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Explore challenges and strategies of vaccination uptake at Research Talks
Vaccine hesitancy has been identified by the World Health Organization as one of the top 10 threats to global health in 2019.
Find out how ݮƵ researchers and experts in public health and industry are exploring the reasons behind vaccination hesitancy and strategies to increase vaccine uptake at the next Research Talks on Thursday, October 17 from 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
ʱregisterto attendas seating is limited. The following speakers will be in attendance:
- Heather MacDougall (Arts): Exploring the historical, social, and cultural forces behind vaccine hesitancy
- Nancy Waite (School of Pharmacy): Mobilizing pharmacists as a new approach to vaccine uptake
- Edward Thommes (Sanofi Pasteur North America): Characterizing vaccination drivers and barriers using data science
- Natasha Crowcroft (Centre for Vaccine Preventable Diseases): Engaging public health strategies that build immunization confidence
Research Talks is a regular series hosted bythe Office of Researchand supported by theResearch Support Fundto provide ݮƵ staff, faculty, and students with an opportunity to learn about world-class research at ݮƵ. Refreshments will be provided.
Employee accessibility training to be updated
A message from Human Resources.
The University’s employee accessibility training is currently being revised to include updates to both our own accessibility initiatives and the. By law, all University employees are required to take accessibility training and it must be up-to-date.
The new course will be published on December 3, 2019 to coincide with the. At this time, all University employees will need to update their training, regardless of when they last completed accessibility training. When we’re all familiar with current accessibility requirements and practices, we are better positioned to fulfil our responsibility of being an inclusive and equitable campus.
Employees and managers will receive additional communications and information on how to access the course once it becomes available. For more information, visit theAccessibility at ݮƵweb page or contact, Workplace Accessibility Specialist.
President's Pop-Up Cafe returns
The President’s Pop-up Café is returning Wednesday, October 23 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The President's Pop-up Café offers undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to sit down with President Feridun Hamdullahpur and other University leaders to have an informal discussion on anything and everything that has to do with your time at ݮƵ and beyond.
The Pop-up Café is open exclusively to students at the University of ݮƵ and is limited to only 20 guests. All guests are selected under a lottery system.To have achance to be part of the event,fill outthe form on the President'spop-up cafe page.
Space is limited, so be sure to submit today. The deadline for submission is October 18 at 12:00 p.m.Those who are randomly selected will be notified by October 21.
Zero waste week set to start October 21
A message from the Sustainability Office.
Zero Waste Weekis coming back to campus from October 21 to 25.The Sustainability Office and Plant Operations have organized several activities to raise the visibility of waste management and encourage proper sorting of waste and recycling on campus. Check them out:
- Take theZero Waste Challenge:Can you fit all your garbage for the next week into a single 500mL mason jar? Stop by the Sustainability Office (EV1-301), or visit one of our booths across campus to pick up your jar and take the challenge! Jars are first-come, first-served.
- Visit the Sort-A-Thon:Stop by one of our booths across campus from October 7 to 11 to see how many common items you can sort correctly in 30 seconds or less. You can also pick up your mason jar!
- Monday, October 7 (11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.): SLC Marketplace
- Tuesday, October 8 (11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.): AHS foyer
- Wednesday, October 9 (11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.): STC foyer
- Thursday, October 10 (11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.): EV3 foyer
- Take the online quiz:Think you have waste sorting smarts? Only 20 percentof respondents can get an 80 percentgrade or higher on this quiz of common sorting mistakes on campus and at home.
- Attend the open lecture:On October 21, join Plant Operations for a lunch and learn on recent waste changes to campus.
All of the above have prizes available for participating. For more information, visit theZero Waste Week webpageand help us promote on social media using the hashtags #WasteWeekUW and #ShiftZeroUW if you can
Monday's notifications
October has begun and so has Cyber Security Awareness Month.
The goal is to engage the UW campus about cyber security best practices and to have fun doing it – the booth will feature:
- free swag giveaways;
- free snacks;
- a goose cut-outto take selfies with; and
- a phishing email game.
