“Social power matters, and attention needs to be given to lessening the inequities. The good news is that our research found that social solidarity and trust also matter, so the focus of social mobilization efforts should be on not only improving the formal system’s functionality, but also on sharing information better among different groups and […]
Read MoreNayyab Agha, a student at Mehran University for Engineering and Technology studied at the U as part of the USPCASW Summer 2019 Entrepreneurship Exchange. In its second year, the special 6-week session builds upon the engineering skills of participants by introducing business planning, finance principles, marketing concepts and prototyping skills. We asked her about her […]
Read MoreThe University of Utah was recently awarded a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grand Challenges Explorations grant. Dr. Windy Tanner, principal investigator and visiting instructor in the Division of Epidemiology and Dr. Jim VanDerslice, co-investigator and associate professor in the Division of Public Health will work with Drs. Ayesha Tajammul and Jamil Ahmed at Mehran […]
Read MoreWednesday, August 7, 2019 4 p.m. S.J. Quinney College of Law 6500 (Flynn Room) 383 S. University St., Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Enjoy delicious refreshments and a pitch-style showcase of water innovations presented by USPCASW Exchange scholars. Network with researchers and practitioners working on globally-relevant water problems. Students will present research on: Point-of-use purification […]
Read MoreThe Spring U.S.-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Water Exchange scholars took to the desert in May—exploring Moab, hiking in Arches National Park and camping at Bonderman Field Station at Rio Mesa. The students met with local experts to better understand water issues in the Colorado River Basin. They were also introduced to the writing […]
Read MoreFIELD REPORT Several University of Utah School of Medicine faculty traveled to Pakistan this spring to conduct two studies aimed at identifying pathways through which antimicrobial resistance is transferred within communities. Working in tandem with Mehran University of Engineering and Technology professors Drs. Ayesha Tajamul and Jamil Soomro, U professors Scott Benson, Windy Tanner, Mallory […]
Read More“I always had it in my mind that I would come back,” said Danyal Aziz. In 2016 Aziz was among the first 18 students to participate in a U.S.-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Water Exchange. Since its launch, the program has welcomed 131 visiting scholars, both faculty and students, to advance their water research […]
Read MoreUSPCASW Faculty Exchange Fosters Long-term Research Partnership It was Spring of 2016 when Dr. Rasool Bux Mahar left Pakistan to spend a semester at the University of Utah. At the time, the one-year-old USAID-funded U.S.-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies of Water was busy constructing what would become a well-equipped hub for the country’s water research […]
Read MoreALUMNI PROFILE: VENGUS PANWHAR The U.S.-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Water (USPCAS-W) is continually working to achieve gender equity in the program. The increasing ratio of female students every year shows success toward achieving this important goal, but what is equally encouraging is the outstanding performance of female students in the Center. One example […]
Read MoreCivil and environmental engineering professor Steve Burian, also director of The U Water Center and the U.S.-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Water at the U, will be awarded the Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence), one of Pakistan’s highest civilian honors. The award will be given to Burian by Pakistan President Arif Alvi during a ceremony, […]
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