The JetIce miniature ice rink enclosure is now being built in the Urban Water Experimental Lab! ! Researcher @SfnImpellizzeri is working with Jet Ice to develop more sustainable ice rink paint materials and practices for managing arena ice.

Urban Water TMU has now published the latest on the Jet Ice Miniature Ice Rinks project on our website! See here: bit.ly/40epgq2

Check out the new panoramic installation in the RAC by Anishinaabe artist Caroline Brown! This artwork represents a significant message "Everything you think you need to be, you already are"- words by Joanne Okimawininew Dallaire Elder (Ke Shay Hayo). bit.ly/3FQjNMN

This week is #TreatiesRecognitionWeek, aiming to raise awareness of treaty rights, relationships, and their modern significance. Watch our video from June's National Indigenous People's Day to discover the creation and meaning of the Wampum belt. #IndigenousKnowledge 🤝

Check out this recent interview that Urban Water researcher Barry Orr did with Cottonelle on what products are considered "safe to flush". bit.ly/41cucMC

Excited to share that yesterday we hosted a table event for the Waste2Wealth research group at Toronto Metropolitan University!  This milestone marks a significant step forward in our outreach efforts toward raising awareness about global climate change issues. #W2W #ghg

Kudos to PhD students Bryant Serre and Wyatt Weatherson for leading a field course at Yellow Creek on water sampling and monitoring techniques. Students from biomedical science, botany, chemistry, and public health benefited from this excellent course!

Getting out in the field... Environmental Applied Science & Management PhD students Bryant Serre and Wyatt Weatherson led a field course on water sampling and monitoring, sharing their knowledge and experience with other students.

Darko Joksimovic Faculty of Engineering & Architectural Science TMU @clairejoswald SURP

Check out the recent article on our website for more information! Thanks again for a great event! bit.ly/3vLxUkY

Check out this recent article published on Urban Water TMU grad student Eric Fries amazing plastic additives research where he developed new identification methods! Read more about his work here: bit.ly/3yeEzFk

Great work at Science Rendezvous 2024! The talented graduate students of Urban Water took to Gould Street Saturday to educate the public about plastic contaminants and road salt both so insidious and prominent. Engagement + education = public + policy change.

So impressed with Environmental Applied Science & Management PhD students that hosted an amazing Symposium focused on empowering youth to action on #climatechange. Super thanks to all the speakers including: Imogen Coe, Brooke Filsinger, and Susan Debreceni! See more on our website: bit.ly/4bQrjFI

We are pleased to announce that this year’s Nicholas Reid Memorial Award is being awarded to Tanjot Grewal (She/Her), a Master’s student in the Environmental Applied Science & Management program at Toronto Metropolitan University! See more about the amazing work that Tanjot does on our website: bit.ly/3RADgan

Celebrating #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay with Caleb Wesley, Coordinator for Indigenous Knowledge & Science Outreach at SciXchangeTMU. Caleb reflects on his journey as an Indigenous student in this interview. See here on our website: bit.ly/4eBT079

Since it is Canada Day, I thought I would share my personal choices for the Top 10 Canadians (pre-colonial to today). This is just my opinion, nothing more. Everyone will have their own Top 10 :) #1 - Terry Fox (1958 - 1981) 🧵1/11

The JetIce Research Team is hiring a full-time RA to work on the experimental ice rinks! The RA will assist with the construction and maintenance of the ice, conduct various tests/analyses, and could present at conferences and publish research! Job ad: bit.ly/3XlSHXz

Humber River Pals is hosting a Humber River clean up event on August 24th at noon! This clean up will be followed by a River Art and Music Festival from 2-9 PM! Free admission! Location: Sunnyside beach at 1755 Lakeshore Blvd W For more info: bit.ly/3XbZAdG

Join us for #SoapboxSciTO, Sept 28 to hear Crizza share her groundbreaking discoveries! She researches the fats that clog up the pipes in our bodies which cause diseases and how we can detect disease early before it becomes a stroke. Learn more: UHN STEM Pathways Soapbox Science

Hear from TMU’s research team working on Wastewater Surveillance of pathogens and how the province is defunding this important work.