Chancellor’s Forum on Misinformation: Navigating Truth in a Digital Age

May 7, 2025 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Telus 150 Lecture Theatre, North Campus

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Join Chancellor Nizar J Somji in an engaging evening considering the dangers of misinformation and how you can work to counter it.

A livestream will also be available should you be unable to attend due to illness, are more comfortable in the virtual environment, or live outside Edmonton. 

The link will be available here closer to May 7, and no registration is required for the livestream.

Schedule for May 7

  • 6:30 pm - Welcome Reception, Telus Centre Atrium
  • 7:00 pm - Doors Open, Telus 150 Lecture Theatre
  • 7:30 pm - Forum, Telus 150 Lecture Theatre

Questions for the panelists can be submitted in advance , allowing them to make sure they are ready to address what you are most interested in!

Parking is available for a nominal fee in the Timms/Telus Parkade.


Moderator

Ryan Jespersen

Panelists

Tim Caulfield - Professor, Faculty of Law and School of Public Health; Research Director, Health Law Institute, ÌìÑÄÉçÇø

Shani Gwin - Founder and Chief Executive Officer of pipikwan pêhtâkwan and wâsikan kisewâtisiwin

Shazma Mithani - Emergency Physician, Royal Alexandra and Stollery Children’s Hospitals and Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, ÌìÑÄÉçÇø

Feo Snagovsky - Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, ÌìÑÄÉçÇø

Cost
Free
Contact
Office of the Chancellor & Senate
senate@ualberta.ca
Audience
Community, Public
Category
Lectures, Seminars