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2025
2024
December
November
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø professor Alison Blay-Palmer leading UN panel of experts creating resilient food systems report
- Joyce Family Foundation supports students at ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Milton campus with $2 million gift
- Award-winning Indigenous writer Alicia Elliott to host community office hours as ³Ô¹ÏÍø Stedman FellowÂ
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø names Brett Popplewell winner of prestigious 2024 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction
October
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø welcomes novelist Thea Lim as winter 2025 Edna Staebler Writer-in-Residence
- CIBC supports equity-deserving students, Milton students with $350,000 STEM-focused gift to ³Ô¹ÏÍø
- All welcome at Fusion Beats 2024, a vibrant showcase of local singers, dancers and performers
- CN donation supports experiential learning opportunity in ecological monitoring, habitat restoration fieldwork at ³Ô¹ÏÍø
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø to graduate more than 1,600 students at fall convocation
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø welcomes bestselling author Dr. Jillian Horton for lecture on healthcare worker burnout
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s UX Design for Change challenge seeks student ideas to leverage AI in education
- St. George's University and ³Ô¹ÏÍø announce admissions partnership for St. George’s University School of Medicine
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø announces finalists for 2024 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction
- All welcome at ³Ô¹ÏÍø Brantford’s Homecoming basketball game Nov. 2Â
September
- WLU Press announces the appointment of director and publisher Mat Buntin
- Expert Alert: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
- Job fair celebrates 30 years of connecting employers with skilled students and graduates
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø unveils innovative, updated Bachelor of Music program
- Exceptional alumni and donors to be recognized at ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s annual Awards of Excellence ceremony
- All welcome as ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Brantford campus celebrates MarketFest, a showcase of Indigenous makers, performers and thinkers 
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø to install new Chancellor Nadir Patel at fall convocation; composer John Estacio and doctor and writer Jillian Horton to receive honorary degrees
August
June
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø prepares to welcome grade 10 and 11 students during Shad ³Ô¹ÏÍø 2024, empowering future STEAM and entrepreneurship leaders
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: World Refugee Day
- Chancellor Eileen Mercier gifts $1.4 million to ³Ô¹ÏÍø for endowed professorship in Faculty of Music
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø welcomes alumni and community to Milton campus preview event June 18
May
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø Stedman Prize awards $13,000 to young storytellers
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø to graduate 3,539 students at spring convocation
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: National Indigenous History Month
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: Pride Month
- Accomplished former diplomat and alumnus appointed as ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s chancellor
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø to welcome prospective students at ³Ô¹ÏÍø Milton Spring Open House May 25
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø professor Richelle Monaghan receives prestigious 3M National Teaching Fellowship
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Faculty of Arts invites applications for the Edna Staebler Writer-in-Residence position
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø appoints associate vice-president: equity, diversity and inclusion
April
- Public invited to register for Summit for Creative Community Solutions
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Brantford campus to host STEAM-focused high school students at 2024 Vision into the Future Conference
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø appoints new dean of the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø named one of Canada’s Greenest Employers for sixth consecutive year
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø invites community projects for Summit for Creative Community Solutions
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s 19th annual Hunsberger Lecture explains why the brain works better with sleep
March
- Bruce Cockburn, Dave Levac, Shelley Niro, Louise Penny and Mike Richter to receive honorary degrees at ³Ô¹ÏÍø spring convocation
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø welcomes leading sport scientist for Dr. Fred Binding Memorial Lecture in Sport Psychology
- Opera ³Ô¹ÏÍø heads ‘Into the Woods’ with March performances of beloved Stephen Sondheim musical
February
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø welcomes wildlife conservation expert Justina Ray for Anne Innis Dagg lecture
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø welcomes elementary students to campus for celebration of Black brilliance
- Women confronting the housing crisis to be featured at ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s seventh annual International Women's Day luncheon
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø names Hilary Peach winner of prestigious 2023 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction
January
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø announces finalists for 2023 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Lazaridis School hosts top economists for forum on cost of living, housing, and monetary policy
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: Black History Month
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø named recipient of inaugural Southwestern Ontario Top Employer award for workplace initiatives
