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Wednesday, November 22, 2017 7:30 pm - 7:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Bridges Lecture: Perfumery: the art and science of smell

Lucia Turin and Saskia Wilson-Brown

What, exactly, is fragrance? How might we discuss and theorize the sense of smell? Luca Turin and Saskia Wilson-Brown confront these surprisingly thorny questions and argue that fragrance is an autonomous art which must be dealt with on its own terms, a message in a bottle. As Igor Stravinsky said of music, fragrance may be "by its very nature, essentially powerless to express anything at all".

Saturday, December 9, 2017 7:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Public lecture: Adrien Pouliot Lecture

Richard Hoshino
In this informal and interactive presentation, winner Richard Hoshino will present four of his favourite math problems, and share stories of how these problems have led to authentic mathematical experiences for both high school students and undergraduates. He will share his story through these four problems, which will simultaneously be accessible to high school students and challenge the math professors in the audience.

Wednesday, January 31, 2018 7:30 pm - 7:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Bridges Lecture: Polar Projects - Conceptualizing and rendering arctic spaces

Ruxandra Moraru and P. Whitney Lackenbauer

Reserach team on snowmobiles near Labrador
The first Bridges lecture in 2018 will explore how humans have sought to make the Arctic legible (to borrow the phrase of James C.

Wednesday, February 28, 2018 2:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Math Faculty Heat 2018

Join us for the Faculty of Mathematics heat of the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition.

The winner of the heat will go on to compete in the University of Waterloo 3MT final competition. Come out and support our graduate students as they take on this presentation challenge.

Monday, June 4, 2018 4:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Public Lecture: Infinite Games

Antonio Montalban, University of California - Berkeley

Infinite two-player games have been a very useful tool to prove many results in logic and other areas. What makes them fascinating to computability theorists is that winning strategies can be extremely complex even for simple games.

Wednesday, July 11, 2018 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Beyond Entrepreneurship

Waterloo empowers entrepreneurs to go beyond.

Entrepreneurs are natural problem solvers. Beyond creating companies that bring innovative and world-changing ideas to the global market place, entrepreneurs are increasingly acting as community builders, industry change agents, and global disruptors. Find out why.

Sunday, September 2, 2018 12:00 am - Saturday, September 8, 2018 12:00 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Orientation 2018

First - congratulations! You made it.

We're excited that you're here and we're going to start your first year at the University of Waterloo with a bang.

To get you #UWREADY and help you make lasting connections with your fellow #mathies, we've put together a variety of sessions and activities to get you set up on the right path for success.