University of Minnesota co-leads new national center to accelerate urban stormwater research and technical assistance
A University of Minnesota Twin Cities team is co-leading a new center funded by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) aimed at enhancing efforts to support the nation’s water infrastructure and protect water quality. The center is expected to be funded at $1.5 million per year for five years and is one of the first national stormwater centers established by the federal government.
Cover crops and their role as an integral nitrogen management strategy for sandy soils
Doctoral student Eduardo Garay Lagos writes about his experience on a WINS project evaluating the impact of annual vs. perennial cover crop systems and their interaction with different nitrogen rates on irrigated sandy soils.
Water Resources Science graduate student research navigates Indigenous data sovereignty and university open research policies
Molly Wick, doctoral student in the Water Resources Science graduate program, writes about her recent case analysis published in Ethics & Human Research which highlighted how research universities may not have adequate policies in place to support research in collaboration with sovereign Indigenous communities.
Aluminum sulfate (alum) treatments: A surprising boost for aquatic plant growth
Graduate student, Katie Hembre, has spent the last two summers alongside her lab mates assessing the water quality and plant communities in nine MN and WI lakes across the Upper Mississippi Basin. Hembre's research aims to provide insight into the relationships between alum applications, water quality dynamics, and native and invasive aquatic plants.
Minnegram editor Christine Hansen retires
After a long career with the U of M Water Resources Center, Minnegram editor Chris Hansen will retire on April 19. In what will be her last Minnegram post, we asked her a little about her time with the WRC, and what she anticipates life will be like in her well deserved retirement.