The booth is open to all students, staff, and faculty -.
TheFace Processing & Social Cognition Labat the University of ݮƵ is recruitingmenaged26 to 41andwomen aged 32 to 37for a study on face recognition and social functioning. Participants will complete avariety of activities(e.g., computer tasks, paper tasks, face-to-face interview, questionnaires) usingbehavioural and neuroimaging techniques(EEG, eye-tracking). The study involves two sessions (Session 1: 2 hours, Session 2: 3 hours) completed approximately 1 week apart, andparticipants will receiveup to $70 cashin appreciation of their time. This study has been reviewed by, and received ethics clearance through, a University of ݮƵ Research Ethics Committee.
If you would like more information or are interested in participating, we would love to hear from you! Please contact the researcher,Karisa Parkington, by email atkparkington@uwaterloo.caor by telephone at (519) 888-4567 ext 38872 to determine your eligibility.
TheUniversity Club's annualThanksgiving Luncheon Buffetis taking place this week on Thursday, October 10 and Friday, October 11 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.Call ahead to reserve your seat by callingext. 84088 and get ready to gobble 'till you wobble.
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When and Where
NEW - Special on-campus election polls,Monday October 7 to Wednesday, October 9, 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.,SLC 2135 and MC 2037A.Students, staff and faculty can vote for their hometown riding (with proof of address in that riding).
ݮƵ Institute for Complexity and Innovation (WICI)’sConversations on Complex Systems,Monday, October 7, 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., DC 1302.
Regulating Emotions: Learning Skills from Dialectical-Behavioural Therapy,Monday, October 7, 1:00 p.m., HS 2302 –Registration is by referral.
Coping Skills Seminar – Cultivating Resiliency,Monday, October 7, 3:30 p.m., HS 2302 –Register on.
LGBTQ+ Making Spaces workshop,Tuesday, October 8, 12:30 p.m., NH 3308
WaterTalk:Hydrology of the 2014 São Paulo, Brazil Water Crisis,featuring Dr. Edson Wendland, University of São Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, October 8, 2:30 p.m.,QNC 2502.
Faculty Meetup: Research Collaborations, Tuesday, October 8, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in EIT 3142.
NEW -Hallman Lecture: Maintaining relevance in the era of artificial intelligence, Tuesday, October 8, 2:30 p.m., DC 1302.
Germanic and Slavic Studies presents Corpora of Spoken German: ‘Hidden Gems,’featuring Professor Silke Reineke, Tuesday, October 8, 4:00 p.m., HH 373.
NEW -Health discovery lab, Tuesday, October 8, 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., STP 164.
The Body Project, Tuesday, October 8, 5:00 p.m., HS 1101 –Register on.
, Tuesday, October 8, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., DPL 329.
Legal & Immigration Services United Way Trivia competition, Wednesday, October 9. Takes place every Wednesday in October. All proceeds to the United Way.
Research Ethics drop-in session for faculty and students, Wednesday, October 9, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Dana Porter Library (study booth on the main floor).
, Wednesday, October 9, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., SLC marketplace.
Noon Hour Concert: Treasures of the German Baroque, Wednesday, October 9, 12:30 p.m., Conrad Grebel University College Chapel. Free admission.
CBB-[CREATE Series]Ethical Research with Human Participants by Dr. Heather Root,Wednesday October 9, 2:30 p.m. to 3:30p.m.,E7-7303. Registration required.
Coping Skills Seminar – Thriving With Emotions, Wednesday, October 9, 6:00 p.m., HS 2302 –Register on.
NEW -100 Debates on the Environment, ݮƵ Electoral District, Wednesday, October 9, 7:00 p.m., Theatre of the Arts.
, “Different techniques for facilitating interviews with potential customers in order to validate the severity of your problem and whether your solution is a fit.” Wednesday, October 9, 7:30 p.m., South Campus Hall 2nd Floor.
