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Antagonistic Responses to Science and Technology in the Academy
A message from the Faculty of Arts and the Office of Research.
The Faculty of Arts and the Office of Research present the second panel discussion in theAntagonism and Intimidation in Academiaspeaker series, led by the Special Advisor on Interdisciplinary Research,Suzan Ilcan(Professor in Sociology and Legal StudiesandUniversity Research Chair) on Wednesday, November 29.
Panel presentations will explore several important topics such as opposition to science and technology solutions for sustainable agriculture; what it means to be a public-facing healthcare expert during the pandemic; the anxieties and antagonisms surrounding automated artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, including generative AI; and challenging encounters characterizing the relations inside and outside the science classroom, and ways of promoting inclusivity. There will be time for audience members to engage in a question-and-answer period following the panel presentations.
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Panel Participants
Dr. Trevor C. Charlesis Professor of Biology, Founder of the company Metagenom Bio, Executive Director of the LiftOff Black Entrepreneurship Program, and Director of ݮƵ Centre for Microbial Research. He was trained as a microbiologist and bacterial geneticist. His work is situated within the context of Circular Bioeconomy.
Dr. Lai-Tze Fanis a Canada Research Chair in Technology and Social Change, and Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Legal Studies. She leads the Unseen-AI Lab.Her recent projects focus on systemic biases in technological design, including AI, critical code and software studies, and research-creation.
Dr. Kelly Grindrodis an Associate Professor in the School of Pharmacy. Dr. Grindrod and her colleagues have been working closely with public health, first with the roll-out of the take-home naloxone program in the ݮƵ Region and later with the vaccine program. Dr. Grindrod was a public-facing expert on COVID vaccination and treatment during the pandemic.
Dr. Maura R. Grossmanis a Research Professor in the School of Computer Science and the School of Public Health Sciences, an Adjunct Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School of York University, and an affiliate faculty member at the Vector Institute of Artificial Intelligence.She is Principal at Maura Grossman Law, an eDiscovery law and consulting firm in Buffalo, New York.
Dr. Kirstenü, Professor and Chair of the Biology departmentis the moderator for this discussion.
First Nations Principles of OCAP seminar coming soon
A message from the Inclusive Research Team in the Office of Research.
The Inclusive Research Team in the Office of Research is hosting a two-part virtual workshop on the First Nations Principles of OCAP®, facilitated by Leslie MacGregor from the First Nations Information Governance Centre.
The First Nations principles of OCAP® establish how First Nations’ data and information will be collected, protected, used, or shared. Standing for ownership, control, access and possession, OCAP® is a tool to support strong information governance on the path to First Nations data sovereignty. For more information, please visit the FNIGC.
Part 1 will take place on Tuesday, November 21stfrom 10am-12pm, and Part 2 will take place on Thursday, November 23rdfrom 10am-12pm.There are still a few spots left! For more information and to register, please complete the.
Your Voice Matters: the 2023 Employee Engagement Survey has arrived
A message from Michelle Hollis, Chief Human Resources Officer.
In a recent communication to all ݮƵ employees, President Vivek Goel announced that the University is launching an employee engagement survey in the coming weeks. This survey is a follow-up to the 2019 one so that we can benchmark our growth and progress in improving our work culture and environment. To ensure confidentiality, we are partnering again with Korn Ferry, a leading management consultant, to administer and provide aggregate reporting on the survey results.
Your voice matters.
Your candid feedback is essential to improve our work culture and environment and will be used to create bothdepartmental and institutional action plans based on your responses and input.
The link for the survey began arriving in employees’ UݮƵ email on November 13 from KF Surveys Canada. All individual responses will remain strictly confidential and only aggregated results will be provided back to the University of ݮƵ.
Participate in the employee engagement survey and have your voice heard in improving our workplace.
If you would like to learn more, please visit theEmployee Engagement Survey website. Please contactHRhelp@uwaterloo.caif you have questions about the survey or require the survey in an alternate format.
