Events

Join us for an in-person Henry Darcy Distinguished Lecture featuring Dr. Chen Zhu from Indiana University.

Talk title: Hydrogeochemistry: Recent Advances and Opportunities & Challenges Ahead
 

Please note that as this is an in-person event, current University of Waterloo COVID-19 protocols will be followed. Masks are required and all attendees must submit vaccination records to the university.

Although most of us don't actually understand quantum physics, we know that it's mystical and awesome, and if we understood it we'd probably be rich and beautiful and happy, right? After all, there are plenty of people out there trying to sell you quantum crystals to align your quantum energy with your quantum destiny. Can they all be wrong? Yes, yes they can. In this talk, we're going to sniff out the bullshit and break down why it stinks while dispelling the mystery of the quantum.

The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences Proudly Presents:

J.F. (Rick) Delvin, PhD, University of Kansas

"The Tools of Understanding (because to solve a problem you must first understand it" 

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.

Online lecture for high school biology students: "Stem Cells Play a Role in Human Leukemia from Origin to Relapse."

Speaker: John E. Dick. Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and University of Toronto. Toronto, Canada

Subseafloor Hydrogeology: Moving beyond watersheds

The field of submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) was launched in the 1990s by the remarkable discovery, via naturally-occurring isotopic tracers, that saline groundwater was discharging to the South Atlantic Bight in very large volumes. Subsequent studies confirmed that saline groundwater discharges to the Atlantic Ocean in volumes that rival river discharge.

Produced by the Critical Media Lab at the University of Waterloo, Critical Tech Talks is a series of honest dialogues about technological innovation. From data harvesting to the conflict minerals in our smartphones, critical thinking is shifting the momentum towards positive change – towards Tech for Good®.

Join us on-campus to listen to Gairdner Award Laureate, Dr. Mushquash, who will discuss his award-winning work on Tuesday, October 17th, 2023.

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.

In this presentation Professor Timothy Caulfield explores what the most recent evidence tells us about the nature and source of the current infodemic. He will also provide science-informed recommendations about how best to engage individuals and communities.