Friday, February 25, 2022

A Diverse Team of Young Entrepreneurs Answers the Microplastics Challenge with Support from Global Water Institute Researchers

Plastics are everywhere. We build with them, wear them, eat with them. We use them in most things that make our everyday lives possible. Plastics are ubiquitous because they’re durable and cheap to produce. However, like every material, they have a life cycle. As we learn more about what happens to plastics as they... More

Thursday, February 3, 2022

Ocean Diagnostics and the Global Water Institute Partner to Expand Capacity for Microplastics Sampling and Analysis

When Dean Wenham started to notice plastic pollution on beaches, he became curious about how scientists were measuring its impact. As an avid scuba diver and sailing enthusiast, he has cultivated a life-long love of ocean. “I have a personal mission to protect them,” he says. When he started to look further into the... More

Thursday, November 4, 2021

Upcoming Webinar: Tackling Plastics in Freshwater

While there has been a significant amount of focus on the plastic that ends up in our oceans, we also need to consider the amount of plastic pollution that’s entering our freshwater. This session will explore the current challenges and potential opportunities associated with managing plastic pollution in Canada’s freshwater. During the... More

Friday, October 15, 2021

October 21, 2021 at 6:30pm – 8:00pm Meet Anako’s Inaugural Visiting Scholar, Tasha Beeds

Through the Lens of Water: Indigenous Research Methods, A Water Walker's Perspective. Join Water Walker and Professor Tasha Beeds in a conversation about how water walking contributes to the recovery and discovery of knowledge related to the very fabric of our existence as Indigenous and non-Indigenous people within shared Indigenous lands under... More

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Oct. 27th, 12pm-1pm: Water Conversations Event, with Dr. Cole Van De Ven discussing Subsurface greenhouse gases: An atmospheric or groundwater problem?

Subsurface greenhouse gases: An atmospheric or groundwater problem? Our reliance on the subsurface for freshwater resources and sources of energy has created a nexus of concern for the environment and human health. A principal concern is the potential generation and/or release of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the shallow subsurface because of energy... More

Friday, June 25, 2021

Article: ‘Let them swim’: Yes, you can safely take a dip in the Rideau River.

The pandemic has given people more reason to swim along the Rideau River throughout Ottawa, and experts say the waterway is a safe place for a dip if people take certain precautions. Four City of Ottawa beaches have reopened, including the one along the Rideau at Mooney's Bay where water is tested daily. Swimmers... More

Thursday, May 13, 2021

2021 Water’s Next Finalists Announced (with Carleton/GWI’s Dr. Banu Ormeci nominated!!)

Every year, Water Canada’s Water’s Next awards program honours the incredible achievements and ideas of individuals and companies that successfully work to make a positive change in the water industry in Canada and... More

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Article – University Affairs, May 2021: Canada’s troubled waters by Kerry Banks

Not only is it a myth that Canada has an abundance of readily accessible water, say researchers, but we're poorly managing what we do... More

Friday, April 23, 2021

Carleton ranked second most sustainable university in Canada.

Carleton University is committed to sustainability – on its campus and in its teaching and research. A new sustainability plan in 2020 set ambitious goals for diverting waste and reducing... More

Thursday, March 25, 2021

The nomination period for the WatersNext Awards is closing soon!

The nomination period for the WatersNext Awards is closing soon! Do you know an individual, project, or technology that has made significant contributions to the water industry? Be sure to submit a nomination by March 31.... More

Monday, March 22, 2021

World Water Day 2021: Carleton Celebrates Water Research on COVID-19 and Plastics

Water may be clear, but there is much that it can conceal. In early 2020, wastewater leapt into the public consciousness when researchers realized it was possible to detect COVID-19 in sewage before people start getting sick. Over the last year, researchers at Carleton have been testing Ottawa’s wastewater for the virus and helping... More

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

World Water Day Virtual Event: Entrepreneurship and Career Opportunities in the Water Sector

Join Us on Monday, March 22 on World Water Day for an exciting virtual event! On behalf of the Carleton WEAO/OWWA chapter, our team would like to invite you to an upcoming interactive event. Topic: Entrepreneurship and Career Opportunities in the Water Sector Speaker: Sonja Behmel, Ph.D, PDG, CEO, Watershed Monitoring Date : Mar... More

Friday, February 12, 2021

Carleton wastewater researchers will begin tracking COVID in Ottawa homeless shelters

Researchers from Carleton University will begin testing wastewater from an Ottawa homeless shelter next week with the aim of identifying COVID-19 outbreaks before they can spread. The team, headed by Banu Ormeci, director of Carleton’s Global Water Institute, is part of a province-wide push to expand wastewater testing for COVID-19 in order to... More

Friday, December 4, 2020

Article: Ocean plastic is ubiquitous — but where do these items come from and how do they get there?

