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Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Rob de Loë Appointed Great Lakes Water Quality Board Co-Chair

Rob de Loë.
The International Joint Commission (IJC) announced Monday that Professor Rob de Loë has been appointed Canadian Co-Chair of the Great Lakes Water Quality Board. The IJC is a binational organization established by Canada and the United States to prevent and resolve disputes about the use and quality of boundary waters, and to advise respective governments on water resources issues. 
Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Water Institute Workshops Selected

The Water Institute is pleased to financially support the development of workshops or small symposia that enhance interdisciplinary water research, facilitate university-government-private sector partnerships and build knowledge and capacity to address emerging water management issues. The Water Institute’s fourth call for workshop proposals closed in November 2013 and the Water Institute is pleased to announce support for the following workshops during 2014:
Wednesday, January 15, 2014

2013-14 Graduate Scholarship Recipients Selected

Thirty-two applications from across four faculties were received for the five scholarships being offered in the Water Institute graduate scholarship competition. It was a highly competitive field with many outstanding applications. The applications were judged on several criteria including academic excellence, water research impact, and leadership ability.
The Water Institute is pleased to announce the following scholarship recipients for 2013-2014: 

AECOM Graduate Scholarships in Water Research
Friday, December 13, 2013

Artificial Sweeteners Found to Persist in Grand River Watershed

Sherry Schiff, a Professor in the Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, is a co-author on a recently published article which found high levels of artificial sweeteners present in water throughout the Grand River watershed, including both river water and municipal tap water. The levels of these chemicals were found to be distributed in a way that they could serve as effective wastewater tracers in rivers.
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Monday, December 9, 2013

Streams and Rivers Found to Release more Carbon Dioxide than Thought

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An interdisciplinary study published in the journal Naturefound that the release of carbon dioxide from rivers and streams is much higher than previously thought. The multi-country, interdisciplinary group examined carbon dioxide evasion, carbon dioxide transfer from inland waters into the atmosphere, an aspect of the global carbon cycle.
Monday, November 25, 2013

Stantec Joins WI's External Partner Program

The Water Institute is pleased to welcome several new External Partners to its growing network, including Stantec which joined as a Platinum External Partner. The interdisciplinary approach to water research that the University of Waterloo promotes fits well with Stantec’s approach to addressing global water challenges.
Monday, November 25, 2013

Stantec Joins WI's External Partner Program

The Water Institute is pleased to welcome several new External Partners to its growing network, including Stantec which joined as a Platinum External Partner. The interdisciplinary approach to water research that the University of Waterloo promotes fits well with Stantec’s approach to addressing global water challenges.
Monday, November 25, 2013

Stantec Joins WI's External Partner Program

The Water Institute is pleased to welcome several new External Partners to its growing network, including Stantec which joined as a Platinum External Partner. The interdisciplinary approach to water research that the University of Waterloo promotes fits well with Stantec’s approach to addressing global water challenges.