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The full-length, captioned video footage of our past WaterTalks series is now available.

Educators are welcome to incorporate these into their curriculum, students can use these to enhance their learning, and researchers may find information relevant to their current research areas.

The Water Institute regularly invites speakers from outside the University of Waterloo to share their insights and perspectives on water research with Institute members and students. These events are also open to the public.

​Prabhakar Clement
Worthiness of Complex Groundwater Models for Decision Making — when should we say enough is enough?
March 31, 2016 WaterTalks

In an article published Friday, June 17th in Guelph Today, Rob O'Flanagan, wrote about how the Wellington Water Watchers are putting pressure on the province in an effort to oppose Nestlé Waters Canada (Nestlé) and an application for a 10 year extension on their existing permit in Aberfoyle, Ontario along with expansion plans in the Elora area. 

Global water issues are becoming increasingly complex and often require a collaborative approach across a breadth of disciplines. To stimulate interdisciplinary water research, on Monday, May 9 the University of Waterloo’s Water Institute announced it had awarded six teams a combined total of $112,000 during its most recent winter Seed Grants Program application round.

A black petroleum-like substance on the Grand River appeared this week, indicating heavy oil. 

Professor Mark Servos from the Department of Biology was interviewed by Melanie Ferrier from CBC News about the social and ecological implications of the spill.

The Water Institute welcomes the newly-elected executive members of the Students of the Water Institute Graduate Section (SWIGS). Made up of volunteers from a variety of disciplines across campus, with very diverse backgrounds, these individuals are brought together by a common interest in water research.

The Water Institute congratulates the Waterloo students who took first place, on March 22, in four out of five categories in the World Water Day research conference poster competition.

Each March, the United Nations celebrates World Water Day. This year, Waterloo celebrated the occasion by hosting its seventh annual water research conference, organized by the Water Institute and Laurier's Institute for Water Science.

Roy Brouwer, professor in the department of economics and executive director of the Water Institute, was quoted in a cover story article by the China Daily Asia Weekly, along with institute directors from three other high profile water organizations from the United Nations, Europe and the Middle East.

Brouwer provided insight into the economic benefits of transboundary basin treaties and commissions in the article which discussed cross-border rivers as sources of partnerships.

A lab coat decorated by Kluane First Nation Youth Councilor Jared Dulac.

A research collaboration between a University of Waterloo biologist and the Kluane First Nation is coming up with good news for the Yukon community — so far, the research team is finding extremely low levels of mercury in the fish.