Lecture

Please join us for a special lecture with Ted Hewitt, President of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), on Thursday, December 8, 2022 from Noon to 1 p.m. in Theatre of the Arts, Modern Languages (ML) building or online via MS Teams Live. Please register to participate in-person or virtually.

The Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research, established in 2005 by the Friends of Canadian Institutes of Health Research (FCIHR), annually recognizes exceptional innovation by a visionary health leader of international stature. Dr. Brenda Andrews is the 2025 Prize winner and will give a public talk at the University of Waterloo on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in conjunction with the Friesen Prize Program. Dr. Andrews will also engage in a panel discussion with several Waterloo faculty members before her lecture. See registration page for more details.

11 a.m. - noon

Panel discussion: Unpacking the complexity of human health and disease

Panelists: Dr. Brenda Andrews, Dr. Bernie Duncker, Dr. Natoya Peart and Dr. Valerie Ward

1 - 2:30 p.m.

Lecture by Dr. Brenda Andrews: Accelerating discovery: The catalytic impact of interdisciplinary environments and collaboration on basic biomedical research

2:30 - 3 p.m.

Meet and greet with Dr. Andrews and panelists

The Office of Research will be hosting a one-hour talk on Thursday, May 16, by Dr. Michael D. Nosworthy from McMaster University. 

The Meaning of Ice: Co-production of knowledge and community action in a changing Arctic

Drawing on experience from over two decades of close collaboration with Inuit communities in the Arctic, Dr. Fox will illustrate the powerful ways our understanding of the changing Arctic climate can be advanced when we link Inuit knowledge and visiting science.

Waterloo faculty, staff and students are invited to attend the Friesen lecture featuring Dr. David Lorne J. Tyrrell, recipient of the 2021 Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research, awarded by Friends of CIHR. Dr. Tyrrell is a distinguished professor at the University of Alberta with major interests in the prevention and treatment of viral diseases. His multi-faceted career in academic medicine, virology, pharmaceutical enterprise and dedicated advocacy for health research in Canada are being honoured with the 2021 Henry G.

Health system decision-making in a post COVID-19 Canada

The Office of Research is hosting the spring edition of Research Talks on Tuesday, April 26 from 12 - 1:30 p.m.

Guest speakers include: Helen Angus (Public Health Ontario), Dr. Sacha Bhatia (Ontario Health), John Hirdes (University of Waterloo), Anita Layton (University of Waterloo), David O’Toole (CIHI), Peter Wallace (Munk Institute of Global Affairs and Public Policy)

Please register to receive a link for this WebEx webinar.

You are invited to attend the Friesen lecture, "When Science meets Society: The competition between knowledge and values," featuring Sir Mark Walport, recipient of the 2020 Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research.

The Indigenous Speakers Series is pleased and honoured to present Jean Teillet, lawyer, author, teacher and artist, as the first of our 2021-22 speakers.

For two millennia, the regular Platonic polyhedra have fascinated not just mathematicians, but also artists and the general public. When realized in appropriate materials, these shapes yield beautiful art objects.