A diagram representing Hug's "tree of life."
Biology professor Laura Hug’s A New View of the Tree of Life is ranked one of the most-discussed journal articles of 2016, according to Altmetric’s top 100 articles of 2016 list.
Wuhan University delegates gather in the office of the Water Institute executive director.
Two top water universities in China visited the Waterloo campus this week to discuss potential academic and research partnerships with the University of Waterloo and the Water Institute.
Water research was among several areas to receive substantial government support this past week from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and Canada Research Chairs (CRC) grants. The Honourable Bardish Chagger, Minister of Small Business and Tourism, and member of parliament for Waterloo, revealed seven University of Waterloo award recipients — including Water Institute members David Blowes and James R. Craig — Friday during a special announcement in the University’s Science Teaching Complex.
Inspiring interdisciplinary water research across disciplines, the University of Waterloo’s Water Institute has awarded a combined total of $75,000 to five research teams as a result of its fall term seed grants competition.
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University of Waterloo Water Institute representatives travelled to the University of Bordeaux this month to share new research and identify opportunities to collaborate. Among a growing number of Waterloo-Bordeaux partnerships, the trip succeeded in strengthening ties with the leading French university, similarly known for global excellence in water research.
Two Water Institute members have been elected to the Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.
Members have reached a high level of achievement at an early stage of their careers. They represent the emerging generation of scholars and leaders in science and the arts in the country. Membership is for seven years.
Water - On Exhibition drew Waterloo students, across a wide range of disciplines, eager to showcase their research and designs on water as a renewable resource.
Held on Oct. 6 at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture in Cambridge, ON, the exhibition was a collaboration between Students of the Water Institute Graduate Section (SWIGS) and the BRIDGE Centre of Architecture + Design.
Water Institute booth at the Innovation Event at the Great Lakes Public Forum displays graduate student oxygen sensor, pictured on the table at left.