Events

Join us for a special evening celebrating the 40th anniversary of Nobel Laureate Dr. Donna Strickland’s CPA, a milestone marking her extraordinary journey in science and innovation.

Researchers in Waterloo Region are doing amazing work when it comes to the renewable energy. From minerals to exploring machine learning impact on renewable energy technologies Waterloo researchers are focused on finding solutions. Join us to explore some of the great things happening right in your backyard at the University of Waterloo.

The event is free.

Refreshements will be available for purchase.

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Researchers in Waterloo Region are working hard to understand the future of our health. Chronic pain affects millions of people, Annemarie is studying pain and connecting the lab to real-world health challenges to better understand how pain develops and persists. Juewen is exploring how our DNA sequences are being targeted by drug delivery to advance medicine, diagnostics and treatment strategies Waterloo researchers are focused on finding solutions. Join us to explore some of the great things happening right in your backyard at the University of Waterloo.

The event is free.

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Among the diversity of exoplanets discovered in the last few decades are a particularly intriguing type called lava worlds. In this month's KPL astronomy talk, Dr. Lisa Dang will share how we find these scorching hot rocky planets, and discuss how we can study them and what you could experience if you were to visit a lava world.

Please register through the KPL events page.

Black holes are massive objects from which even light cannot escape -- so how can we "see" them? In this month's KPL astronomy talk, Lucy Pothier-Bogoslowski  will discuss several observational techniques and properties of black holes that allow us to observe them and their impact on their environments from small to large scales.

Please register through the KPL events page.

From the skies, to your eyes there is a lot to learn at this Science in the City.  Discovering exoplanets using the James Webb Space Telescope, Dr. Lisa Dang is learning about lava worlds and what it would be like if you were to visit. Dr. Austin Roorda is working to unlock the discovery of more colours, using Oz vision! Join us to explore some of the great things happening right in your backyard at the University of Waterloo.

The event is free.

Please register!

Join us for the 2026 Adrian Smith Lecture featuring

Sasha Wilson
Professor
University of Alberta

Critical metal recovery with carbon dioxide mineralization in ore processing

Wednesday, June 10, 2026
2:00 p.m.

In-person: QNC 2502