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Seeking applicants for new fellowship opportunity
Calling postdoctoral and post-master’s candidates for a new fellowship opportunity tackling science and policy related to hydrology and stream flow. The University of Wisconsin Water Res
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Aquatic Sciences Center plays key role in Water@UW-Madison symposium
The virtual symposium takes places Tuesday, May 5 and touches upon a wide array of water issues.
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WRI-funded research based at UW-Eau Claire untangles a complex phosphorus issue
UW-Eau Claire researchers are investigating the possibility that naturally occurring phosphorus deep in the aquifer is the driver behind elevated levels of phosphorus in both surface water and groundwater in western Wisconsin.
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Levels of radium rising in Wisconsin groundwater
Several graduate students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison were part of a research team that found levels of radium in groundwater from public water supply wells in much of Wisconsin have risen over the past 18 years.
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Sea Grant and Water Resources win awards for podcasts
Two Wisconsin Water News podcasts were named award-winning by an international communications competition known as AVA Digital Awards.
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New videos can help you brush up on your salt smarts
New videos help both the general public and UW-Madison maintenance staff salt smarter in the winter, protecting both public safety and water quality.
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“Outstanding” results for WRI following a five-year review
With the new year comes a rating of “outstanding” for the University of Wisconsin Water Resources Institute based on a review conducted in 2019 by the program's funders at the U.S. Geological Survey.
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A mercury mystery in Hells Canyon: Wisconsin researchers awarded USGS grant for project in eutrophic reservoirs
Trina McMahon, a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and her team were recently awarded a National Competitive Grant from the USGS in cooperation with the National Institutes for Water Resources. They are using the three-year grant to study the “weird” methylmercury conditions in reservoirs on the Snake River in Hells Canyon.
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2019 in Review and Happy New Year
Thank you for contributing to water science in 2019. Here is a year in review, along with heartfelt greetings for a Happy New Year.
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Voter returns as Water Resources Science-Policy Fellow to shed light on Central Sands lakes
Carolyn Voter is working on the Central Sands Lake Study, which focuses on the interactions between groundwater and three Waushara County lakes, and the impact of high-capacity wells on those lakes.
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Superior resident is first EPA UW-Madison research fellow
Ryan Lepak, a UW-Madison-EPA research fellow, is looking at sources of methylmercury in fish and how it accumulates in and moves through the Great Lakes environment.
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Largest PCB cleanup in the world winding down
WRI Contributed to Fox River Effort Nov. 6, 2019 by Moira Harrington For three decades beginning in the 1950s, seven Fox River Valley paper mills manufactured or recycled carbon...
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Aquatic invasive species are short-circuiting benefits from mercury reduction in the Great Lakes
Nov. 4, 2019 By Moira Harrington According to a new study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 40 years of reduced mercury use, emissions, and loadin...
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UW-Madison embarks on new partnership with EPA to train next generation of scientists
A new program will support trainees at three levels (undergraduates, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows) while strengthening cooperation between the EPA and UW-Madison.
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S’no groundwater recharge if no snow? WRI project takes a look
Steve Loheide of the University of Wisconsin-Madison theorizes that, under a warming climate, Wisconsin's soil is actually going to be colder due to less snow cover. That has implications for groundwater recharge.
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