Two current projects have received additional funding, while three new projects will be hosted at or in partnership with McMaster University.
The UN University Institute for Water, Environment and Health is a global leader in research on world water issues, including water-borne diseases and ways to address the expected increase in global water demand as conventional water sources diminish.
When the sea lamprey invaded the Great Lakes, lake trout — once a top predator fish, and the lamprey's preferred food — were transformed into Swiss cheese and began dying out. Until scientists developed one of the most successful invasive-species-management programs in the world.