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June 16, 2021

2021 WEST Water Conference hosted by UBC Future Waters sees global participation

From June 9th to 11th, 2021 the UBC Future Waters group hosted the 2021 Water and Environment Student Talks (WEST) Conference . Unbounded by geography, the virtual 2021 WEST Conference welcomed 250 participants from 25 countries for three days of knowledge-sharing and water discussions. The 2021...

May 4, 2021

Water Luncheon Series with Jonathan O'Brien, NASA

Last week, we hosted our Water Luncheon Series with guest speaker Mr. Jonathan O’Brien, the editor, technical advisor and communications lead for NASA's Applied Remote Sensing and training Program (ARSET). In his talk, Jonathan discussed ARSET's no-cost training opportunities offered on remote...

April 26, 2021

Water Luncheon Series with Dr. Melisa McCracken

Last week, we hosted our Water Luncheon Series with guest speaker Dr. Melissa McCracken, an assistant professor at The Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University, where she teaches international environmental policy. Broadly, she supports interdisciplinary research and teaching for...

Director, Integrated Planning and Utility Division, The City of Vancouver

March 3, 2021

Water Luncheon Series with Jimmy Zammar, The City of Vancouver

Last week, we hosted our Water Luncheon Series with guest speaker Jimmy Zammar, Director of Integrated Planning and Utility Division for The City of Vancouver. In his talk, "Transforming the City of Vancouver's Water Future," he discussed the City's organizational paradigm shift currently underway...

Dr. Ben Pauli, Kettering University Professor and Flint, Michigan resident

February 10, 2021

Water Luncheon Series with Dr. Ben Pauli

Last week, we hosted our Water Luncheon Series with guest speaker Dr. Bejanmin Pauli, an assistant professor at Kettering University. A social sciences researcher, an activist and Flint, Michigan resident, Dr. Pauli. In his talk, “The Persistence of Our Water Pasts: The Flint Water Crisis and the...

Photo: Marlowe Sam, one of the first Indigenous people to attain a Ph.D. from UBCO. Photo by Atheana Bonneau.

February 2, 2021

Aboriginal Water Rights and Titles Workshop at UBCO

Last week, we hosted a workshop at the University of British Columbia Okanagan on Aboriginal water rights and title. The objective of this workshop was to raise awareness of the implications of Aboriginal Title and Rights as they relate to water in BC, as well as historical and contemporary impacts...

December 1, 2020

Future Waters First Water Policy Workshop on December 4 - Water and Mining: Science, Practice, & Policy Workshop

Water & Mining Workshop - December 4 The Water and Mining workshop, organized in cooperation with the Bradshaw Research Initiative for Minerals and Mining (BRIMM), will bring together researchers, industry representatives, policymakers, and First Nations representatives to address four critical...

November 17, 2020

Future Waters Newsletter Submission Guidelines

If you would like to see your water-related event in the Future Waters Newsletter, please fill out the Submit an Event Form below. The deadline for our next newsletter is December 13, 2020. Earlier submissions, however, are strongly recommended. Submit An Event Form The Future Water Newsletter is...

The recording of our latest Water Luncheon is now available!

October 5, 2020

Water Luncheon Series with Dr. Saman Razavi - The recording is now available!

Last week, we hosted the latest Water Luncheon series with Dr. Saman Razavi: “Let’s talk about the future of mathematical modelling for water resources”. It was fantastic to host so many interested people and receive so many great questions for the Q&A! If you missed out, don’t worry! You can...

April 1, 2020

Launch of Future Waters Research Excellence Cluster

We are pleased to announce the launch of the UBC Future Waters Research Excellence Cluster. The Future Waters research cluster is a collaborative research effort across five faculties (Applied Science, Science, Forestry, Medicine, and Arts) and nine departments supported by the Grants for...

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