- Afrofuturism and remix culture celebrated in ‘Hunt, Gather, Remix’ at ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Robert Langen Art Gallery
- All welcome as Winter’s a Drag returns to ³Ô¹ÏÍø's Brantford campus for third year
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø Legacy Project presents symposium ‘Institutional Histories: Reckoning with the Past – Reimagining the Future’
2023
November
- Lazaridis School alumnus donates $1 million to ³Ô¹ÏÍø in support of Supply Chain Management research
- David A. Wilson named winner of the 2022 C.P. Stacey Award for best book in Canadian military history
- Governor General honours ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Lianne Leddy for book on legacy of uranium mining at Serpent River First Nation
- Nasser Hussain chosen as ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s winter 2024 Edna Staebler Writer-in-Residence
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: Remembrance Day
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø presents Drama Queens, an afternoon of music, empowerment and dialogue
- 'Diverse representation matters’: ³Ô¹ÏÍø hosts second annual Increasing Teacher Diversity event Nov. 8
October
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø and SpacesShared partnership creates new affordable housing options for students
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø names author Jillian Horton 2022 winner of the prestigious Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø reopens podcasting studio to Brantford community members
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø launches Master of Music in Collaboration, Curation and Creative Performance
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø to graduate almost 1,600 students at fall convocation on Waterloo and Brantford campuses
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: Islamic Heritage Month
September
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø honours National Day for Truth and Reconciliation with Indigenous mural unveiling event
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: Consent Awareness Week
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø research finds peer support helps break the destructive cycle of consumer debt
- Philanthropist Rola Dagher, artist Christi Belcourt to receive honorary degrees at ³Ô¹ÏÍø fall convocation
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Awards of Excellence to honour alumni achievements and donor impact
August
- First-year students at ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Brantford campus to receive warm welcome at Orientation Week events
- Shine Carnival in support of Cystic Fibrosis Canada headlines ³Ô¹ÏÍø Orientation Week in Waterloo
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø Faculty of Music celebrates diversity and innovation in 2023-24 concert season
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: Back to school
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø research collaboration spotlights lived experiences of homelessness through photography
July
June
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: Canada Day
- Sun Life commits $750,000 to support ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Centre for Healthy Communities
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø, RIA announce plans for new Schlegel Research Chair in Music Therapy and Aging
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø has launched its first Indigenous Strategic Plan
- Staebler Insurance celebrates 150th anniversary with a gift to ³Ô¹ÏÍø Faculty of Music
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø to graduate more than 3,500 students at spring convocation
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø appoints Scott Gillies as university librarian
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø appoints associate vice-president and dean of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø appoints Heidi Northwood as provost and vice-president: academic
May
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: Pride Month
- Indigenous artist Michael Cywink to create outdoor mural at ³Ô¹ÏÍø Library
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø names author Vicki Laveau-Harvie winner of 2021 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: National Indigenous History Month
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø announces 2021 shortlist for Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction following pandemic postponement
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: Asian Heritage Month
- Indigenous advocate Littlechild, opera star Archibald among ³Ô¹ÏÍø honorary degree recipients at spring convocation
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Faculty of Arts invites applications for the Edna Staebler writer-in-residence position
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø welcomes Brock McGillis for conversation about safer spaces in sport
April
March
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Hunsberger Lecture to explore children’s lie-telling and factors that can influence truthfulness
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø researcher forecasts shifts in northern boreal caribou habitat due to climate change
- Political heavyweights headline ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Political Science 2023 Policy Dialogue
- International Students Overcoming War welcomes peace activist Kim Phuc to ³Ô¹ÏÍø
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: March Break Travel
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø graduate student researchers to compete at Three Minute Thesis Competition
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: International Women’s Day
- International Women’s Day Luncheon features ³Ô¹ÏÍø women leading sustainable solutions
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø to highlight undergraduate research during annual Brantford ACERS showcase
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø to host public talk and book signing with Degrassi co-creator Linda Schuyler
February
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø researchers, lawyers from Kitchener encampment charter case to discuss homelessness at upcoming events
