Current students

wildfire

As residents try to resume their lives more than a month after a ferocious wildfire forced the evacuation of Fort McMurray, crucial questions about its impact on their water supply still have no clear answers.

lab coat food security

A lab coat decorated by Kluane First Nation Youth Councilor Jared Dulac.

A research collaboration between a University of Waterloo biologist and the Kluane First Nation is coming up with good news for the Yukon community — so far, the research team is finding extremely low levels of mercury in the fish.

john cherry

The Singapore International Water Week announced today that John Cherry, distinguished professor emeritus from Waterloo's Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, will be awarded the 2016 Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize, a prestigious international award worth more than $280,000 CDN.

In an article published Friday, June 17th in Guelph Today, Rob O'Flanagan, wrote about how the Wellington Water Watchers are putting pressure on the province in an effort to oppose Nestlé Waters Canada (Nestlé) and an application for a 10 year extension on their existing permit in Aberfoyle, Ontario along with expansion plans in the Elora area. 

Tuesday, July 26, 2016 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

SWIGS Blue Drinks - July

smiling student with pitcher of blue liquid
All members of the public and campus community interested in talking about all things water are invited to join the Students of the Water Institute, Graduate Section (SWIGS) for Blue Drinks.

Chat with members, drop some ideas for future events, enjoy free food and perhaps a guest speaker.

Tuesday, June 28, 2016 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

SWIGS Blue Drinks - June

smiling student with pitcher of blue liquid
All members of the public and campus community interested in talking about all things water are invited to join the Students of the Water Institute, Graduate Section (SWIGS) for Blue Drinks.

Chat with members, drop some ideas for future events, enjoy free food and perhaps a guest speaker.

nandita basu
Nandita Basu, from the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, along with her doctoral student Kim Van Meter, published the first direct evidence of a large-scale nitrogen legacy in the Mississippi River Basin from agricultural runoff.

Tuesday, May 31, 2016 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

SWIGS Blue Drinks — May

girl with blue drink
All members of the public and campus community interested in talking about all things water are invited to join the Students of the Water Institute, Graduate Section (SWIGS) for Blue Drinks.

Chat with members, drop some ideas for future events, enjoy free food and meet the new SWIGS executive.