Recent News
Corinne Schuster-Wallace to lead USask’s Global Institute for Water Security
Dr. Corinne Schuster-Wallace (PhD) is the new executive director of the Global Institute for Water Security (GIWS) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask).
USask water researcher earns prestigious recognition as new RSC scholar
Dr. Helen Baulch (PhD) has been announced as a new member of the Royal Society of Canada’s (RSC) College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists — a prestigious achievement celebra...
USask experts sound warning over wildfire smoke, drought conditions
A record year of wildfires is threatening communities and leaving trails of devastation through forests in British Columbia and Alberta and across the country as far as Nova Scotia...
USask research team receives $250,000 for groundbreaking investigation into Saskatchewan wetlands
An interdisciplinary team of University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers received a quarter of a million dollars from the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) Exploration strea...
From prediction to preparedness: How hydrological modelling is helping the Yukon Government forecast flood events
As the surging waters of the Klondike River near Dawson City subsided later in the spring of 2023, officials with the Yukon Government (YG) reflected on how hydrological modelling ...
Caroline Aubry-Wake receives Governor General Award
Dr. Caroline Aubry-Wake (PhD) will receive the 2023 Governor General’s Gold Medal at the 2023 University of Saskatchewan (USask) spring convocation June 6.
Closing gaps in water access to ‘leave no one behind’
Household chores can be a drain on anyone’s time and energy, but picture a scenario where your tap water needs to be boiled or treated before it can be used or consumed. Now compar...
USask-led Global Water Futures marks the end of an era and looks to the future
Hundreds of scientists and researchers from across Canada have gathered in Saskatoon for the finale of the world’s largest university freshwater research program, a seven-year init...
Agro-waste could be the solution to a cleaner water supply in Sask., says USask researcher
Securing a safe water supply for Earth’s growing population is a global goal that is reflected in the long-term sustainability plans of almost every nation. Creatively solving this...
Indigenous Knowledge Keeper and GIWS Partner Gary Carriere receives Honorary Doctor of Science from USask
This spring, the University of Saskatchewan (USask) will celebrate Gary Carriere's extraordinary contributions to his community.
Maimai Field Day
The field day aims to stimulate new interest in research at Maimai—a set of small headwater catchments on the South Island of New Zealand.
GIWS founding director, consultant, honoured for international diplomacy
Wheater, Peach informed on the water dispute between Chile and Bolivia
USask-led research: Majority of world’s protected ecosystems vulnerable to groundwater degradation
Beneath the surface of the Earth’s protected ecosystems lies a hidden threat—the vast majority of these areas rely on groundwater in danger of being contaminated, drained away, or ...
USask water researchers awarded over $1M from Alberta Innovates Program
USask Professors in the Department of Geography and Planning and Global Institute for Water Security Members have been awarded $1,061,338 in new funding from the Alberta Innovates ...
GIWS Members Contribute to the UN 2023 Water Conference
As part of the USask/GIWS Delegation led by VPR Professor Baljit Singh, the Dept of Geography and Planning’s Dr. Corinne Schuster-Wallace and Professor John Pomeroy attended and pr...
Water commitment to SDGs approved by UN
GIWS and USask-led GWF program key partner towards achieving global water goals
Sustainability of high-mountain water sources focus of new UNESCO Chair
Nearly four billion people worldwide depend on water from the high mountains for survival. Drinking water supplies, agriculture, power, energy, industry and surrounding ecosystems ...
Rethinking the global water cycle: research examines mystery behind ancient groundwater
New research out of the University of Saskatchewan (USask)’s Global Institute for Water Security (GIWS) is calling on hydrological researchers to reconceptualize the Earth’s water ...
USask researchers explore how floods and droughts are challenging science and society globally
Floods, droughts, and other water-related disasters are some of the costliest natural events that occur in Canada and around the world. Even with significant global advances in sci...
USask projects asks, 'what's water worth?'
Parents who grump about their teens taking long showers know how much water is worth. So do the homeowners who stared in shock last year at their city bills after trying to maintai...
USask-led Women Plus Water Expert List to help bridge gender inequity gap in science
An international initiative born out of the University of Saskatchewan (USask), featuring experts and top researchers from around the globe, is increasing diversity in sustainable ...
USask’s Terry Fonstad to lead GIWS as interim director
Dr. Terry Fonstad (PhD) has stepped into the role as interim director of the Global Institute for Water Security (GIWS) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) until the end of J...
Groundwater warning in California a wake-up call for Canada: Famiglietti
A team of scientists who pioneered methods to observe changes in global groundwater stores over the past two decades using a specialized NASA satellite mission has made a surprisin...
A story of fire and ice: USask research studies how wildfires impact glacier melt
From a distance, the mountain peaks of the Canadian Rockies look like a pristine landscape, untouched by human activity, but Caroline Aubry-Wake experienced firsthand how interconn...