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø welcomes biologist Sara Iverson for Anne Innis Dagg lecture
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø to showcase student life at March Open Houses
- Opera ³Ô¹ÏÍø presents ‘Little Women’ March 10-12; media invited to working rehearsals Feb. 21-24
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø researcher co-authors proposal for fairer shootouts in soccer
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: Pink Shirt Day
- Mandy Bujold to deliver keynote at OWL dinner
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: Valentine’s Day
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø Music launches Navigating the Music Industry Ecosystem Certificate
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø announces new Master of Science in Health Sciences program
January
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: Black History Month
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action against Islamophobia
- All welcome as Winter’s a Drag returns to ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Brantford campus
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s UX Design for Change challenge seeks student ideas to alleviate homelessness
- Live music to inspire ‘live art’ at ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Robert Langen Art Gallery
2022
December
November
- Celebrate Brantford’s early immigrant communities with ³Ô¹ÏÍø student exhibits at One Market
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: Black Friday and the holiday season
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Melody Morton Ninomiya named Canada Research Chair in Community-Driven Knowledge Mobilization and Pathways to Wellness
- RBC Foundation supports new climate change management programming at ³Ô¹ÏÍø
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: Remembrance Day
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø faculty to present Ghana climate change films at COP27 Conference in Egypt
October
- Lazaridis Institute’s ScaleUp Program accepts 10 of Canada’s fastest growing companies
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø introduces first-of-its-kind PhD in Music with fields in Community Music and Music Therapy
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø to showcase student life at fall Open Houses
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Technology and Human Security Speaker Series kicks off with Oct. 19 lecture focusing on disinformation
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø event to focus on increasing diversity in teacher education
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø Library announces call for submissions for Indigenous mural artist
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø to graduate more than 1,500 students at fall convocation on Waterloo and Brantford campuses
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: Islamic Heritage Month
- World-first ³Ô¹ÏÍø discovery offers new therapeutic strategy to target viruses and cancer genes
September
- Donna Morrissey chosen as ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Winter 2023 Edna Staebler Writer-in-Residence
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø names author Ann Hui 2020 winner of the prestigious Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction
- Scholar Irene Gammel named winner of the 2020-2021 C.P. Stacey Award for best book in Canadian military history
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: Consent Awareness Week
- Homecoming 2022 at ³Ô¹ÏÍø: It’s time to come home
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø to showcase One Market Community Cultural Hub plans during Sept. 29 open house events
- Documentary about American war resisters in Canada produced by ³Ô¹ÏÍø professor to be screened in Waterloo and Toronto
- Christi Belcourt exhibit at ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Robert Langen Art Gallery challenges observers to Take Only What You Need
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø to honour alumni achievements at Awards of Excellence ceremony
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø welcomes first-year students with Waterloo campus Orientation Week activities
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Brantford campus welcomes first-year students with Orientation Week events
August
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: Back to school
- Lyle S. Hallman Foundation supports ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Learners from Care Academic Success program with a gift of $318,000
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø and Cabin Radio announce creation of ³Ô¹ÏÍø Climate Change Journalism Fellowship
July
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø announces 2020 shortlist for Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction following pandemic postponement
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: Emancipation Day
- New ³Ô¹ÏÍø research collaboration probes health benefits of parks in Canada
- Pathway agreement allows eligible ³Ô¹ÏÍø students to enter American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine Doctor of Medicine program
- New discovery by ³Ô¹ÏÍø researcher may strengthen resilience of plants in a warming climate
June
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: Canada Day
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø to welcome Grade 10 and 11 students from across Canada for annual Shad program
- Canadian music legend Steven Page to headline ³Ô¹ÏÍø Homecoming 2022
- New sponsors support equity-deserving student athletes at ³Ô¹ÏÍø
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Lazaridis Institute offers world-class mentorship to Canada’s most promising scale-up companies
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: Pride Month
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø Faculty of Music and Metalworks Institute launch innovative articulation agreement
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø celebrates over 3,000 graduating students at in-person convocation ceremonies
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø Associate Professor Jennifer Baltzer named Canada Research Chair in Forests and Global Change
