Lecture

Tuesday, November 8, 2022 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

When Memes Go to War Against Russia: a conversation with Christian Borys

University for Ukraine (U4U) presents a conversation with journalist Christian Borys, hosted by professors Alexander Lanoszka (Political Science) and Serhiy Yarusevych (Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering) as part of the U4U campaign to raise funds for victims of Russia’s war against Ukraine.

Friday, September 30, 2022 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Kevin Lamoureux: Truth and Reconciliation in Higher Learning Institutions

On this year's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, please join us as we welcome Kevin Lamoureux (virtually). Kevin is a dynamic and gifted speaker, and will be sharing his extensive knowledge and profound insights surrounding the topic of Truth and Reconciliation, and how it pertains to Higher Learning Institutions.

There's growing awareness of the lack of diversity in science and the presence of barriers to inclusion. This presentation will focus on ideas to challenge the status quo – actions to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI).

Thursday, October 20, 2022 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Reconstructing Linguistic History: What did Ontario's Earliest Amish Speak?

What language did Amish Mennonites speak when they began migrating to Southern Ontario from dialectally-diverse regions in German-speaking Central Europe? This lecture will analyze the speech of their descendants from East Zorra-Tavistock and Wilmot townships, compare it with what Amish and Old Order Mennonites speak elsewhere, and explore important implications for our understanding of the linguistic history of Anabaptists in North America more generally.

Join us for this year's Bechtel lecture presented by Dr. Mark Louden, in the Great Hall at Conrad Grebel University College on October 20th, at 7:30 PM.

Reception to follow.

Thursday, September 15, 2022 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

WaterTalk: Microplastics in the environment and pitfalls in their analysis

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Jacob de Boer,
Professor Emeritus, Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology, Vrije University
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, will present: Microplastics in the environment
and pitfalls in their analysis.

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Bertram Boehrer,
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Magdeburg, Germany, will
present: Extreme gas pressures in lakes: from the "killer" Lake Nyos
(Cameroon) to Guadiana Pit Lake (Spain) and Lake Kivu (Rwanda and DR Congo).