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The Faculty of Environment hosted a TD Walter Bean high school lecture titled, Water Future: A New Generation of Sustainability Leaders on Thursday June 9, 2022. The lecture is followed by a workshop from June 13 to 15 that will feature Professor Dustin Garrick, University Research Chair of Water Governance at University of Waterloo and member of its Water Institute, along with participants from across Canada and internationally. 

Waterloo recognizes PhD student Thelma Abu for innovative research and earning the highest academic status within the Faculty of Environment.

For graduating PhD students, completing their dissertation defence is a significant milestone and convocation is an exciting time to celebrate their accomplishments with friends and family.

By Jon Parsons. This article was originally featured on Waterloo News.

Researchers need to raise their game in light of new NSERC emphasis on knowledge translation

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) recently released a set of revised guidelines for what can be considered contributions to research.

Roy Brouwer, Executive Director of the Water Institute and University Research Chair in Water Resources Economics, contributed to an article recently published by Great Lakes Now, an initiative of Detroit Public TV and PBS.

The article is part of a two-part series looking at the cost of water in Ontario and Michigan.

Earlier today, the Water Institute and the University of Waterloo’s Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change welcomed over 60 students to the 2022 offering of the three-week virtual summer school, “Climate Change and Water Security in Urbanized Watersheds: An I

Researchers from the forWater Network have recently published insights from four years of field research. They have released a series of research snapshots, the most recent featuring the first of its kind study showing legacy effects of wildfire on water quality over long distances.

The findings come from an international collaboration leveraging expertise from different disciplines, Geography and Engineering, at the University of Waterloo as well as forest hydrology from the University of Alberta and expertise in water resources and land management from Rothamsted Research in the UK.

On May 13th, the Water Institute hosted the Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands along with representatives from Royal HaskoningDHV. Shortly following Dutch Heritage Day, marked on May 4th, we took the opportunity to celebrate the many connections we have with The Netherlands, one of Canada’s most significant trade, investment and innovation partners.

University of Waterloo employees and students are invited to vote for one of three projects shortlisted for consideration for the Robbins-Ollivier Award for Excellence in Equity: 2022 Inaugural Competition.

The University of Waterloo has once again placed in the top 100 universities on the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2022. This year, Waterloo moves up 46 spots on the list to number 53 overall.

Congratulations to six Water Institute researchers who have been awarded Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council’s (NSERC) Alliance Grant funding.