Timothy Ford presents keynote at Inaugural Atlantic Canada W.A.T.E.R. Symposium

University of New England Vice President for Research and Dean of Graduate Studies, Timothy Ford, Ph.D. will give the keynote presentation on water and health for the Inaugural Atlantic Canada W.A.T.E.R. (Watershed Assessment Technology Education and Research) Symposium and Planning Forum March 26-27, 2010 in Associatioin with World Water Day, at Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Truro, Nova Scotia.

The purposes of this symposium and forum are to bring together some of the leading scholars and practitioners of watershed management from across Atlantic Canada for the first, in what is hoped to be, of a series of ongoing annual meetings and provide an opportunity for invited regional participants to share ideas at a forum directed to:  planning inter-organizational networks for acquiring strategic funding for future workshops, developing collaborative research partnerships with industry and establishing a framework for enabling graduate students to present their research.

About the University of New England

The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.