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The world is 'losing its cool' with the loss of snowpacks and glaciers, posing threats to water security
MADRID, SPAIN – At the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Madrid, Spain (COP25), University of Saskatchewan (USask) scientists are focusing attention on the world’s changi...
USask water expert joins global call to action to protect global groundwater sources
SASKATOON – A group of international scientists and practitioners including University of Saskatchewan (USask) researcher Jay Famiglietti say we are not doing enough to protect and...
John Pomeroy Awarded Royal Society Medal
John Pomeroy, Canada Research Chair in Water Resources and Climate Change at the University of Saskatchewan (USask), has been awarded one of Canada’s top honours for outstanding co...
Canada falling short of U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals: New Report from Water Scientists
Canada could lead the world in helping to achieve water sustainability but is falling short of reaching the goals set out by the United Nations (U.N.), according to a new report fr...
Health threat from blue-green blooms extends beyond single toxin: USask study
As blue-green algae proliferates around the world, a University of Saskatchewan (USask) researcher cautions that current municipal drinking water monitoring that focuses on a singl...
Mountain Summit Issues Call for Action on Climate Change
A High Mountain Summit has issued a Call for Action in the face of rapid melting of the Earth’s frozen peaks and the consequences for food, water and human security, as well as for...
World Meteorological Organization High Mountain Summit
USask Professor John Pomeroy co-chairs the World Meteorological Organization "High Mountain Summit" in Geneva, Switzerland
Climate activist Greta Thunberg and USask scientist John Pomeroy discuss glacier decline
At a stop on Oct. 22 during her ongoing trip across North America, climate activist Greta Thunberg met with University of Saskatchewan (USask) water scientist John Pomeroy at a USa...
A researcher's curiosity
The Green & White asked three top USask researchers to recall that special eureka moment when they knew where their career path was taking them.<br/><br/>
Renowned USask water scientist awarded Royal Society Medal
John Pomeroy, Canada Research Chair in Water Resources and Climate Change at the University of Saskatchewan (USask), has been awarded one of Canada’s top honours for outstanding co...
Oil and water: university researchers say better monitoring needed to secure vital groundwater supplies
SASKATOON – When it comes to groundwater quality, fracking receives much of the public attention but misses most of the picture, according to hydrogeologists Jennifer McIntosh from...
CFI awards USask researchers $1.3M for new tools to advance health, environment and the economy
SASKATOON — Eight University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers have been awarded $1.3 million by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) for state-of-the-art equipment to supp...