Lecture

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.

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.

Learn from three researchers at the forefront of the field studying experimental quantum devices, quantum algorithms, and quantum error correction.

Join Bodo and Peter for an evening in which they combine film, photos, and readings that will give insight into their lives and art.

Discover how artists are using data to create innovative works that influence change. In this event, you'll meet three artists using data to express beauty.

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).

Jordan Williams White Eye is a passionate and dedicated Father from Bkejwanong First Nation. He is an Anishinaabe (Ojibway, Pottawatomi and Lenape) Spiritual Advisor, Knowledge Keeper, Pipe Carrier and Sweat Lodge Conductor, and he is the Caretaker/Leader of the Anishinaabe Thunderbird Sundance of Ontario. 

Through songs, stories, film, photos and music videos, NOMAD will take you on the journey of the Canadian Inuit over the last several thousand years shedding light on some of the psychological and cultural impacts of rapid change in the North.

Bangishimo will be sharing their journey into the world of photography, how they created "On the Land" and some of the projects they are currently working on.

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Emily S. Huff, Assistant Professor, Department of Forestry, Michigan State University, will present: A holistic approach to monitoring abrupt environmental shifts in the Kluane Lake region.