News archive - April 2023

Thursday, April 27, 2023

Using microbes to get more out of mining waste

Tailings pond

A University of Waterloo press release.

Researchers have developed a new mining technique which uses microbes to recover metals and store carbon in the waste produced by mining. Adopting this technique of reusing mining waste, called tailings, could transform the mining industry and create a greener and more sustainable future.

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

"Beyond the informal water paradox" project awarded New Frontiers in Research funding

New Frontiers Funding

Dr. Dustin Garrick, Water Institute faculty member, Associate Professor and University Research Chair in the School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability, leads an international team that was recently awarded $500,000 in funding through a New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) Special Call for Research for Post-pandemic Recovery. 

Monday, April 24, 2023

Announcing the 2023 Water and Energy Security in a Changing Climate summer school

Summer School 2023

Climate, water and energy are highly interdependent. The use of fossil fuels is an important driver behind climate change, the impacts of which most notably manifest themselves through changing hydrological and meteorological processes, such as droughts, floods and heatwaves. These in turn impact our water and energy needs, for example air conditioners or access to clean and safe drinking water. Access to water is impossible without energy, and water itself is a source of energy. The transition to cleaner, renewable energy sources is a crucial step to curb future climate change and at the same time help alleviate the global water crisis.

Friday, April 21, 2023

Remembering Distinguished Professor Emeritus Raymond L. Legge

A message from the Faculty of Engineering.

On Saturday, April 15, the world lost Distinguished Professor Emeritus Raymond L. Legge, a former chemical engineering professor and an irreplaceable member of the Waterloo Engineering community. He was 68 years old.

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Waterloo hosts Indonesian ambassador for Canadian kick-off of FINCAPES climate partnership

Jakarta

Flood Impacts, Carbon Pricing and Ecosystem Sustainability (FINCAPES) is a multi-stakeholder feminist initiative, and a collaboration with Indonesia, enabling climate adaptation and conservation of biodiversity

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