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poet and writing studies scholar, Qwo-Li Driskill, to speak at U-Waterloo

March 3, 2017

Qwo-LI Driskill will deliver a talk entitled, Weaving with Words,  on 3 March, 2017 at 3:00 PM in Hagey Hall 1104. 

 

Qwo-Li Driskill is a non-citizen Cherokee Two-Spirit writer, performer, and activist. S/he is the author of Asegi Stories: Cherokee Queer and Two-Spirit Memory (University of Arizona: 2016) and Walking with Ghosts: Poems (Salt Publishing: 2005). S/he is also the co-editor of Sovereign Erotics: A Collection of Two-Spirit Literature (University of Arizona: 2011) and Queer Indigenous...

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book release celebration

March 2, 2017

Frankie and her co-editor, Vershawn Young, will discuss their new book, Performing anti-racist pedagogy in rhetoric, writing, and communication (University Press of Colorado and WAC Clearinghouse) at the U-W Bookstore on 2 March, 2017 at 4:30PM. 

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Attending AAAI/EAAI 2017

February 4, 2017

I'll be attending the AAAI/EAAI 2017 conference in San Francisco Feb 4-9, 2017. I'll be giving a lightening talk on Sunday afternoon on ideas for AI education. If you'll be attending and want to meet up get in touch. I'll be posted about events and interesting talks on twitter @compthink.

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Lorne Russwurm Award for Outstanding TA Performance – Awarded to Collin Branton

September 26, 2016

The Lorne Russwurm Award for outstanding performance by a teaching assistant (TA) is awarded by the Department of Geography and Environmental Management annually to a TA that has performed beyond the ‘call of duty’ and exemplified outstanding performance. The contributions of Collin Branton exceeded instructor expectations and all formal course requirements. Through a competitive process...

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Early Researcher Award for Research in Agricultural Systems with UAV and Simulation

August 31, 2016

Today, Kathryn McGarry, MPP for Cambridge, and Daiene Vernile, MPP for Kitchener Centre, announced $2.3 million in funding for 21 University of Waterloo researchers, including Derek Robinson and John McLevey, both recipients of Early Researcher Awards.

The Early Researcher Award (ERA) program helps promising and...

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