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2020 GIWS Annual Report Now Available
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2020 was a year like no other in our history. In the midst of the pandemic, there is a lot to look back on and celebrate from GIWS. Enjoy this year's report, with an updated design.
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Seasonality, Intensity, and Duration of Rainfall Extremes Change in a Warmer Climate
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GIWS precipitation data and high-resolution modelling suggest that extreme rainfall events under a changing climate will be shorter, more intense, and more widely spread out.
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USask and City of Saskatoon named to Smart Cities list
for wastewater projects
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The University of Saskatchewan (USask) and the City of Saskatoon have been honoured for their collaborative wastewater monitoring project that advances environmental and human health—one of 50 international projects named to the 2021 Smart 50 list.
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Article: Canada's Troubled Waters
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“Every community and province needs a drought plan – how they will deal with water shortages to maintain supplies to priority users and how they will apportion water when it runs short.” - Dr. John Pomeroy
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Congratulations USask’s New Researchers Award Recipient:
Dr. Kerry McPhedran
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Dr. McPhedran's most significant recent research contribution has been a project co-developed and co-led with USask toxicologists to monitor COVID-19 viruses in Saskatoon wastewater and project upcoming surges of infection so that health officials and citizens alike can be prepared. Wastewater surveillance can also provide information on such things as opiate-related surges and health-related micropollutants.
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Special Episode: Valuing Water
Valuing water is about much more than price. In this bonus episode (a condensed version of our Let's Talk About Water virtual forum on World Water Day), Jay talks with three individuals each with a unique perspective on valuing water. Featuring Kirsten James (Ceres), Gidon Bromberg (EcoPeace Middle East), and Dr. Karen Kidd (McMaster University). >> listen here
LTAW is a podcast about the future of our planet's water — and why we should care!
Catch up on LTAW podcast episodes >> LTAW episodes
LTAW is hosted by Jay Famiglietti and produced by The Walrus Lab
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Watch, rate, comment and share to give your favourite film a chance to win the Viewer's Choice Award in each category. Viewer's Choice voting closes June 10.
Watch Film Prize Submissions
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Upcoming Webinars, Lectures & Events
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Eastern Snow Conference - 2021 Annual Meeting
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June 9, 2021 - Online
We are pleased to announce that the 77th Eastern Snow Conference will be held as a virtual meeting hosted by the University of Saskatchewan, on 9 June 2021. A revised meeting format will be used in support of the ongoing public health and safety efforts around the world. The single-day virtual meeting will focus on student-led research.
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View GWF 2021 On-Demand
Thank you for everyone who participated in GWF 2021. The conference video recordings for al sessions are now available for on-demand viewing.
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CRIPE Workshop on River Ice
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August 29 -
September 1
Saskatoon, SK
Due to the unprecedented pandemic situation, this year both in-person and online options are being considered and the final decision will be announced in March 2021.
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CWRA 2021 National Conference
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May 31 - June 4th Online
Details to be announced soon. Stay tunded to the conference website.
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Funding, Grants, & Scholarships
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The iMpowered scholarship was created to support women and Indigenous students with financial responsibilities for their family, enrolled in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and computer science post-secondary education programs of relevance to Saskatchewan’s minerals industry, complete their education and enter careers in mining.
Applications due June 30, 2021.
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The James S. McDonnell Fellowship is designed to provide students with opportunities to pursue postdoctoral training that might not be otherwise readily available. The Fellowships are intended to allow students to seek postdoctoral research opportunities aligned with the student's interest and desire to obtain additional skills and experience that will further their pursuit of careers in complex systems science.
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The Student Employment and Career Centre (SECC) has been renamed Career Services. Please note their new web page, usask.ca/careerservices, and email address, career.services@usask.ca. Their phone number and physical location remain the same.
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Noyes, C., Kim, J., Person, M. et al. A geochemical and isotopic assessment of hydraulic connectivity of a stacked aquifer system in the Lisbon Valley, Utah (USA), and critical evaluation of environmental tracers. Hydrogeol J (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-021-02361-9
DeBeer, C. M., Wheater, H. S., Pomeroy, J. W., Barr, A. G., Baltzer, J. L., Johnstone, J. F., Turetsky, M.R., Stewart, R.E., Hayashi, M., van der Kamp, G., Marshall, S., Campbell, E. Marsh, P., Carey, S.K., Quinton, W.L., Li, Y., Razavi, S., Berg, A., McDonnell, J.J., Spence, C., Helgason, W.D., Ireson, A.M., Black, T.A., Elshamy, M., Yassin, F., Davison, B., Howard, A., Theriault, J.M., Shook, K., Demuth, M.N. & Pietroniro, A. (2021). Summary and synthesis of Changing Cold Regions Network (CCRN) research in the interior of western Canada–Part 2: Future change in cryosphere, vegetation, and hydrology. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 25(4), 1849-1882. doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-1849-2021
Langs, L. E., Petrone, R. M., & Pomeroy, J. W. (2021). Subalpine forest water use behaviour and evapotranspiration during two hydrologically contrasting growing seasons in the Canadian Rockies. Hydrological Processes, 35(5), e14158. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14158
McDonnell, J. J., Gabrielli, C., Ameli, A., Ekanayake, J., Fenicia, F., Freer, J., Graham, C., McGlynn, B., Morgenstern, U., Pietroniro, A., Sayama, T., Seibert, T., Stewart, M., Vanche, K. Weiler, M. & Woods, R. (2021). The Maimai M8 experimental catchment database: Forty years of process‐based research on steep, wet hillslopes. Hydrological Processes, e14112. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14112
Moustakis, Y., Papalexiou, S. M., Onof, C. J., & Paschalis, A. (2021). Seasonality, intensity, and duration of rainfall extremes change in a warmer climate. Earth's Future, 9(3). https://doi.org/10.1029/2020EF001824
Whitfield, P. H., Kraaijenbrink, P. D., Shook, K. R., & Pomeroy, J. W. (2021). The Spatial Extent of Hydrological and Landscape Changes across the Mountains and Prairies of Canada in the Mackenzie and Nelson River Basins Based on Data from a Warm Season Time Window. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions, 1-77. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-2513-2021 |
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