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Thursday, November 6, 2014 8:15 pm - 8:15 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Long Night Against Procrastination - November 6

Flyer with information about-Long Night Against Procrastination
Thinking of changing your major to procrastination? Don’t! Join us for UWaterloo’s first-ever Long Night Against Procrastination on Thursday, November 6 from 8 pm to midnight in the Student Life Centre.

Friday, December 5, 2014 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Psychology Colloquium Series - Dr. Ian McGregor

Reactive Approach Motivation for Religious Zeal

Ian McGregor
Evidence from laboratory experiments reveals that: 1. Anxious and approach motivated people respond to various anxiety-related threats with a generalized surge in approach motivation. 2. The same combination of traits and threats heightens zeal for religious beliefs and willingness to die, support war, and go to extremes for it. 

Friday, December 12, 2014 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Successful Aging Speaker Series - Alison Chasteen

Please join us as we welcome our second speaker, Alison Chasteen, from the University of Toronto. Alison Chasteen conducts research on prejudice and social stigma across the adult lifespan. She will be speaking about the social and psychological aspects of aging.

Complimentary lunches will be provided for attendees who have requested a lunch.  You can request a lunch by e-mailing Igor Grossmann at igrossmann@uwaterloo.ca.

Friday, March 13, 2015 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

The Worm Wrangler - All About Vermicomposting

The Worm Wrangler holding worms
Worms are fascinating because of how efficiently they can participate in the recycling process of so much of what humans dispose of as “garbage”.   They can eat our scraps of food waste and turn it into extremely nutritious fertilizer.  Through construction, erosion and other actions, we are losing our healthy topsoil in massive amounts.  Worm composting along with other forms of composting encourages the replenishing of the soil.  By using