ݮƵ joins Research Impact Canada
A message from the Office of Research.
The University of ݮƵ is the newest member of! Membership in this pan-Canadian network dedicated to maximizing the impact of research for the public good, will provide ݮƵ students, staff and faculty members with resources and networks to enhance knowledge mobilization.
Knowledge mobilization is about getting the ‘right information’ to the ‘right people’ in the ‘right format’ at the ‘right time.’ As knowledge mobilization is the pathway to impact, it includes the many ways that the incredible research being done here at ݮƵ gets into the hands of policy makers, non-profit partners, hospitals and other leaders to make our world a better one for all of us. ݮƵ Researchers and those who assist with knowledge mobilization, including staff at research centres and institutes, will be enabled to maximize research impact both at a local level, and on a broader scale.
ݮƵ is delighted to add the benefits of membership in Research Impact Canada to our growing list of resources to support knowledge mobilization. Research Impact Canada benefits include access to knowledge mobilization centres of expertise for regional/provincial collaboration, cooperative knowledge sharing of best practices and resources, Research Impact Canada scholarship programs for graduate students, training in numerous areas including impact planning, effective stakeholder engagement, impact evaluation, and much more! We look forward to drawing on the Research Impact Canada resources to increase the translation of our research for governance and policy and continuing to solve complex, real-world problems.
Contact Nadine Quehl, Senior Manager, Knowledge Mobilization & Partnerships, atnquehl@uwaterloo.cafor details of how to access Research Impact Canada resources.
Retirement reception for Scott Nicoll coming up in December
By Amy Bender.
Friends and colleagues ofScottNicoll, Director of Space Planning, would like to invite you to join them for a retirement reception in his honour on Friday, December 8,in the Black & Gold Room (SLC 2143/2144).
Scotthas worked at ݮƵfor 47 years and has been a monumental influence in the growth and expansion of the University.He began his career working in the Book Store unpacking boxes in 1976.Scottalso worked in the Chemistry department, spent summers as a UW student painter, and worked in the Biology Animal Facility before moving into the Manager position for Chemistry Stores.After that,Scottbecame a Department Manager for Chemistry, then worked on Special Projects for the Faculty of Science until 2012 when he moved into a newly formed department named the Space Planning Office.
Scotthas evolved and grown the SPO since that time and has been part of many space planning projects over the past 12 years.He has guided strategic space planning for the University based on his extensive institutional knowledge, and his personal drive to create a better campus environment for faculty, staff, and students.Scotthas been involved with everything from minor renovations to larger scale builds such as, but not limited to, the Environmental Safety Facility, Physics Addition, Pharmacy, Quantum Nano Centre, Bright Starts Daycare, Research Advancement Centre, Science Teaching Centre, Applied Health Science (addition), Needles Hall (addition), and ݮƵ Centre/Physical Activities Complex (expansion).
The retirement open house will be held from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m., with speeches beginning at 4:00 p.m.Please join us in celebratingScott’s many contributions and achievements and wishing him well in his upcoming retirement.Please RSVP by Friday, November 24, to Amy Bender,albender@uwaterloo.ca.
Complete the Employee Equity Census
This year’s Employee Equity Census (previously known as the Equity Survey) has launched in Workday. Learn more about the Employee Equity Census on theEquity Data Strategywebsite. Watch this shortvideoon how to access the Employee Equity Census in Workday.
Check the link that was sent to you in the UݮƵ’s Employee Equity Census email or.
The Employee Equity Census will take only a few minutes to complete. Data collection for this year's annual reportwill close in mid-November.
Link of the day
When and Where
:Season Passes, Black and Gold Alumni Passes and Single Game Tickets now available for the 2023-24 varsity season.
ճStudent Health Pharmacy(located in the lower level of the ݮƵ Centre) is offering flu shots with no appointments needed daily from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Call519-746-4500 or extension 33784 for more info. COVID shots will be available beginning October 23.You can register online at.