Satellite trackers help map journey of plastic waste to the ocean Ocean plastic, as we know, is ubiquitous — but where do these items come from and how do they get there? A research team from the University of Exeter in the U.K. is trying to answer these questions by launching electronically tagged reclaimed... More

Thursday, November 26, 2020

Water Conversations with Anna Comerton of Associated Engineering

On behalf of the Carleton WEAO/OWWA chapter, our team would like to invite you to our upcoming informative event. Topic: Climate Change consideration in Drinking Water System Design Speaker: Anna Comerton, Ph.D, P.Eng., Manager, Water Planning & Studies at Associated Engineering Date : Dec 1, 2020 Time: 01:30 PM to 2:15 PM EST Abstract:... More

Friday, November 13, 2020

Carleton’s Global Water Institute awarded $230,000, 1.5-year grant from Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Zero Plastic Waste Funding Initiative

Carleton University's Global Water Institute has received a $230,000, 1.5-year grant from Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Zero Plastic Waste Funding Initiative to help foster significant growth in the Canadian freshwater plastics detection/removal technology development sector. The award is one of 14 grants issued, totaling more than... More

Thursday, November 12, 2020

Healthy Cities—Building Community Through Creativity

Carleton’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences will be hosting the next panel as part of their Healthy Cities series on Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. The series explores the many factors—from nature and housing to climate and art—that make a healthy city in 2020. This upcoming edition titled, Building Community Through Creativity, brings... More

Sunday, November 1, 2020

Carleton’s Banu Örmeci Uses Wastewater to Monitor COVID-19 and Keep Campus Safe

Keeping COVID-19 in check is a fight on many fronts. Carleton University is taking extra measures to ensure the safety of staff and students, including the recommendation of best practices regarding access to campus, social gatherings and other scenarios. Since September, Banu Örmeci has added to these efforts by taking a preventative stance by... More

Saturday, October 10, 2020

Big Blue: Ten Ways to Look at Water

It covers 70 per cent of the planet’s surface and comprises 60 per cent of the average adult’s body weight. In utero, we float in a fluid that’s mostly water, and after we are born we must drink water or we will die. Without it, plants would not grow or produce oxygen. It regulates... More

Monday, June 15, 2020

Canada’s Fisheries Act: The Evolution of a Modern Pollution Prevention Regulatory Regime

Canada’s Fisheries Act: The Evolution of a Modern Pollution Prevention Regulatory Regime - Mike Beale, Practitioner-in-Residence, School of Public Policy and Administration, Carleton University The Fisheries Act dates from 1868, and is one of Canada’s oldest pieces of legislation. The original Act contained remarkably strong provisions against... More

Thursday, June 4, 2020

Carleton Researchers Checking Wastewater for Signs of COVID-19

One of the few reassuring science stories circulating since the coronavirus pandemic abruptly threw Canada into lockdown mode in mid-March is that there is no evidence of people getting sick through contact with the contagion in water. Dr. Banu Örmeci and Carleton research associate Richard Kibbee will be testing samples of both raw sewage... More

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

New Book Release/Free Download: The First Century of the International Joint Commission

We are excited to announce open access to a newly released book titled: The First Century of the International Joint Commission, focusing on the body that oversees Canada-US border waters. This book, available for free download, is an essential introduction to, and overview of, the International Joint Commission and Canada-U.S. water... More

Thursday, February 27, 2020

February 28, Friday, 12-1 pm: Watershed Health Assessment and Monitoring of the Ottawa River

Speaker: Larissa Holman, Director of Science and Policy, Ottawa Riverkeeper Title: Watershed Health Assessment and Monitoring of the Ottawa River Date and time: February 28, Friday, 12-1 pm, Location: ME (Mackenzie) 3444, Carleton University RSVP: banu.ormeci@carleton.ca ABSTRACT: How do you know how healthy a river is? This is a challenging... More

Monday, February 24, 2020

Stories Are For Thinking: The Art and Research of Professor Zoe Todd

Anthropology professor receives funding for a major project which will tell critical stories of conservation in dynamic ways, beginning with Alberta's bull trout in Bighorn... More

