Lecture

The Department of Communication Arts is excited to present Professor Samer Al-Saber as the featured speaker for the 2024 Silversides Theatre Artist Series. This talk entitled Devising Freedom: Lessons from Palestinian Theatre is co-sponsored by the Study of Palestine Research Support Fund, Peace and Conflict Studies, and Studies in Islamic and Arab Cultures.

Critical Tech Talk 8 will feature Professor Kari Zacharias from University of Manitoba in conversation with Dr. Jenny Howcraft and PhD Candidate Naomi Paul, both from Systems Design Engineering. The title of the talk is "Humility in Engineering and Design." Dean Mary Wells will provide a special introduction. Now in its second year, Critical Tech Talk promotes "honest talk about innovation," drawing on support from all 6 faculties at University of Waterloo and organized by Critical Media Lab.

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Dr. Patricia Chow-Fraser, Professor, Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, will present: Déjà vu or Jamais vu? Using a 20-y record to discern how coastal wetlands of eastern and northern Georgian Bay responds to climate-induced water-level disturbances.

We are thrilled to announce the upcoming annual MacKinnon Dinner on March 15th, 2024, at 6:00 pm. This event, steeped in tradition, is an unforgettable experience for all attendees and is a time to come together to honour one of the department's most influential figures, esteemed professor, Father Hugh MacKinnon, and celebrate the wider University of Waterloo History community.

 Eléa Thuiliera, a PhD student at the university of Galway (Ireland), will be presenting a guest lecture on February 29th. Eléa's research aims to design active games (exergames) to increase engagement while improving physical health, and fitting to a population at risk of fall and fracture. 

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Dr. Sathya Gopalakrishnan, Professor, Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics, Ohio State University, will present: Economics of valuing water resources.

As part of the Water Institute's webinar series: The Value of Water in Canada, Steve Brown, Senior Associate, Water Resources, Stantec, will present: Stream restoration as a tool for water asset management.

Toward Decolonizing UW Health Studies Collaborative Speaker Series Invites You To Our 2024 Winter Webinar: Setting the table for culturally safe food conversations with Indigenous Peoples in Canada on Jan 31 at 6pm EST. 

On Wednesday, January 17, 2024, join the University of Waterloo in partnership with the Perimeter Institute for the TRuST Scholarly Network’s Conversations on lecture series where technology leaders from UWaterloo, Google and NASA will discuss how AI is transforming society and if we should trust these technologies.

The Indigenous Speakers Series is honoured to present Chelsea Vowel, a public intellectual, writer, educator, and Associate Lecturer in the Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta.