Advancing water security solutions through world-class research. Water research hub @USask. Partner to @WomenPlusWater, @GWFutures
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Joined May 2017
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Registration is still open - join us on Friday to learn more about #AI and quantum science while you eat some pizza!
Join us in discussing #AI and quantum science with Nancy Turner, AVP for Teaching and Learning @usask, and Steven Rayan, Professor and Deputy Head, Mathematics & Statistics @usask.
🗓️ January 31
📍NHRC 1261
Registration is required (🍕&🥤 provided):
water.usask.ca/events/2025/0…
GIWS Executive Director Corinne Schuster-Wallace and members Grant Ferguson and Tim Jardine are all featured in this amazing @USaskResearch podcast episode on #water!
Why are waterscapes changing and what can we do about it?
In this episode of the Signature Series podcast, #USask researchers explore the realities of Saskatchewan's water resources and what we need to do to maintain them for the future.
Listen at: research.usask.ca/about/sign…
Join us in discussing #AI and quantum science with Nancy Turner, AVP for Teaching and Learning @usask, and Steven Rayan, Professor and Deputy Head, Mathematics & Statistics @usask.
🗓️ January 31
📍NHRC 1261
Registration is required (🍕&🥤 provided):
water.usask.ca/events/2025/0…
Global Institute for Water Security retweeted
🌊 Join our #ManitobaBranch on Jan 28th, 2025, from 12pm to 1pm CDT for an engaging webinar with Dr. Colin Whitfield titled "Modelling Prairie Pothole Wetland Behaviour"
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🚨We’re thrilled to announce that the application period for the CWRA 2024-25 graduate #scholarships is now open! This is a fantastic opportunity for students committed to advancing #WaterResources research.
📲 Learn more here: cwra.org/awards/scholarships…
Please share widely! 📋
Global Institute for Water Security retweeted
The @UN has declared 2025 as the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation.
@usask_water is joining other water communities around the world in 2025 to celebrate and highlight the crucial role glaciers play in sustaining our freshwater supply.
news.usask.ca/articles/resea…
Global Institute for Water Security retweeted
Our @usask @ToxCentre team, led by Catherine Roberts, has published a study on the impact of the tire-derived chemical 6PPD-quinone on lake trout embryos. From spawning to months of husbandry and a 45-day exposure, this was some heavy lifting!
Read more: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…
Global Institute for Water Security retweeted
We’re excited to announce our 2025 Conversation Series!
This series celebrates the voices of women and gender-diverse individuals leading the charge in water research, advocacy, and innovation. #WomenPlusWater
Registration is now open: water.usask.ca/women-plus-wa…
Warm holiday wishes from all of us at GIWS!
Our Executive Director @schusterwallace shares reflections on the past year and hopes for the future in this special message: mailchi.mp/fa0d173f985c/giws…
Congratulations to GIWS Associate Director Jeff McDonnell! It is a hard-earned honour to be appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada 👏
Congratulations!
Dr. Jeffrey McDonnell of #USask has been made an Officer of the Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest civilian honours.
@usask_water
news.usask.ca/articles/resea…
Global Institute for Water Security retweeted
The ever-growing frequency and severity of harmful algal blooms (HABs) have left resource managers searching for answers as to what is causing it. @usask_water @LaurierGeogEnv
Check out how changing source water inflow management can alter water quality ➡️ow.ly/A2YP50UqXKR
ALT Hydrologic technician with the U.S. Geological Survey secures an ADCP to monitor hydrology conditions.
#TEDxUniversityofSaskatchewan is open to the public this year! GIWS member @McPhedranKerry will be presenting on turning wastewater into reusable water - learn more and get your tickets here 👉research.usask.ca/tedx/2025.…
Can we turn wastewater into reuseable water and overcome the ick factor?
Join Dr. Kerry McPhedran (PhD), #USask environmental engineering professor, at #TEDxUniversityofSaskatchewan on February 2, 2025.
Meet the speakers and get tickets at: research.usask.ca/tedx/2025.…
#TEDx
Global Institute for Water Security retweeted
#TEDxUniversityofSaskatchewan is back and bringing you new ideas that will inspire lasting impact!
On Feb. 2, an invigorating roster of #USask faculty, staff and students will take to the #TEDx stage to ask questions and enact change.
Get tickets at: research.usask.ca/tedx/2025.…
ALT Group of diverse speakers for TEDx University of Saskatchewan event, titled 'Inspiring Impact', scheduled for February 2, 2025. Event details at the bottom with ticket information.
Global Institute for Water Security retweeted
Glaciers worldwide are melting due to climate change. In response, the UN has declared 2025 the Year of Glacier Preservation. 🏔️ In the Canadian Rockies, these ice giants fuel breathtaking ecosystems—but their rapid changes are alarming. @CBSMornings
cbsnews.com/video/the-fight-…
Global Institute for Water Security retweeted
“Snow is sort of like money in the bank. It’s a bit of a guarantee for crop growth the next summer,” Pomeroy said.
news.usask.ca/articles/resea…
Congratulations to the authors for the well-deserved recognition of their review paper on 6PPD Quinone!
Congratulations to @khaledbenis, @BrinkmannMarkus, @McPhedranKerry and coauthors, for their selection as one of the best ES&T Letters papers in 2023!
Environmental Occurrence and Toxicity of 6PPD Quinone, an Emerging Tire Rubber-Derived Chemical: A Review
pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.102…
Registration is still open! Everyone is welcome to come and learn more about data security—a background in water is not required!
@usask @agbiousask @usask_engr @usaskArtSci @usaskgeogplan @GSA_USask @globalfoodsecur @GIWS_SYR
(... there will be🍕)
water.usask.ca/events/2024/1…
Join us for our next Water Friday event on Data Security!
📅 Dec 13 @ 12 pm
🏛️ Kirk Hall 144
Kevin Read & Laleh Moradi will host an informal discussion about data security and best practices. All are welcome to attend!
Registration is required: lnkd.in/g87YQYGx
Exciting news! GIWS members are preparing to head to the @theAGU Annual Meeting 2024!
We’ve put together a handy list of our members’ presentations, so you can easily add them to your #AGU24 schedule!
water.usask.ca/news-items/20…
Congratulations to Colin Laroque for being recognized for his excellence in teaching by winning the Indigenous Teaching Excellence Award with the Lieutenant Governor’s Post-Secondary Teaching Award! news.usask.ca/media-release-…
A new study in WRR shows that beavers and their dams have a wider range of effects on the landscape than human-made beaver dam analogs, pulling in sediment from more varied sources 🦫 @ecohydro_gal @USaskResearch
doi.org/10.1029/2024WR037717
