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The Water Institute wrapped up a successful “Climate Change and Water Security in Urbanized Watersheds” PhD Summer School which ran from June 3 to 12 at St. Jerome’s University's campus.

Participants included more than 30 students originating from five continents and 15 countries with backgrounds ranging from physical sciences, biologic sciences, computer sciences, social sciences, engineering and public health.

Engineering researchers combine biochemistry and smartphone AI software in new system 

Sushanta Mitra was doing field trials in remote areas of India when he was struck by how many people with no reliable access to clean water were connected to the internet via smartphones. 

The contrast amazed him. It also gave him a good idea. 

Post-secondary education and research aimed at tackling the global water crisis is concentrated in wealthy countries rather than the poorer, developing places where it is most needed, the UN University said.

The University of Waterloo’s Centre for Advancement of Trenchless Technologies, led by Water Institute member Dr. Mark Knight, and the Southern Ontario Water Consortium (SOWC) helping to assess how well municipalities are doing with asset management process implementation