May
- Young authors awarded $10,000 at ³Ô¹ÏÍø Stedman Prize celebration
- Community Health and Biology Associate Professor named ³Ô¹ÏÍø Teaching Fellow
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Faculty of Arts invites applications for the Edna Staebler writer-in-residence program
- Musician Steven Page, former Bank of Canada official and philanthropist among ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s honorary degree recipients
- Environmental and sustainability initiatives earn ³Ô¹ÏÍø fourth-straight Canada's Greenest Employers award
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø appoints aquatic ecologist Heidi Swanson as inaugural Jarislowsky Chair in Sustainable Water Futures
April
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: Asian Heritage Month
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø researcher a key contributor to new documentary about Huronia Regional Centre premiering at Hot Docs
- Dignitaries and donors celebrate groundbreaking of ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s new Savvas Chamberlain Music Building
- Canadian Lutheran World Relief donates archival material to ³Ô¹ÏÍø Archives
- New book by ³Ô¹ÏÍø researchers explores domicide, the intentional destruction of homes in the context of war
March
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø researchers find long wait times for services and school disruptions weighing on Ontario families of autistic children during COVID-19 
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø Centre for Music in the Community announces Mel Brown Festival and Symposium
- China, supply chains, and the pandemic exit: ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Economic Outlook 2022 to discuss how we navigate a complex recovery
- Upcoming ³Ô¹ÏÍø EdTalks lecture will focus on inspiring children and youth to be good citizens
- Weather forecast prompts venue change for Winter’s a Drag event at ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Brantford campus
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø Press named Benetech Global Certified Accessible publisher
- Undergraduate students to showcase research as part of ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s annual ACERS event
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: Russian invasion of Ukraine
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø and International Women’s Forum celebrate women in the arts for International Women’s Day
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø invites campus and community to celebrate spring with entertaining drag performance
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø and InkSmith partner for Mission on the Moon program, supported by Canadian Space Agency
February
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø appoints acting director of Athletics and Recreation
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø researcher a lead author on UN climate change report chapter outlining impact on human health and well-being
- Opera ³Ô¹ÏÍø welcomes back live audiences for History by Her, a triple bill of historical shows by Canadian composers
- Lazaridis School ranked among top 10 schools in Canada for accounting research
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: Pink Shirt Day
- Upcoming ³Ô¹ÏÍø EdTalks lecture introduces a more compassionate, holistic approach to education
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: Valentine’s Day
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø Stedman Prize competition offers $10,000 in prizes to high school-aged writers of short fiction
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø appoints acting associate vice president and dean of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
January
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø and I.K. Gujral Punjab Technical University in India sign partnership agreement
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø named a Waterloo Area Top Employer for fourth straight year
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: Black History Month
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: Beijing Olympics
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: Bell Let’s Talk
- Peter Baxter, ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s director of Athletics and Recreation, to retire in April
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø named one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People for third straight year
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø EdTalks series continues in new year with panel discussion featuring school board leaders
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø appoints Heidi Northwood as senior executive officer: global strategy
- William Birchall Foundation gives $500,000 to ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Master of Science in Management Analytics program
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø Assistant Professor Frances Stewart named Canada Research Chair in Northern Wildlife Biology
2021
November
- New ³Ô¹ÏÍø study finds political partisanship can alter memories of identical protest events
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø launches annual Lamine Diallo Equity, Diversity and Inclusion speaker series
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø signs Scarborough Charter on anti-Black racism and Black inclusion
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Sustainable Hawk Fund named a Canada’s Clean50 Top Project for 2022
- Upcoming ³Ô¹ÏÍø EdTalks lecture will focus on international education
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø economist finds fluctuations in charitable tax credits directly impact generosity of Canadians
- Media advisory: ³Ô¹ÏÍø to sign Scarborough Charter on anti-Black racism and Black inclusion
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: International Education Week
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø and Neruda Arts will bring positive messages to Waterloo Region through mobile Kindness Project trailer
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: Remembrance Day
