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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...
Artist links with scientists to tell climate change story
Exhibit at Norwich Cathedral a communication of science and art from Canada and the UK.
From the Amazon to the Great Lakes
Sharing Knowledge and Mapping Oral Histories with First Nations Communities in Canada
Water-sharing experiment suggests people put their own survival first
Imagining how to increase water managers’ empathy for others in a holistic way is critical for our human and planetary future.
‘Nature needs space’: New USask report makes recommendations to protect Saskatoon’s Swales
A collaborative approach involving various levels of government and regional experts is needed to better understand, and protect, Saskatoon’s Swale ecosystems, says a new report au...
Toxic metals found in reproductive organs of critically endangered eels
Mystery of shrinking population may be linked to eels devouring their own skeletons
Canada in dire need of revised water policies: experts say
OTTAWA – Water experts from across the country gathered in the nation’s capital for a forum on water security to discuss solutions to make communities and industries more resilient...
Putting research into active use: HYPE an international example of success
Global Water Futures (GWF) has developed a number of important international linkages, expanding its scientific activities to address water issues globally.
Global Water Futures gets U.N. recognition
USask-led Global Water Futures has been designated as one of only three Regional Hydroclimate Projects (RHP) in the world by the GEWEX (Global Energy and Water Exchanges) project o...
USask-led Global Water Futures launches six projects co-led with Indigenous partners
In a unique approach to improving water security through western science and Indigenous knowledge, the University of Saskatchewan-led Global Water Futures (GWF)—the world’s largest...