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News
Collaborative Water Program returns to the Grand River to build the next generation of water leaders
In September, the Collaborative Water Program (CWP) welcomed back graduate students from across the University to join the WATER 602 course, a field course on integrated water management set in the Grand River watershed. The course returned to the Grand River, visiting with partners from the headwaters to Six Nations. The goal was help train the next generation of water leaders by helping students understand the complex trade-offs in water management and the tools for addressing them, learning first-hand from a wide range of partners.
Turning seawater into fresh water through solar power
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have designed an energy-efficient device that produces drinking water from seawater using an evaporation process driven largely by the sun.
Using 3D imaging to transform plastic waste recycling
In a global first, University of Waterloo researchers have used 3D imaging technology to understand the fine details of microplastics, paving the way for more effective methods of plastic waste recycling.
Events
WaterLeadership | Sharing Science: Effective Presentations
As part of the Water Institute's WaterLeadership training series, the Water Institute, presents, Sharing Science: Effective presentations..
Fixing Water
As part of the Water Institute's Webinar Series: The Value of Water in Canada
Derek Davy, CEO, Econse Water Technologies Inc. presents: Fixing Water.
Mapping and quantifying health effects of inequities in community water service in North Carolina, USA
As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Dr. Jackie MacDonald Gibson, Department Head and Professor, Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, NC State University, Raleigh, NC, US, will present: Mapping and quantifying health effects of inequities in community water service in North Carolina, USA.