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Thursday, September 15, 2022 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

WaterTalk: Microplastics in the environment and pitfalls in their analysis

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture seriesJacob de Boer, Professor Emeritus, Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology, Vrije University Amsterdam, The Netherlands, will present: Microplastics in the environment and pitfalls in their analysis.

This event will be offered in person on the University of Waterloo campus in DC 1302 followed by a reception from 3:30-5:00p.m.

Monday, September 26, 2022 7:00 am - Wednesday, September 28, 2022 10:00 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Water Institute Research Conference 2022

Water as a foundation for healthy communities and sustainable livelihoods

This online three-day international conference will explore progress against the UN’s SDGs at the intersection of water, health, food and gender through the work of international experts and early career scholars from Canada, Africa and Asia who will share research experiences and lessons learned from a variety of multi-sectoral projects led by academic and local partners.

As part of the Water Institute's Webinar Series: The Value of Water in Canada 

Len Hunt, Research scientist, Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry
presents:

The influence of catch and non-catch related factors on the value of recreational fishing in Ontario

Thursday, October 20, 2022 11:30 am - 12:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

WaterTalk: Challenges and opportunities for moving from the linear to the circular water cycle

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture seriesWilliam A. Mitch, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA, will present: Challenges and opportunities for moving from the linear to the circular water cycle.

This event will be offered in person on the University of Waterloo campus in DC 1302 from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Wednesday, November 9, 2022 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Learning about water values through behaviour

As part of the Water Institute's Webinar Series: The Value of Water in Canada 

Patrick Lloyd-Smith, Professor, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan presents:

Learning about water values through behaviour

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture seriesGunilla Öberg, Professor, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC and Professor, The Center for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway will present: Does the framing matter? On dissent, consensus, and scientific controversies in policy-relevant research.

This event will be offered in person on the University of Waterloo campus in DC 1302 from 12:00  - 1:00 p.m. Lunch reception to follow in DC 1301 (The Fishbowl) from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Tuesday, November 22, 2022 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

WaterLeadership | Sharing Science: Effective Presentations

As part of the Water Institute's WaterLeadership training series, the Water Institute, presents, "Sharing Science: Effective Presentations”with special guest, Elise Vist from the UW Writing and Communication Centre.

Sold Out - Registration is no longer available.

Please join us at our next WaterLeadership on February 14.

Wednesday, December 7, 2022 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Flood risks and household responses

As part of the Water Institute's Webinar Series: The Value of Water in Canada 

Diane Dupont, Professor, Department of Economics, Brock University presents:

Flood risks and household responses

Wednesday, January 18, 2023 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

WaterTalk | John Cherry: Groundwater is the Key to a Sustainable Earth

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture seriesJohn Cherry, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, Leader of the Groundwater Project, Recipient of the 2020 Stockholm Water Prize and Lee Kwan Yew Water Prize, 2016 presents: The Global Water Crisis Paradox: Groundwater, Food and Poverty.

This event will be offered in person at the University of Waterloo Theatre of the Arts, Modern Languages Building.
3:30-4:00 p.m. Doors Open
4:00-5:00 p.m. Lecture
5:00-6:30 p.m. Reception