New workshop and online course enhance AI literacy and promote responsible usage, drawing on expertise across disciplines.
TRuST's Dr. Kari D. Weaver, University of Waterloo Libraries, has published the Artificial Intelligence Disclosure (AID) Framework. The new tool recognizes the need for consistent, transparent disclosure of artificial intelligence use across learning and research contexts. The AID Framework addresses this gap by providing a structured and detailed approach to such disclosure.
This opinion piece by the University of Waterloo’s Dr. Mary Wells, dean of Engineering; Dr. Lai-Tze Fan, Canada Research Chair in Technology and Social Change; and Dr. Ashley Mehlenbacher, Canada Research Chair in Science, Health, and Technology Communication, appeared in the Toronto Star.
Misinformation. Disinformation. Malinformation. Navigating the vast amounts of information we encounter daily has never been more challenging. A panel discussion hosted by the University Librarian Beth Sandore Namachchivaya, featuring librarians Brie McConnell and Kate Mercer, and Associate Professor and Director of Waterloo's U&AI Lab, Lai-Tze Fan.
TRuST's Dr. Lai-Tze Fan and Dr. Makhan Virdi: The Groarke Debate. This biannual event brings two high-profile intellectuals to Trent to debate an urgent interdisciplinary topic of wide interest to the Trent and Peterborough communities.
TRuST Scholarly Network hosts conversation on charting a course through climate misinformation to promote informed climate action.
The University of Waterloo’s TRuST network, an interdisciplinary project investigating the importance of building trust in scientific and technological research, is pleased to welcome its inaugural postdoctoral scholar Dr. Paula Catalina Sanchez Nuñez de Villavicencio.
The Faculty of Science Foundation presents:
Tim Caulfield
Professor of Health Law and Science Policy | Bestselling Author
The spread of misinformation seems to intensify with each passing week. Indeed, it is a defining characteristic of our time! And research tells us that misinformation is doing tangible harm — to public health, mental health, public discourse, personal relationships, and public trust. How did we get here, why do people believe, and what can we do about it?
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.
This opinion piece by Dr. Mary Wells, dean of Waterloo Engineering Dr. Donna Strickland, a professor in the department of Physics and Astronomy and Dr. Ashley Rose Mehlenbacher, an associate professor in the English Language and Literature department, appeared in the Hill Times, a popular news source for Canadian politics and government news.
The Faculty of Arts is pleased to welcome two new postdoctoral fellows, who have joined the Provost’s Program for Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Scholars: Dr. Geneva Smith who began in her role on July 1, 2024, and Dr. Paula Catalina Sanchez Nuñez de Villavicencio who will begin on August 1, 2024.