- People Make History lecture returns with Jennifer Hosten, the first woman of colour crowned Miss World
- Lazaridis Institute’s ScaleUp Program accepts 11 exceptional companies
- Former ³Ô¹ÏÍø staff member and her family donate $500,000 to the Faculty of Music
October
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø signs climate change charter, targets 40 per cent reduction of endowment fund’s carbon footprint
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: COP26 climate summit
- Friends and Neighbours and ³Ô¹ÏÍø host conversation with directors and screening of The Secret Path
- New ³Ô¹ÏÍø-led study finds black spruce forests becoming less resilient following wildfires
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Social Justice and Solidarity Week events focus on Indigenous treaties, Land Back and reconciliation
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Faculty of Education and Waterloo Public Library launch new season of ³Ô¹ÏÍø EdTalks lecture series
- Experts in political science, journalism, public polling reflect on federal election results at annual Barry Kay Lecture
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Waterloo Enactus team will represent Canada at the Enactus World Cup for the second year in a row
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø partners with Milton and Milton Public Library to launch 12th season of ³Ô¹ÏÍø Milton Lecture Series
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø and Fleming College renew diploma-degree pathway for Environmental Studies students
September
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø launches initiative to hire more Indigenous and Black faculty members
- Ali Bryan named ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Edna Staebler Writer in Virtual Residence
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: National Seniors Day
- Tanya Talaga to speak on ‘Truth before Reconciliation’ at virtual event hosted by Friends and Neighbours and ³Ô¹ÏÍø
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Alumni Awards of Excellence honour achievements
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø to host a virtual conversation with 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize winner Souvankham Thammavongsa
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Lazaridis Institute and tax incentive fintech Boast.AI partner to accelerate Canadian tech companies
- ne³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: Toronto International Film Festival and the Emmys
August
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø study measures support among non-Indigenous Canadians for Truth and Reconciliation efforts
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: Labour Day
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: Back to school
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Inspiring Conversations lecture will explore COVID-19 variants, treatments and research
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: Federal election
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø to require COVID-19 vaccinations
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø partners with Korean Cultural Centre to present Mega Seoul 4 Decades photography exhibit
July
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø public history initiative will explore legacy and present-day impacts of university’s namesake
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø appoints vice-president: research to lead strategic innovation and entrepreneurship activities
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø students in residences will require COVID-19 vaccinations
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø appoints Kathy Hogarth new dean of university’s Lyle S. Hallman Faculty of Social Work
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: Summer holidays
- UNESCO Chair and ³Ô¹ÏÍø professor to host global dialogue to inform first UN Food Systems Summit
- Companies from ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Lazaridis ScaleUp program surpass $1 billion in funding
June
- Historian Bob Bergen named winner of the C.P. Stacey Award for best Canadian military history book
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø appoints new acting dean of the Faculty of Liberal Arts
- Dirk Wallschläger appointed as ³Ô¹ÏÍø Distinguished Research Chair in Aquatic Sciences
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø to welcome Grade 10 and 11 students from across Canada virtually as part of inaugural Shad ³Ô¹ÏÍø program
- Waterloo Region entrepreneurs Margaret and Larry Marsland receive ³Ô¹ÏÍø Philanthropy Award
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø to establish new campus in Milton with focus on STEAM and planetary health
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø appoints new dean of the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: National Indigenous Peoples Day
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: World Refugee Day
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø appoints senior executive officer to lead university’s internationalization efforts
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø continues to be a destination of choice for higher education as it welcomes largest incoming class
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Lazaridis Institute looking for Canada’s most promising scale-up companies
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: Pride Month
May
- Partnership between ³Ô¹ÏÍø and local school boards offers educators access to French teaching qualifications
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø President and Vice-Chancellor Deborah MacLatchy appointed for second term
- Final two ³Ô¹ÏÍø EdTalks lectures to focus on building resiliency, inspiring innovation in children
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø student Alexa Stucke advances to University of Oxford’s global Map the System competition
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø series celebrating women leaders returns with four virtual panel discussions
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø researchers host international workshop to address food security in growing African cities
