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Fast, affordable water testing for the developing world
Engineering researchers combine biochemistry and smartphone AI software in new system
Sushanta Mitra was doing field trials in remote areas of India when he was struck by how many people with no reliable access to clean water were connected to the internet via smartphones.
The contrast amazed him. It also gave him a good idea.
Water Institute hosts inaugural interdisciplinary PhD summer school on climate change and water security in urbanized watersheds
Developing nations need focus on water research: UN
Post-secondary education and research aimed at tackling the global water crisis is concentrated in wealthy countries rather than the poorer, developing places where it is most needed, the UN University said.
Ready or not? SOWC looks at approaching municipal deadlines for managing Ontario’s municipal water and wastewater assets
Researchers are taking food that would end up in landfills and transforming it into a clean fuel source
Water Institute member Hyung-Sool Lee, professor in the Faculty of Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering was featured on CTV News Kitchener this week sharing technology on a new fuel alternative.
When houses float instead of flood
Water Institute member Elizabeth English, professor in the Faculty of Engineering, School of Architecture appeared on the The Agenda with Steve Paikin yesterday evening on TVO.
NovCare 2019 International Conference bringing leading hydrogeologists to Waterloo
An impressive lineup of noted hydrogeologists will be presenting at this week’s NovCare 2019 International Conference organized by the University of Waterloo, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, the Kansas Geological Survey and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research.
Flood mitigation the best approach
In 2012, high water sent the northwestern New Brunswick village of Perth-Andoverinto a state of emergency. The village of close to 1,600 people issued a mandatory evacuation order to about 500 people living in low-lying areas. The flooding closed schools and the local hospital, forcing the transfer of many patients to other hospitals in the area and caused an estimated $25 million in damage.
Water Institute congratulates external advisory board member Merrell-Ann Phare on taking oath of office as IJC Canadian Commissioner
At a meeting of the International Joint Commission (IJC) on Friday, May 17, Commissioners Pierre Béland, Merrell-Ann Phare and F. Henry Lickers made a solemn declaration to faithfully and impartially perform the duties assigned under the Boundary Waters Treaty.