Current students

Friday, November 25, 2016 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

TACKLING THE GLOBAL TOBACCO EPIDEMIC

Research Talks

Tackling the global tobacco epidemic: The ITC Project

Head shot of Dr. Geoffrey Fong
Tobacco use is the number one preventable cause of death in the world and is projected to kill one billion people this century.

Wednesday, November 2, 2016 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Graduate Studies in Psych Panel Event

You are invited to a Psych Graduate Studies Student panel! Come on out to hear from UWaterloo Psych grad students, as well as Erik Woody, the Associate Chair of Psychology Graduate Studies at Waterloo.

Topics such as the application process for graduate studies in Psych, ways to improve your application, what graduate studies is like, and how to prepare as an undergraduate student will be covered.

The event will run from 3-4pm on Wednesday, November 2nd in PAS 4032.

Friday, April 21, 2017 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Psych Colloquium presents Eli Finkel from Northwestern University, USA

The All-Or-Nothing Marriage

Dr.Eli  Finkel standing with is arms crossedMajor historical shifts in the institution of marriage in America have produced two major consequences. First, the quality of average marriages has weakened over time. Second, the quality of the best marriages has strengthened over time. In tandem, these two consequences have pushed marriage toward an all-or-nothing state.

Friday, March 3, 2017 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Psych Colloquium presents Paul Bloom from Yale University, USA

Against Empathy

head shot of Dr. Paul BloomMany psychologists, philosophers, and laypeople believe that empathy is necessary for moral judgment and moral action—the only problem with empathy is that we sometimes don’t have enough of it.

Wednesday, September 28, 2016 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Welcome to Psych Party!

Psychology's Welcome to Psych party!

This is a kick-off event to welcome all Psych students who were admitted to Psychology in the last year (Since January 1st, 2016). Come get connected with fellow Psych students, learn about Psychology at UWaterloo, and mingle with grad students and faculty!

There is a presentation from 3-4 in PAS 4032, with Psych study tips to succeed in Psych courses, a panel of grad and undergrad students to answer questions about Psych, and some sneak peaks into the research going on in Psych labs at Waterloo.

Group photo of five Accelerator Centre grads
The Accelerator Centre celebrated one of its biggest graduating classes last Thursday as four startups left the nest at the local high tech business incubator.

The most recent graduates — Ecopia, InTheChat, Knowledge in Development and Trending.Info — bring the total to 55 startups that have graduated from the centre in the last decade.

Annually, an award valued at $750.00 is provided to a graduating undergraduate student enrolled in any program at the University of Waterloo. Selection are based on academic excellence, prior research experience related to child language development, and a demonstrated commitment to future postgraduate study in the area of child language development. No application is required. This fund is made possible by a donation from Knowledge in Development Inc.

This year, the award was given to two recipients.