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.
https://t.co/UBmA30OydS
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 https://t.co/Cxu5H3uLPP
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.
🔗 https://t.co/hhnJ42VAyv
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: https://t.co/wXWQBuBVHJ
#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: https://t.co/MJf7QPijXV
The Microplastics Fingerprinting Impact Report is now available, highlighting new advances in how we detect, track and understand microplastics across watersheds.
Read the report: https://t.co/MUbDPuRDNy
#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: https://t.co/bc9YgwAvAJ
#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: https://t.co/hhnJ42VAyv
The latest issue of #WaterNews is out 💧
Explore leading-edge research, recent publications and collaborative activities from across The Water Institute. https://t.co/UbtnwHH8KT
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.
https://t.co/TheY1upiQf
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: https://t.co/qLdFDu5Y7R
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
https://t.co/VFDMzETdoT
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:https://t.co/VFDMzETdoT
Canada’s first national peatland data portal is here.
Led by Dr. Maria Strack, PI of Can-Peat, this new platform brings together critical peatland data to support water research, watershed management, collaboration and Indigenous data sovereignty.
https://t.co/OvIZfXVdzF
Are AI models truly understanding watersheds or just predicting patterns?
Join Dr. Ali Ameli (UBC) for a #WaterTalk exploring complexity, time-variance and what deep learning misses in hydrology.
📅 April 15, 3 PM
📍 DC 1302
🔗 Register: https://t.co/HBiE22kM7c
Water challenges are not just technical, they are social, economic and political.
For World Water Day, we brought together researchers, and practitioners to discuss water inequality, infrastructure and governance.
Missed the event? Watch the recordings: https://t.co/tSKdTHLgb0
Congratulations to UW PhD candidate Nayadeth Arriagada, named a 2026 Storytellers Challenge finalist by the SSHRC. Her research explores gendered vulnerability and resilience in small-scale fisheries in southern Chile.
Watch her story: https://t.co/M2k29Exz5b
📣 We are thrilled to announce that registration for the #CSHS Principles of Hydrologic Modelling Course is now open!
Join #CSHS and @water_institute for a 5 day in-person short course offered at the @UWaterloo from June 22-26.
Register today at https://t.co/xZzaYwTFq3