The annual UN World Water Day in Waterloo is on March 22, 2017. This year's theme is Nature for Water, exploring how we can use nature to overcome the water challenges of the 21st century.
A fear of dying plays a role in people buying bottled water, even though they know it may not be good for them or the planet, a study from the University of Waterloo has found.
The study suggests that most bottled-water advertising campaigns target a deep psychological vulnerability in humans, compelling them to buy and consume particular products. Bottled water ads specifically trigger our most subconscious fear — driving Canadians to buy billions of litres of water annually.
A study released today in Nature Geoscience describes how climate change played a major role in the massive catastrophic collapse of two glaciers in the Tibetan Plateau in July and September 2016.
Join us on February 14, as Piet Klop, Senior Investment Advisor, PGGM Investments in the Netherlands presents, "Water-Related Risks and Opportunities: An Institutional Investor’s Perspective."
Coffee and light refreshments will be provided.
The vaccines used by commercial fish farmers are not protecting fish from disease, according to a new study.
The University of Waterloo’s Water Institute has awarded a combined total of $72,692 to four research teams as a result of its 2017 fall term seed grant competition. The goal of this program is to catalyze interdisciplinary collaboration, facilitate interaction with international authorities, and to encourage the development of research proposals.
The program awards a total of $150,000 annually, with competitions generally held during the fall and winter terms.
On Thursday, January 18, the Water Institute welcomed members, students, and friends from across campus to tour the Institute’s new space, and to hear remarks from the executive director, Roy Brouwer.
As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Jay Austin, professor and department head in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at University of Minnesota Duluth, presents, "Winter Conditions, Ice, and Climate Change on Lake Superior."
Light refreshments will be provided.