environmental Justice, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, will present Beyond the Storm: Water Insecurity and Community Resilience in Puerto Rico.

This event is in person in DC 1302 with a networking lunch reception to follow in DC 1301 (The Fishbowl).

AI systems are starting to get really useful, but they use far too much energy to be served to everyone on the planet. We are going to need to make computers a lot more efficient and produce way more energy than today. Trevor McCourt (BSc, MME, '20), CTO and co-founder of leading chipmaker Extropic, will explore how radically efficient computing can transform the trajectory of AI’s energy demands. The program also includes startup lightning talks, a feature presentation from near-zero energy chip maker Vaire, and a networking reception.