Events

Hosted by the Indigenous Research team in the VPRI, this session is focused on how non-Indigenous researchers can build respectful relationships with Indigenous communities, particularly in the research context.

This is an event for all members of the UWaterloo Indigenous campus community, including students, staff, faculty, alumni and retirees. Your families and partners are welcome as well!

You're invited to Big Bang 2022! This is an event open to all undergraduate students within the Faculty of Science. Come for free ice cream starting at 4 PM in the STC Main Commons.

Then come to a talk with Dr. Abdel Lawendy in STC 1012 from 5 PM- 6 PM on Friday, September 23rd. Q+A to follow, here's your chance to ask an expert your questions.

Dr. Lawendy is a UWaterloo graduate who is the Chief of Trauma + Orthopedic surgery at Western. His journey includes working in places such as Pakistan, Gaza, Haiti and Yemen. 

We would like to cordially invite you to an exhibition by Ukrainian students “War in life, life in war” hosted by Science Museums and Galleries from the Faculty of Science. On Wednesday, October 5th from 12:30-1:30 pm, Ukrainian students will attend the exhibit in the STC atrium to tell us stories about the resilience and resistance of Ukrainian people, show pictures from their hometowns and home universities, and share their first-hand experiences with the war being waged on their country by Russia. Coffee and Ukrainian treats will be provided.

World Wetlands Day (WWD) marks the day when the Convention on Wetlands was adopted in 1971 in Ramsar, Iran.
Join us online or in person at Federation Hall for a distinguished lecture by Dr. Line Rochefort and a panel discussion from wetland expert panelists on the topic of Wetland Restoration, moderated by Dr. Rochefort.

Join us on October 28^th for an extravaganza of hands-on science discovery for school-age kids.

In this talk, we will explore the connections between Miranda Fricker’s work on epistemic injustice and the ways that it can manifest in academic settings. We will focus on the relation between epistemic injustice and social privilege, highlighting the ways in which epistemic injustice directly contributes to ongoing gender inequity. Finally, we will offer some ways in which we might work toward greater gender equity and what our personal responsibilities for collective injustice might consist in.

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Dr. Patricia Chow-Fraser, Professor, Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, will present: Déjà vu or Jamais vu?  Using a 20-y record to discern how coastal wetlands of eastern and northern Georgian Bay respond to climate-induced water-level disturbances.

Join the Faculty of Science as we debut our Strategic Plan and the Future of Science!

Light snacks will be provided in a reception following the launch of months of hard work – join us to get your first glimpse as we kick off the next phase of Science.

Visit the University of Waterloo's Earth Sciences Museum for our annual Gem and Mineral Show! Admission is always free.