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Big Blue: Ten Ways to Look at Water

The ways that members of the university community engage with water vary tremendously, from pollution research and urban planning to marine mammal conservation. Several operate under the umbrella of Carleton’s Global Water Institute, a cluster of more than 100 researchers focused on addressing domestic and international water... More

Friday, February 7, 2020

Carleton WEAO/OWWA Student Chapter Event: Leveraging research experience in water and wastewater sector

Date and time: February 10th, 5:30 - 6:30 pm Title: Leveraging research experience in water and wastewater sector Speaker: Christine Gan, Research head (EIT), Bishop Water Location: ME (Mackenzie) 3328, Carleton University Abstract: How do you transition from academia to industry with research experience is often a challenging question for... More

Friday, December 6, 2019

December 11, 2019 at 3:30pm: Ottawa-Carleton Chemical and Environmental Toxicology Seminar Series

On December 11, 2019 3:30pm at 1201 Richcraft Hall, Carleton University, Ottawa-Carleton Chemical and Environmental Toxicology Seminar Series is pleased to host Dr. Ivy Moffat, Senior Evaluator, Water Quality Division, Safe Environments Directorate, Health Canada. Dr. Moffat will be presenting 'Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality:... More

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

December 10, 10:30am: Water Conversations with Dr. John Janmaat

Carleton University's Global Water Institute is pleased to present our next Water Conversations talk with Dr. John Janmaat, co-hosted by the School of Public Policy and Administration: 'Detecting Social Network Effects on Willingness to Pay for Environmental Improvements using Egocentric Network Measures'. This seminar will be presented by Dr.... More

Monday, December 2, 2019

Fascinating Evening Discussion on Transboundary Water and Diplomacy

On November 26th, 2019 Carleton's Global Water Institute hosted a successful event at the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre featuring a truly engaging talk given by the Egyptian Ambassador to Canada, H.E. Ahmad Abu Zeid, focusing on the future of the Nile River and associated transboundary water issues from an Egyptian perspective. We were also... More

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

November 26 at 5:30pm: Water Conversations with H.E. Ahmad Abu Zeid, Ambassador of Egypt

The Global Water Institute (GWI) at Carleton University would like to invite you to our third Water Conversations talk of the academic year. Our November speaker is H.E. Ahmad Abu Zeid, Ambassador of Egypt, and he is going to provide the Egyptian perspective on the Nile Waters. This event will be held at the... More

Friday, November 1, 2019

November 18, 2019: Performance indicators and competitive tensions (1853-2017): The organizational setting of water management

On November 18, 2019 from 12h00-13h30 at 1728 Dunton Tower, Dr. Laurent Beduneau-Wang, currently a Post-Doctoral Fellow at HEC Montreal, will be presenting his research on performance indicators related to water management in France – covering the period 1853 – 2017. Through ethnographic observations and interviews in the most important water... More

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Deep Dive Into Underwater Scientific Research

As Chaffey’s Lock fills with 1.3 million litres of water, Carleton Biology Prof. Nigel Waltho gives his class a quick pep talk. “The focus for these remaining morning dives, especially if we lose opportunities due to poor weather, is fundamental skill training in the colder, deeper waters,” he says. An hour and a half... More

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

October 7, 2019: Water Conversations with Professor Jay Drydyk

Meet Professor Jay Drydyk for a thought-provoking discussion on Dams, Displacement & Development Ethics. When: October 7, 2019 at 12pm to 1pm Where: MacKenzie Building, Rm 3444 Discussion Overview: Large dams almost inevitably displace communities and force them to resettle elsewhere. Forced resettlement can be enormously harmful; one... More

Monday, September 30, 2019

Earth Sciences Professor Richard Amos Receives CFI Funds Supporting Research to Protect Groundwater and Improve Healthy Behaviour of Canadians Research

Carleton University researchers Richard Amos and a team led by Marina Milyavskaya have received approximately $204,000 in combined funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) for work that will improve the healthy behaviour of Canadians and prevent the contamination of... More

Sunday, September 1, 2019

Navigating through Murky Waters: Applications of Palaeolimnology for Understanding Water Quality Change in Lakes

Our September speaker is Dr. Helen Roe from the Queen's University Belfast in Northern Ireland, who is a Reader in Physical Geography in the School of Natural and Built Environment and Director of the Queen’s University Environmental Change Research Cluster. Her talk will review recent advances in palaeolimnology and will provide examples from... More

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