At the Water Institute, we strive to be a global leader in all things water: research, education, innovation and collaboration. While we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion, recent events have made it clear that this is not enough and that we must and can do more.
Congratulations to three University of Waterloo water students who have been named Vanier Canada Graduate Scholars in the annual competition announced June 19 by the Government of Canada.
The Water Institute congratulates nine of its members on receiving more than $343 thousand in funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), through its 2020 Discovery Grant Program.
Announced on June 17th by the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, more than $492 million in funding will go to over 2,400 researchers across Canada to support research in a wide variety of natural sciences and engineering disciplines.
For graduating PhD students, completing their dissertation defence is a significant milestone, as well as a time to celebrate their accomplishments with friends and family.
Read the story of exceptional PhD student Bereket NegasiIsaac, Water Institute Collaborative Water Program graduate from the Faculty of Environment.
The Global Water Futures Open Science Meeting typically provides an opportunity to come together to share, learn, plan and celebrate scientific achievements, building on progress and momentum of the program.
On June 11, the University of Waterloo’s Gateway for Enterprises to Discover Innovation (GEDI) hosted its fourth weekly webinar entitled “Rebooting with Research: Tackling real-world problems” in its Post-COVID-19 Reboot series.
Canadian Water Network (CWN) is spearheading a national collaboration of researchers, public health organizations and governments with the shared goal of advancing Canada’s ability to support decision-making for public health protection and surveillance in the face of COVID-19.