Friday, June 10, 2016
Nandita Basu’s nitrate research balances budget



A lab coat decorated by Kluane First Nation Youth Councilor Jared Dulac.
A research collaboration between a University of Waterloo biologist and the Kluane First Nation is coming up with good news for the Yukon community — so far, the research team is finding extremely low levels of mercury in the fish.

The Singapore International Water Week announced today that John Cherry, distinguished professor emeritus from Waterloo's Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, will be awarded the 2016 Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize, a prestigious international award worth more than $280,000 CDN.