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As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series Jeanne M. VanBriesen, Duquesne Light Company Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University and the Director of the Center for Water Quality in Urban Environmental Systems at Carnegie Mellon University will present "Effects of wastewater from energy extraction and utilization on drinking water sources and risk."

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Wednesday, March 20, 2019 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

The Race for Groundwater

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series Professor Grant Ferguson, Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Geological and Environment Engineering and Associate Member of the School of Environment and Sustainability at the University of Saskatchewan, will present "The Race for Groundwater."

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Friday, March 22, 2019 (all day)

World Water Day 2019

Leaving no one behind: Water for all

Join the Water Institute for a full day of activities as we explore together how to find viable solutions for marginalized people living without safe water.

Friday, March 22, 2019 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

2019 Water Institute RBC Distinguished Lecture

What the challenge of clean water at home and around the world tells us about ourselves, our country, and our planet

bob rae
Bob Rae
Former Premier of Ontario
Distinguished Senior Fellow at the University of Toronto
Lawyer, Mediator, Speaker, Writer
Active on First Nations, Social Justice, International issues 
Toronto, Ontario

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Monday, March 25, 2019 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Monitoring, modelling and management of urban water pollution

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series Professor David McCarthy from Monash University in Australia will present "Monitoring, modelling and management of urban water pollution.”

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As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series Slobodan Simonovic, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Western University, will present "Use of quantitative resilience in managing urban infrastructure response to natural hazards."

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Monday, April 8, 2019 2:30 pm - 2:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Smart Earth: New frontiers in water governance in a wired world

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture seriesKaren Bakker, professor and Canada Research Chair at the University of British Columbia, will present, "Smart Earth: New frontiers in water governance in a wired world."

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As part of the Water Institute's seminar series Richard Marinos, postdoctoral fellow at the University of Waterloo, will present "Ecosystem Recovery from Acid Rain: Biogeochemical Consequences in the Soil-Stream Continuum."

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Sunday, June 2, 2019 6:00 pm - Thursday, June 13, 2019 8:00 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Climate Change and Water Security in Urbanized Watersheds: An Interdisciplinary Perspective

The Water Institute will be hosting an international summer school for international and domestic graduate students on climate change and water security in urbanized watersheds. With over 20 Water Institute members – from all six University of Waterloo faculties – participating as instructors, this program will offer a truly interdisciplinary perspective to students.