Environmental Engineering Graduate Students Go On UArctic’s WASH Winter School in Kuujjuaraapik, Quebec
Students and instructors gathered at CEN research station in Whapmagoostui-Kuujjuaraapik for a field course on issues of water, hygiene, and sanitation (WASH) in Nunavik northern villages on March 30-April 4, 2026.
Professor Onita Basu and two of her graduate students in Environmental Engineering attended together. The learning days provided them the opportunity to discuss key issues to drinking water and wastewater in the Arctic with many mentors. These discussions also included proposals of solutions that are respectful to local communities while being sustainable.