Velocity Presents Startup101: Navigating Venture Capital, Monday, November 13,6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.,PHY150.
WaterLeadership | Knowledge Mobilization 101, presented byNancy Goucher,Tuesday, November 14, 12:00 p.m. inDC 1302.
Climate Change at the Nexus of Society and the Environment: Empirical Methods and Simulation Modelingwith Jonathan Gilligan, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Digital Technologies and Sustainability, hosted by the ݮƵ Climate Institute, TRANSFORM, and the Dept. of Geography and Environmental Management with light refreshments on Tuesday, November 14, 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., DC 1304.
Chemistry seminar: Nanoplasmonic sensing: From maple syrup analysis to neurochemistryfeaturing Prof. Jean-François Masson, Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Montreal, Tuesday, November 14, 2:30 p.m., C2-361 Reading Room.
roundtable event, Tuesday,November 14, 5:00 p.m. to6:30 p.m.,Black and Gold Room (SLC).
The value of nutrient offsetting programs to improve water quality in Ontario,presented byCarolyn Johns.Part of the Water Institute'swebinar series:The Value of Water in Canada.Wednesday,November 15, 12 noon.
Noon Hour Concert:Women in Song, Wednesday, November 15, 12:30 p.m., Conrad Grebel University College Chapel. Free admission.
COP28: Canada’s Position in the Global Stocktake, virtual panel, with Sarah Burch (moderator), Daniel Scott, Dave Sawyer, and Catherine Abreu hosted by the ݮƵ Climate Institute on Wednesday, November 15, 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p. m. Registration required.
Lunch & learn series: Let's Talk about Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder!, Thursday, November 16, 12 noon to 1:30 p.m., Zoom.
WaterTalk:Achieving SDG safely managed sanitation services and its implications,presented byDr. Caetano Dorea,Thursday, November 16, 11:00 a.m.,DC 1302, lunch reception to follow in DC 1301.
Rock Your Thesis 3: Revise and submit, Friday, November 17. Registration required.
Women’s Entrepreneurship Day: Women Entrepreneurs Improving Women’s Health,Friday, November 17, 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Conrad School Hub, E7.
Consultation on copyright and AI, Friday, November 17, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Zoom.Register now.
Addressing Climate Complexity with Two-Row Learning: Indigenous andWestern Knowledges,Friday, November 17, 2:30 p.m. to 3:50 p.m., location TBA.
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-RacismGender Equity Lecture SeriesFaculty of Environment session: November 17, 3:00 p.m. to4:30 p.m.
Beyond the "Pipeline": Evaluations, Values, and Allyship in Academia
Gender Equity Lecture Series | Faculty of Environment: Beyond the "Pipeline": Evaluations, Values, and Allyship in Academia, Friday, November 17, 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., EV3 1408.
Warriors Basketball vs.Nipissing,Friday, November 17, 6:00 p.m., CarlTotzkeCourt PAC. “Shoot For Change” Game, Employee Day (emailWarriorstickets@uwaterloo.cafor free ticket code sponsored byHomewoodSuites St. Jacobs). Free tickets for UW students.
, Friday, November 17, 7:00 p.m., Brubacher House - North Campus.
NEW -, Saturday, November 18, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
, Saturday, November 18, 7:00 p.m.,BrubacherHouse - North Campus.
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-RacismGender Equity Lecture SeriesFaculty of Science:Epistemic Injustice, Personal Responsibility, and Gender Equity in Academia, Tuesday, November 21, 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Theatre and Performance presentsShe Kills Monsters,Tuesday, November 21 to Saturday, November 25, student matinees Wednesday, November 22 and Thursday, November 23, Theatre of the Arts, Modern Languages. Tickets are $15 for general public, $10 students and seniors, $5 for high schoolers.
Eco Summit 2023: Accelerating Action, Wednesday, November 22.
, Wednesday, November 22, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Retirement celebration for Mary Burden, Wednesday, November 22, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Graduate House.
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