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Four researchers from the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences are the co-recipients of a $672,000 USD grant from the Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) to study the fate of groundwater pollutants in arid regions.

The À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ team, all members of the Water Institute, are part of a consortium including researchers from Qatar University, United Arab Emirates University, Utrecht University, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, and Université Libre de Bruxelles.

Kicking off the dialogues on Sunday, the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ’s research strengths in climate change, natural disasters and flood mitigation were highlighted by Jean Andrey, dean of the Faculty of Environment, during her opening remarks at the launch event.

As Ontario reviews water-taking permit charges for bottled water companies like Nestlé, Water Institute member Rob de Loë urges us to think beyond the bottle.

A diagram representing Hug's "tree of life."

Biology professor Laura Hug’s is ranked one of the most-discussed journal articles of 2016, according to .

Wuhan University delegates gather in the office of the Water Institute executive director.

Two top water universities in China visited the À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ campus this week to discuss potential academic and research partnerships with the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ and the Water Institute.

Minister Chagger (far right) announces À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ grant winners, including Water Institute members David Blowes (second from right) and James R. Craig (third from right).

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 À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ, revealed seven University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ award recipients — including Water Institute members David Blowes and James R. Craig — Friday during a special announcement in the University’s Science Teaching Complex.

Water - On Exhibition drew À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ 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 À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ School of Architecture in Cambridge, ON, the exhibition was a collaboration between Students of the Water Institute Graduate Section (SWIGS) and the 

The  and the  published an op-ed by Water Institute member and Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences Professor Barry Warner.

Warner studies the dynamics of natural, restored, and created wetlands using a variety of ecological and paleoecological indicators. These methods are used to study wetland ecosystems across a variety of spatial scales and temporal scales.

$78 million from the Government of Canada will position the country as a global hub for leading-edge, user-driven water science for the world’s cold regions. The University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ’s Water Institute will be a key partner on the University of Saskatchewan-led Global Water Futures initiative.