A meeting of the lead authors of the Pakistan Water Development Report (PWDR) was held on August 10th, 2016 at PCRWR Headquarters Islamabad. The PWDR will be the Center’s flagship report, and benefit from results and analyses of several research projects being implemented by the Center and its partners. The meeting was Co-chaired by Dr. Muhammad Ashraf, Chairman, […]
Read Moreby James Thompson, Interim Executive Director of Technology Venture Commercialization at the University of Utah Universities are generally tasked with the organization, creation and transfer of knowledge. The most effective Universities transfer this knowledge in three ways: 1. To students 2. Publications, conferences, literature, books, etc… AND 3. To society to make an impact. Transitioning […]
Read MoreMehran University of Engineering & Technology Jamshoro and University of Utah USA in collaboration with Pakistan Science Foundation jointly organized a one day International workshop on “Entrepreneurship, Technology, and Institutional Sustainability in Higher Academia” under the auspices of U.S.-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Water. Experts belong to higher academia, industry and corporate sector, civil […]
Read MoreThe U.S.-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Water (USPCASW) is pleased to announce Call for Proposals to undertake applied research in water-related issues. During 2015-16, a total of three grants of up to Pak Rs 3 million each will be funded under this call covering the following themes: (i) overcoming water scarcity, (ii) improving water […]
Read MoreThe Water Institute at UNC Gillings School of Global Public health recently released a new Water, Sanitation, and Hygeine (WASH) Performance Index Report. The report looks at trends and changes over time, rather than absolute levels, with regards to: water access, water equity, sanitation access, and sanitation equity. It is important to note that the […]
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