Director of key DoD research programs visits the University
On January 17, 2024, the Research and Innovation Office (RIO) facilitated a visit by Kim Spangler, director of the Department of Defense (DoD) Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) and the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP). Members of the research community, including Water Resources Center director, Jeff Peterson, gathered at Walter Library to hear Spangler give an overview of SERDP and ESTCP, which facilitate research and discovery for the DoD.
Minnegram: special MN Water Resources Conference Edition
The 2023 Minnesota Water Resources Conference returned to the St. Paul RiverCentre October 17-18, with attendance numbers approaching pre-pandemic levels, nearing 900. Attendees had over 100 breakout presentations to choose from, as well as in-depth plenary sessions, covering the health of the Mississippi River watershed, leadership discussion of the future of Minnesota’s drinking water, and a fusion of engineering and art as a vision and tool for future water resource planning.
2023 MN Water Resources Conference awards
This year's Minnesota Water Resources Conference awards recipients include Mark Doneux, Madeline Nyblade, Anu Wille and Hannaan Shire.
Past, present, and future of Nitrogen Smart Education
On October 1st, Brad Carlson begins his 30th year working for the University of Minnesota Extension. The Extension Educator, who works statewide from the Mankato Regional Office, focuses on water quality issues related to agriculture, and more specifically, nitrates.
Preventing, minimizing, and mitigating the impacts of urban stormwater on Minnesota’s water
Stormwater runoff from our communities - from streets, driveways, parking lots, and rooftops - often negatively impacts lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands and sometimes, shallow groundwater resources.