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Thursday, July 17, 2025

FCI Researchers Awarded National Funding for Transformative Urban Solutions

Four Future Cities Institute members have received national research funding through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), SSHRC-CRSH, and the New Frontiers in Research Fund. These grants are part of the Government of Canada’s $1.3B investment in advancing research across the country.  

Congratulations to Rodrigo Costa, Warren Dodd, Jennifer Dean, and Fatma Gzara. Their funded projects explore critical urban challenges, including disaster recovery, heat resilience, regional immigration, and operational logistics, through interdisciplinary collaboration and community-engaged design.  

Read more: https://uwaterloo.ca/news/more-32-million-awarded-advance-university-waterloo-research