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There’s still time to submit an abstract for Coastal Zone Canada 2027!
Share your research at the University of Waterloo, June 11–14, 2027, and connect with others working across coastal, marine and Great Lakes environments.
📅Deadline: Nov. 1
🔗 uwaterloo.ca/coastal-zone-ca…
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📣 The 2026 #SSHRCStorytellers Challenge is live! Don’t miss out on your chance to share amazing SSHRC funded research and earn up to $4,000! Submit your story: sshrc-crsh.canada.ca/en/rese…
The latest issue of #WaterNews is out 💧
Explore new research, recent publications and collaborative activities from across The Water Institute.
Read the latest issue: mailchi.mp/uwaterloo/water-i…
#WaterEducation #WASH #SoilRemediation #HydrologicalData
💧The July edition of #WaterNews is here with the latest updates on Water Institute research, events, and programs. Don’t miss out—subscribe today!
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July 21 - Join us!
Up next in our #WaterTalks series: Dr. Yanxin Wang (CUG), presents Hydrobiogeochemistry and health risks of geogenic contaminants in groundwater systems
**Updated
📅 Tuesday, July 21
📍 Now Online
🕚 9-10 a.m.
Register: uwaterloo.ca/water-institute…
Up next in our #WaterTalks: Dr. Yanxin Wang (CUG), presents Hydrobiogeochemistry and health risks of geogenic contaminants in groundwater systems
📅 July 21 📍 Federation Hall 🕚 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Register: uwaterloo.ca/water-institute…
Missed the AEESP Distinguished Lecture with David Sedlak?
The recording of “Using Nature-Based Treatment to Solve Some of the World’s Water Crises” is now available.
Hear how constructed #wetlands could address some of the world’s water challenges.
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Join the #OntarioBranch for their new webinar on the new #Ontario #HydrologicModelling System (#OHMS) with speakers Dr. Bryan Tolson and Dr. Hongren Shen!
🗓 May 15th, 2026 at 12 pm ET
🔗 Register ar bit.ly/3OZoIDf
We’re thrilled to welcome David Sedlak from University of California, Berkeley to campus today.
Join us at 2:00pm in Federation Hall for the only Canadian stop of the 2025–26 AEESP Distinguished Lecture.
🔗 uwaterloo.ca/water-institute…
Collaborative Water Program students are developing integrated solutions to Canada’s pressing water challenges.
In WATER601, interdisciplinary teams presented policy-relevant recommendations to local and federal water experts.
Read more: uwaterloo.ca/water-institute…
#WaterEducation
In The Media: When growth outpaces water.
WI member Dr. David Rudolph joins Matt Galloway on The Current to discuss Waterloo’s water shortage as a warning for communities across Canada.
🎧 Listen: cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-6…
The Microplastics Fingerprinting Impact Report is now available, highlighting new advances in how we detect, track and understand microplastics across watersheds.
Read the report: uwaterloo.ca/microplastics-f…
#Microplastics #WaterResearch
In The Media: Mark Servos from @water_institute joins The Morning Edition KW to discuss research on opioids and antidepressants accumulating in freshwater fish downstream of wastewater treatment plants.
🎧 LISTEN: cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener…
#WaterResearch #Wastewater #Ecotoxicology
May 1 | Waterloo
Hear from David Sedlak (UC Berkeley), whose research spans water reuse, chemical contaminants and sustainable water systems, at the only Canadian stop of the AEESP Distinguished Lecture tour.
Don’t miss it: uwaterloo.ca/water-institute…
The latest issue of #WaterNews is out 💧
Explore leading-edge research, recent publications and collaborative activities from across The Water Institute.
mailchi.mp/uwaterloo/water-i…
Celebrating the people shaping the future of water 💧
In this feature, @AE_Brookfield shares how her work is connecting students, researchers and communities to tackle complex water challenges across Canada.
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The Ecohydrology Seminar Series welcomes Dr. José Mogollón, Associate Professor at Leiden University.
Closing the phosphorus loop: technosphere and environmental considerations
📅 Tuesday, April 21, 2026
🕙 10:00 am
📍 EIT 3142
Everyone welcome. Coffee provided.
New study led by Water Institute researchers finds antidepressants, opioids and other pharmaceuticals accumulating in wild fish downstream of wastewater treatment plants, including fentanyl, methadone and venlafaxine.
Read more: uwaterloo.ca/news/media/opio…
Take a break and join us for the last WaterTalk of the term 💧
Today at 3 PM, Ali Ameli presents: “The functional reality of watersheds: Complexity, time-variance, and the limits of current deep learning models”
📍 DC 1302
🗓 3–4 PM TODAY
See you there
uwaterloo.ca/water-institute…
Last WaterTalk of the term 💧
TOMORROW: Join Ali Ameli (UBC) for a thought-provoking talk on how watersheds really function and what today’s AI models may be missing.
🗓 Wednesday, April 15 | 3–4 PM
📍 In person: DC 1302
Register:uwaterloo.ca/water-institute…
