Water pressure in Waterloo Region
Save the date: Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Kitchener Public Library, 85 King Street N. Kitchener, ON
"Research Talks" is a premier event of the Vice-President, Research and International at the University of Waterloo and features a mix of University of Waterloo researchers and external speakers who offer short presentations on their work, followed by a panel discussion and Q & A with the audience on timely topics and challenges. Research Talks is a community event held in the early evening at a central location in Waterloo Region.
Light refreshments will be provided.
Research Talks is supported by the Research Support Fund. |
View webcasts and presentation slides of previous Research Talks:
Rural community development and wellbeing, with guest panelists:
- Dr. Karla Boluk - Redesigning and regenerating tourism with care and intentionality: Widening the inclusion lens in St. Jacobs Village (PDF)
- Dr. Feng Chang - Bridging worlds: Stories of how rural voices drive health research (PDF)
- Dr. Tejal Patel - Designing technology to support older adults manage their medications (PDF)
- Ellie Joseph & Jay Bailey - Two Row on the Grand | 10 year anniversary
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Watch the full event recording
Sustainable Urban Environments, with guest panelist:
- Amelia Clarke: Reaching net-zero: Climate mitigation at the city scale
- Matthew Day: Energy in the built environment
- Mohamad T. Araji and Alexander Tedesco
March 28, 2023
Societal health impacts of rising inflation and interest rates, with guest panelists:
- Jean-Paul Lam, Faculty of Arts, University of Waterloo - Exploring inflation, central bank communications and the relationship between business cycles and health outcomes
- Ellen MacEachen, Faculty of Health, University of Waterloo - The consequences of higher costs for low wage workers
- Joe Mancini, Director, The Working Centre - The social impact of unaffordable housing
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Event image gallery:
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Changing health disparities: Affording people in our community fair and equitable opportunities to be healthy, with guest speakers:
- Leia Minaker - Social determinants of health: The research [PDF]
- Ashnoor Rahim - Impact of the social determinants of health on the health care system [PDF]
- Nnenna Ike - Changing health Disparities [PDF]
October 25, 2022