University Club Thanksgiving Luncheon, Thursday, October 10 and Friday, October 11, 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., University Club.
More Feet on the Ground Mental Health Training,Thursday, October 10, 9:30 a.m., NH 2302 –Registration is on.
NEW -Pre-Election Party Platform Panel Discussion, Thursday, October 10, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., DC 1301.
,Thursday, October 10, 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., TC 1214.
“Launched this Fall, Concept is the pre-incubator program for University of ݮƵ students and community. Join us for contests, games, information, demonstrations, and loads of swag!” Thursday, October 10, 1:00 p.m., ݮƵ Centre Great Hall.
Developing Your Compassionate Mind, Thursday, October 10, 3:00 p.m., NH 2447 –Register on.
Grad Student Community and Conversation Circle,Thursday, October 10, 3:30 p.m., HS 1106 –Register is on.
NEW -Canadian Engineering Graduate Studies Consortium, Thursday, October 10, 3:30 p.m., Engineering 7 second-floor atrium.
NEW -Hult Prize University of ݮƵ kickoff, Thursday, October 10, 4:00 p.m., Engineering 7 second-floor event space.
Alleviating Anxiety Seminar, Thursday, October 10, 5:00 p.m., HS 2302 –Register on.
, Federation of Students Food Bank Drive and Senior Night Thursday, October 10, 7:00 p.m.,Warrior Field.
,“Musical depiction of minor characters in Passion music by Bach, Ešenvalds, MacMillan and Pärt”, Thursday, October 10, 7:30 p.m.,140 Westmount Rd N, ݮƵ.
History Speakers Series presents Ida Mukuka, Friday, October 11, 12:00 p.m., HH117. Refreshments will be served.
NEW -Not just a lab report: The recipe for communicating in all research disciplines, Friday, October 11, SCF 228F.
NEW -Chemistry seminar,"Molecular and Mechanistic Underpinnings of Signal Transduction in Membranes - NMR Inspired Studies of the Conformational Landscape in Enzymes & GPCRs,"featuring R. Scott Prosser, Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Friday, October 11, 1:00 p.m., C2-361 reading room.
NEW - Thanksgiving Holiday, Monday, October 14, most University buildings and operations closed.
NEW -Fall Reading Week, Tuesday, October 15to Friday, October 18.
NEW - Eating Disorder Support Group, Tuesday, October 15, 4:30 p.m., NH 3308.Register on.
NEW -Maple Conference 2019, Tuesday, October 15, 6:00 p.m. to Wednesday, October 16, 5:30 p.m., Federation Hall.
NEW -Keeping Well at Work 2019, Wednesday October 16. Please register.
NEW -Legal & Immigration Services United Way Trivia competition, Wednesday, October 16. Takes place every Wednesday in October. All proceeds to the United Way.
NEW -Research Ethics drop-in session for faculty and students,Wednesday, October 16, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Dana Porter Library (study booth on the main floor).
Mindfulness Meditation: A Stress Reduction Program,Wednesday, October 16, 2:00 p.m., NH 2447 –Register on.
NEW - W Print Open House, Thursday, October 17, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., GSC and SCH locations.
NEW -We Are Here: The why and how of territorial acknowledgements (an orientation for faculty), Thursday, October 17, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., EIT 3142. Registration required.
NEW -Research Talks - Boosting vaccine uptake,Thursday, October 17, 11:45 a.m., DC 1302.
NEW - Developing Your Compassionate Mind, Thursday, October 17, 3:00 p.m., NH 2447 –Register on.
NEW - Grad Student Community and Conversation Circle,Thursday, October 17, 3:30 p.m., HS 1106 –Register is on.
NEW -, Thursday, October 17, 7:00 p.m., CIF Arena.
NEW –featuring Myroslaw Tataryn, Professor Emeritus, St. Jerome’s University,Friday, October 18, 7:30 p.m., Vanstone Lecture Hall, St. Jerome’s University.