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UW-Milwaukee researcher will help water utilities make cost-conscious decisions
James Price of the UWM School of Freshwater Sciences is working to understand the relationship between source water quality and the cost of treating drinking water.
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Season’s Greetings
Thank you for contributing to water science during this unprecedented year. Here is a year in review, along with heartfelt greetings for the holiday season.
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WRI Fellow looks at what’s ahead for brook and brown trout amid Wisconsin’s changing hydrology
Dr. Bryan Maitland will examine how climate change and high-capacity wells, which both play a role in Wisconsin's changing hydrology, are affecting trout population dynamics.
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New Water Resources Fellow finds her path to hydrology through organic farms
Dr. Dana Lapides will focus on a decision support tool related to applications for high-capacity wells in Wisconsin.
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Arsenic in 3-D: Researchers assess risk for eastern Wisconsin groundwater wells
A research project funded by the University of Wisconsin Water Resources Institute is attempting to understand why arsenic is an issue in wells in Fond du Lac and Dodge counties in east central Wisconsin, and improve the probability of identifying where arsenic is likely to be a problem for new wells drilled in those counties.
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Groundwater Research Funding Available
Up to $400,000 for fiscal year 2022 will be available for research into groundwater management, quantity and quality through the State of Wisconsin Joint Solicitation for Groundwater Researc...
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Research on pyrite oxidation and native microorganisms has implications for groundwater quality in western Wisconsin
Water Resources Institute-funded researchers are examining what happens when pyrite meets oxygen and microbes deep below land surface, particularly at circumneutral pH, a situation that has not been well understood up to this point.
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University-based research projects to examine Wisconsin’s “buried treasure:” Groundwater
Four new WRI-funded projects focused on Wisconsin groundwater are underway on university campuses as of July 1, as well as a continuing one.
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Operations in Response to COVID-19
Due to the effects of Covid-19, these are unprecedented times for all of society, including water science and outreach at Wisconsin Sea Grant. While our staff continues to adapt to this chan...
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Telling stories about science
A two-year project aims at closing the academic achievement gap between African-American and white students in Wisconsin.
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UW-Madison geochemist, funded by the Groundwater Research and Monitoring Program, wins statewide water research award
In the classic game of rock, paper, scissors—during each round—one of these mock items formed by participants’ hands comes out on top. In thinking about groundwater and with a scientific twi...
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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 Resourc...
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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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