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ByÌýAmy Geddes,Ìýthe Water InstituteÌýand Sarah J.ÌýBrown, Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change.ÌýThisÌýis the latest in a series of #UWCommunity stories that feature À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ in the community.Ìý

Usually, you count yourself lucky to have avoided natural disasters first-hand. ButÌýNature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters, the newest exhibit at THEMUSEUM in downtown Kitchener, intentionally immerses visitors in the natural disaster experience via interactive displays.

Sponsored in part by the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ in a three-way partnership between Community Relations, the Water Institute and the Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change (IC3), visitors of all ages are invited to stand in the eye of a tornado, build a volcano, and move tectonic plates. A dialogue series of public lectures later in the fall, some featuring À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ faculty members, will augment the experience.

In an article published Friday, June 17thÌýinÌý, 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)Ìýand anÌýapplication for a 10 year extension on their existing permit in Aberfoyle, Ontario along with expansion plans in the Elora area.Ìý

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 À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ’s Water Institute announced it hadÌýawarded six teams a combined total of $112,000 during its most recent winter Seed Grants Program application round.

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

The Water Institute congratulates theÌýÀ¶Ý®ÊÓƵ students who tookÌýfirst place, on March 22, in four out ofÌýfive categoriesÌýin the World Water Day research conference poster competition.

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

A lab coat decorated by KluaneÌýFirst Nation Youth CouncilorÌýJaredÌýDulac.

A research collaboration between a University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ 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.

The Singapore International Water Week announced todayÌýthat John Cherry, distinguished professor emeritus from À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ'sÌýDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences,Ìýwill be awarded the 2016 Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize, a prestigious international award worth more than $280,000 CDN.