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WATERLOO, Ont. (Monday, Sept. 27, 2010) - Joe MacInnis, a renowned deep-sea explorer and researcher, will share his insights into the catastrophic BP oil spill and its impact during a public talk this week at the University of Waterloo.

MacInnis, who was the first man to dive beneath the North Pole, will deliver this year's TD Canada Trust Walter Bean Lecture, entitled Oilstorm: Leadership Lessons from the Gulf of Mexico. It will be held Thursday, Sept. 30 at 4 p.m. in the Humanities Theatre, located in the J.G. Hagey Hall of the Humanities.

WATERLOO, Ont. (Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010) - David Johnston, Governor General Designate, is among four people being honoured during the University of Waterloo's fall convocation to be held next month.

WATERLOO, Ont. (Monday, Sept. 20, 2010) - The University of Waterloo is inviting the local community to help celebrate Homecoming 2010 with a barbecue on Friday, Sept. 24 and a series of activities on Saturday, Sept. 25.

"You don’t have to be a Waterloo grad to enjoy Homecoming,” said alumni officer Chantel Franklin. “This is a great event, especially for families with young children. There’s plenty to see and do, and most of our activities are free.”

WATERLOO, Ont. (Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010) - The University of Waterloo has bestowed a double honour on its departing president David Johnston, Canada’s Governor General Designate, by naming the university’s bustling research and technology park and a new international student award after him.

WATERLOO, Ont. (Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010) - International adoption experts and advocates will attend a special University of Waterloo summit in next week in Stratford to discuss the current and future status of intercountry adoptions, a global phenomenon involving more than 38,000 adoptions annuallly and billions of dollars every year.

The Intercountry Adoption Summit: State of Intercountry Adoption will be held from Thursday, Sept. 23 to Sunday, Sept. 26 at the Arden Park Hotel.

WATERLOO, Ont. (Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010) - Beckie Scott, the first North American woman to capture a cross-country skiing Olympic gold medal, will discuss the practice of clean sport among other topics during the University of Waterloo's Friends of the Library lecture and authors event next week.