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Sindh government, industry and academia unite to address industrial wastewater

It’s not often that you manage to gather industry, government, academia, and the public in one room to tackle a tough issue. In this case, that issue was industrial wastewater, the management of which presents a major challenge in Pakistan for the Indus River Basin’s local ecosystems and drinking water quality. Organized by the U.S.-Pakistan […]

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U Faculty Participate in Launch of New University in Pakistan

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Several University of Utah faculty recently participated in the launch of a new institute for advanced studies and university in Pakistan positioned to serve as “an apex institution designed to support research-based policy formulation.”  During the December 2018 conference, titled  “Emerging Challenges and Opportunities for Pakistan,” Prime Minister Imran Khan announced the creation of Islamabad […]

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Reciprocity in Practice

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When your visit-to-travel ratio clocks in around 3:2, you make the most of every moment at your destination. After three flights, a rainy stroll through Amsterdam, a whirlwind light rail tour of Dubai, and a long wait at Karachi customs, I arrived at the faculty hostel late Sunday night at Mehran University of Engineering & Technology (MUET) in Jamshoro, Pakistan.

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New Research Partnership Takes Team to Great Heights

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In October, Jewell Lund, a University of Utah Ph.D. student, and I joined researchers from the Mehran University of Engineering & Technology and Karakoram International University to kickstart a collaborative research project in the Upper Indus Basin. Our aim is to differentiate between glacier melt, snow melt, precipitation and groundwater contribution to a major Indus River tributary.

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Researchers Aim to Control Canal Seepage

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Pakistan plays host to the most extensive irrigation canal network in the world. That vein-like system, fed by five large rivers, sprawls across the Indus Basin and is the lifeblood of the country’s agriculture industry–a sector that supports more than 40 percent of Pakistan’s workforce.

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U Water Center explores partnership with NUTECH

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The U Water Center recently hosted representatives from National Technology University of Pakistan (NUTECH). As a pioneering “university for industry” in Islamabad, Pakistan, NUTECH aims to provide technology-driven, innovative teaching, learning and research.

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University of Utah’s Dr. Tariq Banuri to Lead Pakistan’s Higher Education Commission

University of Utah Professor Tariq Banuri has been appointed chairman of Pakistan’s Higher Education Commission. Banuri moves into the role from his positions as an economics professor and associate director of the  U.S.-Pakistan Centers for Advanced Studies in Water at the U. He also serves on the executive committee of the U Water Center. The […]

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