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Professors Trevor Charles and Jozef Nissimov

As campus is beginning to open more widely, identifying asymptomatic COVID-19 cases becomes more important to help minimize the spread of the virus on campus. Water Institute researchers are looking to track the effectiveness of a non-invasive, saliva-based rapid test, while simultaneously testing asymptomatic individuals on campus.

Climate change poses significant risks to water security in urban settings. Addressing this complex challenge requires collaboration and the incorporation of knowledge and expertise from various disciplines.

New research is showing that some tiny catalysts being considered for industrial-scaled environmental remediation efforts may be unstable during operation.

Environment assistant professor and Water Institute member Kelsey Leonard has been named one of the newest Canada Research Chairs. With global warming now raising sea levels, Leonard’s position as Chair in Indigenous Waters, Climate and Sustainability will help her explore ways of facilitating Indigenous Knowledge to restore our threatened ocean, lakes and rivers, while asserting Indigenous sovereignty.

An alumnus of Waterloo's System Design Engineering and 2017 winner of the AquaHacking competition who parlayed his graduate research into a startup company that is out to solve worldwide water problems has been recognized by a national innovation organization.

Jason Deglint, a co-founder of Blue Lion Labs, is one of five winners of a Mitacs Entrepreneur Award for turning research into businesses that impact the lives of Canadians.

In an impactful article just released in Nature’s Communications Earth & Environment journal, Water Institute members Fereidoun Rezanezhad and Philippe Van Cappellen provide insight into how global peatlands may respond to future climate warming.

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and Aquanty Inc. recently announced initiation of the Canada 1 Water project to address the long-term sustainability of Canada’s water resources.

James R. Craig standing next to walking bridge over Laurel Creek, University of Waterloo

The Water Institute is excited to announce that James Craig, Canada Research Chair in Hydrologic Modelling and Analysis and professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has recently been elected president of the Canadian Society for Hydrologic Sciences (CSHS) for a two-year term starting this June.

strainer with microplastics taken from water body.

Plastics pollution is a global environmental hazard with potentially harmful impacts on wildlife, ecosystem services, and human health and wellbeing. Microplastics in particular are of great concern because of their ability to be transported over great distances and absorb and disperse contaminants widely.

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Water Institute researchers to study rapid COVID-19 testing on Waterloo campus

Waterloo research institutes host interdisciplinary summer school on water security and climate change

Metal catalysts used for environmental sustainability found to degrade and become less effective

Metal catalysts used for environmental sustainability found to degrade and become less effective

Kelsey Leonard named Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Waters, Climate and Sustainability

Fish farming tech earns alumnus a national award

Newly published article projects increase in peatland carbon emissions during non-growing season due to climate warming

Waterloo spinoff Aquanty Inc plays key role in new Canada 1 Water initiative

Water Institute member James Craig elected president of the Canadian Society for Hydrologic Sciences

Microplastics pollution: Water Institute researchers address key research gaps

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