Wednesday, November 15 marked the first annual University of Utah Water Forum, an event that showcased several of the U’s most innovative programs focused on collaborative and interdisciplinary research addressing water issues. The event was co-sponsored by the Global Change and Sustainability Center, the U Water Center, and the Society, Water, & Climate faculty research […]
Read MoreThe University of Utah was honored to receive a delegation led by Mr. Hazar Khan Bijarani, Minister of Planning and Development for Pakistan’s Sindh province. The purpose of the visit was to strengthen the partnership between the U and Pakistan’s Mehran University of Engineering and Technology that began in 2015 when the two universities joined […]
Read MoreIt is a long way from Jamshoro, Pakistan to the campus of the University of Utah, and the journey involves more than just geography. There are gaps in culture and custom, in language and history. Hammad Malik has navigated the path well. Hammad first came to the U in 2016 as a part of […]
Read MoreThe summer of 2016 brought an unprecedented and unwelcome event to the waters of Utah Lake. A massive algal bloom spread across the lake, eventually encompassing ninety percent of its surface, causing local health officials to close the lake for several weeks to all recreational use. Algal blooms are naturally occurring, and nothing new to […]
Read MorePakistan is one of the countries most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. The challenges it faces include how to cope with rising temperatures, more extreme weather events, extended droughts, floods, rising sea levels, and the potential for regional conflict over water and other natural resources. On December 18-20, in Islamabad, Pakistan, the University […]
Read MoreOn Friday, September 22, the fall cohort of USPCASW exchange students at the University of Utah were given a comprehensive tour of Salt Lake City’s waste water reclamation facility.
Read More“The world is going to be in a different position in the next fifty years, especially in developing countries,” observes Dr. Bakhshal Lashari, director of the U.S.-Pakistan Centers for Advanced Studies in Water at Mehran University of Engineering and Technology in Jamshoro, Pakistan. For the last two years the USPCASW program at MUET, in partnership […]
Read MoreWhat value do people place on water? What are the attributes that influence those judgments, and what effect do they have on public policy in the developing world? These questions have been driving the research of University of Utah graduate student and USPCASW research assistant Matt Kosko. “Institutions and the Willingness to Pay for Water […]
Read MoreOn Sunday, September 10, the Alta Club in downtown Salt Lake City hosted an event introducing the new cohort of University of Utah’s USPCASW exchange students to the local Pakistani business community. The reception offered the students an opportunity to meet local leaders, network, and build connections. The event was organized by University of […]
Read MoreThe U.S. Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Water at the University of Utah is excited to be hosting an amazing group of Pakistani exchange students this fall from our partner Mehran University of Engineering and Technology. The students arrived on the evening of September 1st and were welcomed by USPCAS-W staff. The students will […]
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