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: Mother’s Day
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø launches tuition bursary for current and former youth in care
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø to hire more Indigenous and Black faculty members through Inclusive Excellence initiative
April
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø will host the 12th annual Empty Bowls fundraiser for the Food Bank of Waterloo online
- Chemist Hind Al-Abadleh named ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s University Research Professor
- Panelists at ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Economic Outlook event to assess Waterloo Region’s post-pandemic recovery and growth
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: First Responders Day
- WLU Press, ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Faculty of Music celebrate Community Music at the Boundaries with book launch event
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø appoints new dean of the Faculty of Music
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø appoints new dean of the Faculty of Arts
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø named one of Canada's Greenest Employers for third straight year
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø-Waterloo Public Library virtual EdTalks lecture to focus on the importance of physical education
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø Inspiring Conversations lecture will examine climate change beyond the pandemic
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø to show appreciation for educators with online event focused on self-compassion and resiliency
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: Earth Day
- Key leaders to discuss global supply chain challenges as part of ³Ô¹ÏÍø-hosted virtual panel discussion
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø Global Studies student receives McCall MacBain Scholarship to pursue a fully funded master’s degree
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø PhD student awarded provincial scholarship for research on young people with cannabis-induced psychosis
March
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø and Vidyard leaders to explore inclusivity in STEM education and careers during panel discussion
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: Autism Awareness Day
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Lazaridis School receives funding boost to support women entrepreneurs
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø team takes first prize at inaugural Design for Change UX challenge
- New agreement will allow ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Master of Supply Chain Management graduates to earn professional designation
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø EdTalks lecture to explore importance of digital literacy and computational thinking in education
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø hosts virtual screenings of award-winning film about Mexican mothers working in Canadian food industry
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: World Water Day
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø students share undergraduate research at ACERS virtual showcase
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø appoints Darren Thomas Associate Vice-President of Indigenous Initiatives
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: International Women’s Day
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø and Navitas announce internationalization partnership
February
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø partners with Brant County Health Unit to provide space for COVID-19 immunization clinics
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø and International Women’s Forum partner to celebrate women’s leadership and resiliency during the pandemic
- Leader of ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Women Entrepreneurship Centre honoured with The Globe and Mail’s Changemaker Award
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø panel discussion explores experiences of Black African women in academia
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø to host virtual lecture featuring award-winning author Lawrence Hill
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: Pink Shirt Day
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø-Waterloo Public Library virtual EdTalks lecture explores the power of storytelling
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: Valentine’s Day
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s annual Indigenist Research Symposium places focus on Indigenous data sovereignty
January
- Inaugural event in ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Beyond the Book speaker series explores the Indigenous history of lacrosse
- Students seek green solutions as part of ³Ô¹ÏÍø UX Design for Change challenge
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø researchers tackle impacts of COVID-19 on students with disabilities and migrant agricultural workers
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: Bell Let’s Talk Day
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: Black History Month
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Lazaridis School launches Master of Supply Chain Management program
- Manulife supports ³Ô¹ÏÍø's Lift Off to Higher Education program, benefiting students in Grades 7 and 8
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø named one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People for second straight year
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø expert alert: U.S. inauguration
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø showcases graduate student discoveries on newly launched Research Chat podcast
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø launches Innovation in Education lecture series in partnership with Waterloo Public Library
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Inspiring Conversations lecture on Blue Monday will explore pandemic-related grief and loss
- Giller Prize winner Souvankham Thammavongsa appointed inaugural ³Ô¹ÏÍø Stedman Fellow
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